'Tis the season for awards announcements in the book world! Here is a solid roundup of shortlists and winners thus far.
First of all, the shortlists have been announced for the Governor General's Literary Awards, as well as for the National Book Awards 2011. Congrats to McNally favourites and , shortlisted for the GGs for No Ordinary Day and This Dark Endeavor respectively. As for the National Book Awards shortlist, I have to say that I am really excited for Chime - I quite enjoyed it.
Some award winners:
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