This Wednesday, June 22, movers and shakers in Canada’s literary scene will congregate at The Toronto Reference Library to honour and celebrate this year’s Trillium Book Award Winners. We snagged a couple extra seats for both the reception and dinner, taking place in The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, and we want to send two serious book lovers to attend this very special evening.

For a chance to win, tweet: “Dear @Shedoesthecity, I would love to attend the Trillium Book Award Reception & Dinner this Wed at @TorontoLibrary! #OMDC”

We can’t wait to find out who the big winners are this year, but regardless of who wins, all the finalists are on our fresh and local reading list for this summer. Whether stretched out in the cottage hammock, or during lazy park hangs that go all day, here’s what you should be reading this summer:

English-Language Finalists for the Trillium Book Award:

  • Lynn Crosbie, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, House of Anansi Press
  • Andrew Forbes, What You Need, Invisible Publishing
  • Kevin Hardcastle, Debris, Biblioasis
  • Robert Hough, The Man Who Saved Henry Morgan, House of Anansi Press
  • Janette Platana, A Token of My Affliction, Tightrope Books
  • Karen Solie, The Road In Is Not the Same Road Out, House of Anansi Press

Finalists for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in English Language:

  • Madhur Anand, A New Index for Predicting Catastrophes, McClelland and Stewart
  • Soraya Peerbaye, Tell: poems for a girlhood, Pedlar Press
  • Damian Rogers, Dear Leader, Coach House Books

For book synopses and author bios, go here. The Trillium Book winners will be announced on June 22, 2016. For a full list, including French titles, visit the OMDC site.

The Trillium Book Award Reception & Dinner:

Reception at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor (789 Yonge Street)