The 14-title longlist has been released for the C$100,000 (about US$72,775) Giller Prize, which honors "the best Canadian novel, graphic novel or short story collection published in English." The finalists, who will be unveiled October 6, receive C$10,000 (about US$7,275) each. The winner will be named November 17. This year's longlisted titles are:
Other Worlds by André Alexis
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
An Astonishment of Stars by Kirti Bhadresa
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut by Eddy Boudel Tan
Sugaring Off by Fanny Britt, translated by Susan Ouriou
Still by Joanna Cockerline
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
Wild Life by Amanda Leduc
We, the Kindling by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
The Road Between Us by Bindu Suresh
Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa
You've Changed by Ian Williams