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Giller winner Us Conductors dominates indie bestseller lists

The famed "Giller effect"– a term used to describe the dramatic spike in sales for a book after it wins the Scotiabank Giller Prize – is alive and well. According to the Nov. 21 bestsellers ... Read More »

November 25, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Bestsellers

The Giller Effect gets an academic treatment

By Julie Baldassi

For the first time, the so-called Giller Effect will get an academic examination, thanks to a new course at Ottawa's Carleton University. As English lit professor Rose Marie Hoey points out in her syllabus, the Scotiabank Giller ... Read More »

August 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book culture

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part four

By Sue Carter

In the fourth post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands now. According to ... Read More »

November 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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