The Giller Book Club: Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo

January 28, 2021

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our second Giller Book Club conversation with Gil Adamson and Sarah MacLachlan. If you missed it, you can watch it on our website.

The next Giller Book Club pick is Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo which was shortlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates
2. Read Polar Vortex by February 8, 2021
3. Register to attend the live interview on February 8 at 7 p.m. EST
4. Join The Giller Book Club Facebook group
5. Share a photo of you reading on social media using the hashtag #GillerBookClub and tag @gillerprize
6. Participate in the discussion questions on @gillerprize’s social channels
7. Contribute an essay/article/opinion piece of 500-words

We hope that you will join us in reading Polar Vortex and participate in the live Q&A on Monday, February 8, 2021, at 7 p.m. EST. Shani Mootoo will be interviewed by Claire Armitstead, literary critic for The Guardian and 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury member.