2023 Craving CanLit

To celebrate Canadian authors, we’ve put together this list of fiction and graphic novels published between October 2022 and September 2023. This is the timeframe we accepted submissions for the 2023 Giller Prize. If we’ve missed someone, please email us at info [at] scotiabankgillerprize.ca so we can add them.

Please note we do our best to keep this page up-to-date. The most accurate information including publication dates can be found on the publisher’s website.

Gaiety book cover

Gaiety
Peter Abbot

OCTOBER 18, 2022
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Empty Spaces book cover

Empty Spaces
Jordan Abel

AUGUST 29, 2023
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The Tragedy of Eva Mott by David Adams Richards

The Tragedy of Eva Mott
David Adams Richards

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Leave My Bones in Saskatoon book cover

Leave My Bones in Saskatoon
Michael Afenfia

APRIL 1, 2023
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Anangokaa by Cameron Alam

Anangokaa
Cameron Alam

APRIL 3, 2023
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Cocktail book cover

Cocktail
Lisa Alward

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Almost Widow by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

The Almost Widow
Gail Anderson-Dargatz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram

Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday
Jamaluddin Aram

JUNE 6, 2023
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A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

A Rip Through Time
Kelley Armstrong

JANUARY 31, 2023
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Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong

Murder at Haven’s Rock
Kelley Armstrong

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong

The Poisoner’s Ring
Kelley Armstrong

MAY 23, 2023
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Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

Hemlock Island
Kelley Armstrong

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood

Old Babes in the Woods
Margaret Atwood

MARCH 7, 2023
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The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

The Whispers
Ashley Audrain

JUNE 6, 2023
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Reuniting with Strangers book cover

Reuniting With Strangers
Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
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Rouge by Mona Awad

Rouge
Mona Awad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Long Way Back by Nicole Baart

The Long Way Back
Nicole Baart

JUNE 13, 2023
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Some There Are Fearless book cover

Some They Are Fearless
Becca Babcock

APRIL 4, 2023
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Big Shadow by Marta Balcewicz

Big Shadow
Marta Balcewicz

MAY 16, 2023
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To the Forest by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette

To the Forest
Anais Barbeau-Lavalette

JUNE 23, 2023
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The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

The Lie Maker
Linwood Barclay

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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The Bliss House by Jim Bartley

The Bliss House
Jim Bartley

MAY 16, 2023
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Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery

Scandal at the Savoy
Ron Base & Prudence Emery

MARCH 25, 2023
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The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

The Winter Knight
Jes Battis

APRIL 4, 2023
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No, You're Crazy book cover

No, You’re Crazy
Jeff Beamish

MAY 26, 2023
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The Stars of Mount Quixx by SM Beiko

The Stars of Mount Quixx
S.M. Beiko

APRIL 25, 2023
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Blacklion by Luke Francis Beirne

Blacklion
Luke Francis Beirne

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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The Definition of Beautiful by Charlotte Bellows

The Definition of Beautiful
Charlotte Bellows

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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Away from the Dead book cover

Away from the Dead
David Bergen

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Hollow Beast by Christophe Bernard

The Hollow Beast
Christophe Bernard

AUGUST 8, 2023
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Study for Obedience book cover

Study for Obedience
Sarah Bernstein

AUGUST 22, 2023
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Livingsky book cover

Livingsky
Anthony Bidulka

JUNE 1, 2023
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The Other Daughter by Caroline Bishop

The Other Daughter
Caroline Bishop

JANUARY 10, 2023
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This is How You Start to Disappear book cover

This is How You Start to Disappear
Astrid Blodgett

AUGUST 2023
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Dandelion Daughter by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay

Dandelion Daughter
Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay

APRIL 13, 2023
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Full Fadom Five by David Bourgeois

Full Fadom Five
David Bourgeois

APRIL 1, 2023
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Ari and the Barley Queen book cover

Ari and the Barley Queen
Pan Bouyoucas

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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Adrift by Lisa Brideau

Adrift
Lisa Brideau

MAY 9, 2023
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Persistence of Vision
T.J. Rowley

