The Writers' Trust of Canada unveiled finalists for this year's C$75,000 (about US$53,945) Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, which honors works published in Canada that demonstrate "a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style and technique." Each finalist receives C$5,000 (about US$3,595). The winner will be named November 10. This year's finalists:
Decadence by Richard Kelly Kemick
In Trees: An Exploration by Robert Moor
Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival by Trina Moyles
We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning by Julian Brave
Our Wild Familiars: How Animals Are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World by Dan Werb