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Five novels make the $100,000 Giller Prize shortlist

The winner will be named Nov. 16 in Toronto.

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The Giller Prize has announced its 2026 shortlist, CBC Books reports: Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux, Eliza Sunshine by Michelle Good, Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring, The Small Ones by Nazanine Hozar and Good People by Patmeena Sabit.

The $100,000 prize is Canada's richest award for fiction. The winner will be announced on Nov. 16 in Toronto.

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