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- <a HREF="http://www.scotiabank.com/gillerprize/0,,7319,00.html">The Scotiabank Giller jury</a> calls Vyleta's novel a deft, unsparing exploration of the rancour, desperation, and moral distortions left in the wake of war.
- Dan Vyleta, The Crooked Maid (HarperCollins Canada)
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Heather Cromarty says this cops-and-smugglers story is a pleasure to read: The narrative is cohesive and propulsive, but it's Moore's mastery of language and image that sets her apart.<br />
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- Caught, Lisa Moore (House of Anansi Press)
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- In a starred review, James Grainger praises Davidson for his superb storytelling skills, extreme plotlines, and unabashedly masculine take on human conflict, which has distinguished him from many of his literary contemporaries.<br />
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- Cataract City, Craig Davidson (Doubleday Canada)
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- In a starred review, <i>Q&Q</i>'s Alex Good calls Coady's story collection as difficult as it is insightful and rewarding. <br />
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- Hellgoing, Lynn Coady (House of Anansi Press)
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Emily Donaldson praises <i>Going Home Again</i> for "consistently [hitting] the sweet spot between understatement and intense readability, making its lo-fi refusal to show off feel like a kind of flair." <br />
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- Going Home Again, Dennis Bock (HarperCollins Canada)
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