Toronto-based author and journalist Alexandra Shimo is among twelve authors whose work is longlisted for the 2017 RBC Taylor Prize, which honours the year’s best literary non-fiction.

Canadian authors telling Canadian stories; that's what we love. So naturally, we're thrilled to have a total of five books recognized on the Speaker’s Book Award shortlist. From biographies to current events, these are books that celebrate Ontarians making their mark in this province. Nominees for the Speaker’s Book Award include:

Toronto-based author and journalist Alexandra Shimo is among ten authors whose work is longlisted for British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, one of Canada’s leading literary non-fiction prizes.

There is no precise process nor exact speed at which the disturbing becomes routine, nor any surefire way of shifting what is perceived as routine into the realm of surprising or newsworthy.