Cordelia Strube's Lemon longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize!

Coach House Books is thrilled to announce that Cordelia Strube's novel Lemon has been longlisted for the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize!

In a media announcement made the morning of Monday, September 20, 2010, the longlist of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was named. Coach House was extremely happy to see Lemon author Cordelia Strube's name among the thirteen longlisted authors (out of 98 books submitted). A big congratulations to Strube on Lemon, which was previously shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award.

The full longlist is below. The Giller Prize shortlist will be announced at a morning ceremony on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Visit the Scotiabank Giller Prize website at www.scotiabankgillerprize.com for more information.

David Bergen, The Matter with Morris (Phyllis Bruce Books/HarperCollins)
Douglas Coupland, Player One (House of Anansi Press)
Michael Helm, Cities of Refuge (McClelland & Stewart)
Alexander MacLeod, Light Lifting (Biblioasis)
Avner Mandelman, The Debba (Other Press/Random House of Canada)
Tom Rachman, The Impefectionists (Dial/Random House of Canada)
Sarah Selecky, This Cake Is for the Party (Thomas Allen Publishers)
Johanna Skibsrud, The Sentimentalists (Gaspereau Press)
Cordelia Strube, Lemon (Coach House Books)
Joan Thomas, Curiosity (McClelland & Stewart)
Jane Urquhart, Sanctuary Line (McClelland & Stewart)
Dianne Warren,Cool Water (Phyllis Bruce Books/HarperCollins)
Kathleen Winter, Annabel (House of Anansi)