The Toronto Book Awards for 2006 were presented on Wednesday, Sept. 6. at the City of Toronto Archives, with Dionne Brand taking the grand prize for her novel What We All Long For. (Photos by Jocelyn Richards.)

Winner Dionne Brand poses with 2006 finalists Howard Akler, Alana Wilcox, and Jason McBride.

Toronto Mayor David Miller presented Dionne Brand with the prize for the 2006 Toronto Book Awards.