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.

The Lost Kings by Tyrell Johnson

The Lost Kings
Tyrel Johnson

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Pebble & Dove by Amy Jones

Pebble and Dove
Amy Jones

MAY 30, 2023
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Broken Fiction by Marlene Kadar

Broken Fiction
Marlene Kadar

MAY 16, 2023
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Fit to Die by Daniel Kalla

Fit to Die
Daniel Kalla

MAY 9, 2023
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The Get by Dietrich Kalteis

The Get
Dietrich Kalteis

JUNE 6, 2023
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Raccoon
Sean Kane

MAY 1, 2023
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Arrested Song book cover

Arrested Song
Irena Karafilly

MARCH 28, 2023
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The Last Resort by Michael Kaufman

The Last Resort
Michael Kaufman

JANUARY 10, 2023
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The Dutch Orphan by Ellen Keith

The Dutch Orphan
Ellen Keith

APRIL 18, 2023
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Echo Lane book cover

Echo Lane
Sandra Kelly

JUNE 1, 2023
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Rogue by Elle Kennedy

Rogue
Elle Kennedy

MARCH 7, 2023
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The Avalon Bay Collection by Elle Kennedy

The Avalon Bay Collection
Elle Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy

The Summer Girl
Elle Kennedy

JULY 18, 2023
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The Russian Daughter by Sarah Klassen

The Russian Daughter
Sarah Klassen

DECEMBER 1, 2022
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All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox

All I Want for Christmas
Maggie Knox

OCTOBER 4, 2022
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The Donkey Cutter book cover

The Donkey Cutter
Gregory Koop

APRIL 1, 2023
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Sisu's Winter War by Liisa Kovala

Sisu’s Winter War
Liisa Kovala

OCTOBER 2, 2022
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Wait Softly Brother by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

Wait Softly Brother
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

MAY 9, 2023
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Landscapes by Christine Lai

Landscapes
Christine Lai

MAY 23, 2023
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South by Babak Lakghomi

South
Babak Lakghomi

AUGUST 15, 2023
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On the Ravine by Vincent Lam

On the Ravine
Vincet Lam

FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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Allaigna's Song: Choracle by JM Landels

Allaigna’s Song: Chorale
JM Landels

DECEMBER 11, 2022
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Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

Everyone Here is Lying
Shari Lapena

JULY 25, 2023
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Homebodies by Amy LeBlanc

Homebodies
Amy LeBlanc

MAY 2, 2023
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Sunsetter by Curtis LeBlanc

Sunsetter
Curtis LeBlanc

APRIL 25, 2023
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The Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc

The Broken Heart of Winter
Judy LeBlanc

FEBRUARY 24, 2023
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The Uncaged Voice book cover

The Uncaged Voice
Keith Ross Leckie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Dancing in the River book cover

Dancing in the River
George Lee

NOVEMBER 1, 2022
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Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

Untethered Sky
Fonda Lee

APRIL 11, 2023
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Reasonable Adults by Robin Lefler

Reasonable Adults
Robin Lefler

DECEMBER 13, 2022
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The Future book cover

The Future
Catherine Leroux

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Burr by Brooke Lockyer

Burr
Brooke Lockyer

APRIL 29, 2023
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Pine Bugs and .303s by Ernie Louttit

Pine Bugs and .303s
Ernie Louttit

OCTOBER 21, 2022
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Let it Destroy You by Harriet Alida Lye

Let it Destroy You
Harriet Alida Lye

JUNE 6, 2023
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The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman by Molly Lynch

The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman
Molly Lynch

JUNE 13, 2023
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Last Winter by Carrie Mac

Last Winter
Carrie Mac

JANUARY 24, 2023
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Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fayne
Ann-Marie MacDonald

OCTOBER 11, 2022
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Troll by Logan Macnair

Troll
Logan Macnair

APRIL 15, 2023
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All the Bears Sing by Harold Macy

All the Bears Sing
Harold Macy

NOVEMBER 5, 2022
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Winners and Losers book cover

Winners and Losers
Darlene Madott

APRIL 1, 2023
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In the Defense of Liberty by Keith Maillard

In the Defense of Liberty
Keith Maillard

MAY 1, 2023
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Jumbo book cover

Jumbo
Stephen Gerard Malone

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted by Jennifer Manuel

The Morning Bell Brings the Broken Hearted
Jennifer Manuel

APRIL 29, 2023
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What Comes Echoing Back book club

What Comes Echoing Back
Leo McKay Jr.

MAY 20, 2023
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Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie

Have You Seen Her
Catherine McKenzie

JUNE 27, 2023
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Not that Kind of Place book cover

Not That Kind of Place
Michael Melgaard

AUGUST 29, 2023
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A Hostage by Charlotte Mendel

A Hostage
Charlotte Mendel

MAY 30, 2023
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Magnetic Dogs book cover

A Magnetic Dogs
Bruce Meyer

OCTOBER 1, 2022
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Do You Remember Being Born? book cover

Do You Remember Being Born?
Sean Michaels

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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Trembling River by Andree a. Michaud

Trembling River
Andrée A. Michaud

FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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Statue book cover

Statue
Marianne Micros

JUNE 1, 2023
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Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterlig

Camp Zero
Michelle Min Sterling

APRIL 4, 2023
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Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler

Anecdotes
Kathryn Mockler

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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River Meets the Sea by Rachael Moorthy

River Meets the Sea
Rachael Moorthy

MAY 30, 2023
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Silver Nitrate book cover

Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

JULY 18, 2023
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Untamed Shore book cover

Untamed Shore
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
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Falling Hour by Geoffrey D. Morrison

Falling Hour
Geoffrey D. Morrison

FEBRUARY 23, 2023
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Rage the Night by Donna Morrissey

Rage the Night
Donna Morrissey

AUGUST 29, 2023
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Desperada by Sofia Mostaghimi

Desperada
Sofia Mostaghimi

APRIL 18, 2023
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As Little as Nothing by Pamela Mulloy

As Little as Nothing
Pamela Mulloy

OCTOBER 11, 2023
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Hands Like Trees by Sabyasachi Nag

Hands Like Trees
Sabyasachi Nag

MAY 12, 2023
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In the Belly of the Congo by Blaise Ndala

In the Belly of the Congo
Blaise Ndala

FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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The Sum of One Man's Pleasure book cover

The Sum of One Man’s Pleasure
Danial Neil

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For the First Time Again by Sylvain Neuvel

For the First Time, Again
Sylvain Neuvel

APRIL 18, 2023
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The Family Code book cover

The Family Code
Wayne Ng

JUNE 1, 2023
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Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

Sunshine Nails
Mai Nguyen

JULY 4, 2023
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How to be Alone book cover

How to Be Alone on Boulevard Saint Laurent
Heather Nolan

Rubble of Rubles by Josip Novakovich

Rubble of Rubles
Josip Novakovich

DECEMBER 13, 2022
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Tauhou by Kotuku Titihuia Nuttall

Tauhou
Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall

APRIL 11, 2023
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The Private Apartments by Idman Nur Omar

The Private Apartments
Idman Nur Omar

MAY 2, 2023
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A History of Burning by Janika Oza

A History of Burning
Janika Oza

MAY 2, 2023
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Lost Dogs by Lucie Page

Lost Dogs
Lucie Pagé

APRIL 1, 2023
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