MAY 5, 2023
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This is the House That Luke Built by Violet Browne

This is the House That Luke Built
Violet Browne

FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships by Ali Bryan

The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships
Ali Bryan

JULY 25, 2023
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Coq by Ali Bryan

Coq
Ali Bryan

MAY 1, 2023
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The Virgins of Venice by Gina Buonaguro

The Virgins of Venice
Gina Buonaguro

DECEMBER 13, 2023
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Possessed by Jowita Bydlowska

Possessed
Jowita Bydlowska

OCTOBER 4, 2022
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Radioland by Matt Cahill

Radioland
Matt Cahill

OCTOBER 18, 2022
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Bernini's Elephant book cover

Bernini’s Elephant
Jane Callen

MAY 1, 2023
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The Merry Widow Murders by Melodie Campbell

The Merry Widow Murders
Melodie Campbell

MAY 13, 2023
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No One Knows About Us by Bridget Canning

No One Knows About Us
Bridget Canning

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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Jimmy Crack Corn book cover

Jimmy Crack Corn
Glenn Carley

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Dark All Day by Brenden Carlson

Dark All Day
Brenden Carlson

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr

Hold My Girl
Charlene Carr

JANUARY 24, 2023
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Places Like These by Lauren Carter

Places Like These
Lauren Carter

APRIL 18, 2023
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The Christmas Wager by Holly Cassidy

The Christmas Wager
Holly Cassidy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton

MARCH 7, 2023
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Between the Head and the Hands by James Chaarani

Between the Head and the Hands
James Chaarani

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Closer by Sea by Perry Chafe

Closer by Sea
Perry Chafe

MAY 23, 2023
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The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon
Janie Chang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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Dreaming Home by Lucian Childs

Dreaming Home
Lucian Childs

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Whole Animal by Corinna Chong

The Whole Animal
Corinna Chong

APRIL 11, 2023
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Stealing John Hancock by H&A Christensen

Stealing John Hancock
H&A Christensen

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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The Double Life of Benson by Kevin Chong

The Double Life of Benson Yu
Kevin Chong

April 18, 2023
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The Comeback by Lily Chu

The Comeback
Lily Chu

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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The Descendants by Robert Chursinoff

The Descendants
Robert Chursinoff

NOVEMBER 19, 2022
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Love and Rain book cover

Love and Rain
Carmela Circelli

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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Asking for a Friend
Kerry Clare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Privacy is a Foreign Word in Supino book cover

Privacy is a Foreign Word in Supino
Maria Coletta McLean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Prospector's Only Prospect

The Prospector’s Only Prospect
Dani Collins

MARCH 28, 2023
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Lasko by Catherine Cooper

Lásko
Catherine Cooper

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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Radio Jetlag by Gregor Craigie

Radio Jet Lag
Gregor Craigie

JUNE 17, 2023
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Once Upon an Effing Time book cover

Once Upon an Effing Time
Buffy Cram

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
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Many Mothers Seven Skies by Joan Crate et al

Many Mothers, Seven Skies
Joan Crate et al

JULY 1, 2023
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Exit Strategies by Paul Cresey

Exit Strategies
Paul Cresey

MAY 1, 2023
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Recipe for a Good Life book cover

Recipe for a Good Life
Lesley Crewe

JULY 5, 2023
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The Adversary book cover

The Adversary
Michael Crummey

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
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Have Mercy on Us by Lisa Cupolo

Have Mercy on Us
Lisa Cupolo

JANUARY 24, 2023
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Power book cover

Power: A Robin MacFarland Mystery
Sky Curtis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F Sullivan

The Handyman Method
Nick Cutter & Andrew F. Sullivan

AUGUST 8, 2023
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And the Walls Came Down by Denise Da Costa

And the Walls Came Down
Denise Da Costa

JUNE 6, 2023
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Everything You Dream is Real by Lisa De Nikolits

Everything You Dream is Real
Lisa de Nikolits

OCTOBER 18, 2022
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Shadow Life by Michael Decter

Shadow Life
Michael Decter

OCTOBER 22, 2022
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