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2009 Giller Short List

October 6th, 2009 | Posted in 2009 Giller Prize | Leave a comment | Print This Post

Kim Echlin: The Disappeared
Colin McAdam: Fall
Linden McIntyre: The Bishop’s Man
Annabel Lyon: The Golden Mean
Anne Michaels: The Winter Vault

KevinfromCanada is currently celebrating that he does not have to read The Year of the Flood; however, his top four books did not make the short list.  Go to his site to read his reviews of several of these books.  More reviews will be coming on this site and on his site as we gear up for the announcement of the winner on November 10.

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