Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

On Oct. 6, the Scotiabank Giller Prize will announce its shortlist. While we wait for the big reveal, here’s what Q&Q reviewers thought of the 12 contenders:

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107231 Arjun Basu, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/waiting-for-the-man/">Waiting for the Man</a> (ECW Press) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Waiting-for-the-Man-Arjun-Basu-130x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Waiting-for-the-Man-Arjun-Basu.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Waiting-for-the-Man-Arjun-Basu.jpg 130 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/waiting-for-the-man-arjun-basu/ waiting-for-the-man-arjun-basu 0 0: Arjun Basu, Waiting for the Man (ECW Press)

107679 David Bezmozgis, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/the-betrayers/"The Betrayers</a> (HarperCollins Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/betrayers-123x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/betrayers.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/betrayers.jpg 123 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/betrayers/ betrayers 0 0: David Bezmozgis, The Betrayers (HarperCollins Canada)

107222 Rivka Galchen, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/american-innovations/">American Innovations</a> (HarperCollins Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/American-Innovations-Rivka-Galchen-133x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/American-Innovations-Rivka-Galchen.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/American-Innovations-Rivka-Galchen.jpg 133 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/american-innovations-rivka-galchen/ american-innovations-rivka-galchen 0 0: Rivka Galchen, American Innovations (HarperCollins Canada)

107226 Frances Itani, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/tell/">Tell</a> (HarperCollins Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Tell-Frances-Itani-133x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Tell-Frances-Itani.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Tell-Frances-Itani.jpg 133 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/tell-frances-itani/ tell-frances-itani 0 0: Frances Itani, Tell (HarperCollins Canada)

107232 Jennifer LoveGrove, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/watch-how-we-walk/">Watch How We Walk</a> (ECW Press) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Watch-How-We-Walk-Jennifer-LoveGrove-133x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Watch-How-We-Walk-Jennifer-LoveGrove.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Watch-How-We-Walk-Jennifer-LoveGrove.jpg 133 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/watch-how-we-walk-jennifer-lovegrove/ watch-how-we-walk-jennifer-lovegrove 0 0: Jennifer LoveGrove, Watch How We Walk (ECW Press)

107678 Sean Michaels, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/2014/04/02/sean-michaels-on-writing-about-the-life-of-inventor-and-spy-lev-termen/">Us Conductors</a> (Random House Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Us-Conductors-cover-137x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Us-Conductors-cover.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Us-Conductors-cover.jpg 137 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/us-conductors-cover/ us-conductors-cover 0 0: Sean Michaels, Us Conductors (Random House Canada)

107223 Shani Mootoo, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/moving-forward-sideways-like-a-crab/">Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab</a> (Doubleday Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Moving-Forward-Sideways-Like-a-Crab-Shani-Mootoo-136x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Moving-Forward-Sideways-Like-a-Crab-Shani-Mootoo.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Moving-Forward-Sideways-Like-a-Crab-Shani-Mootoo.jpg 136 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/moving-forward-sideways-like-a-crab-shani-mootoo/ moving-forward-sideways-like-a-crab-shani-mootoo 0 0: Shani Mootoo, Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab (Doubleday Canada)

107777 Heather O'Neill, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/the-girl-who-was-saturday-night/">The Girl Who Was Saturday Night</a> (HarperCollins Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/girlwhowassaturdaynight-123x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/girlwhowassaturdaynight.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/girlwhowassaturdaynight.jpg 123 191 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/girlwhowassaturdaynight/ girlwhowassaturdaynight 0 0: Heather O’Neill, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night (HarperCollins Canada)

107225 Kathy Page, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/paradise-elsewhere/">Paradise and Elsewhere</a> (John Metcalf Books/Biblioasis) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Paradise-and-Elsewhere-Kathy-Page-133x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Paradise-and-Elsewhere-Kathy-Page.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Paradise-and-Elsewhere-Kathy-Page.jpg 133 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/paradise-and-elsewhere-kathy-page/ paradise-and-elsewhere-kathy-page 0 0: Kathy Page, Paradise and Elsewhere (John Metcalf Books/Biblioasis)

107224 Claire Holden Rothman, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/my-october/">My October</a> (Penguin Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/My-October-Claire-Holden-Rothman-141x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/My-October-Claire-Holden-Rothman.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/My-October-Claire-Holden-Rothman.jpg 141 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/my-october-claire-holden-rothman/ my-october-claire-holden-rothman 0 0: Claire Holden Rothman, My October (Penguin Canada)

107677 Miriam Toews, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/all-my-puny-sorrows/">All My Puny Sorrows</a> (Knopf Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PunySorrowscover-130x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PunySorrowscover.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PunySorrowscover.jpg 130 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/punysorrowscover/ punysorrowscover 0 0: Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows (Knopf Canada)

107228 Padma Viswanathan, <a href="http://www.quillandquire.com/review/the-ever-after-of-ashwin-rao/">The Ever After of Ashwin Rao</a> (Random House Canada) Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Ever-After-of-Ashwin-Rao-Padma-Viswanathan-138x150.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Ever-After-of-Ashwin-Rao-Padma-Viswanathan.jpg https://stage.quillandquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Ever-After-of-Ashwin-Rao-Padma-Viswanathan.jpg 138 200 [] https://stage.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/10/02/reviewing-the-giller-prize-longlist/slide/the-ever-after-of-ashwin-rao-padma-viswanathan/ the-ever-after-of-ashwin-rao-padma-viswanathan 0 0: Padma Viswanathan, The Ever After of Ashwin Rao (Random House Canada)