Scotiabank Giller Prize 2025

14 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

• Pick a Colour Souvankham Thammavongsa

  

  Pick a Colour

  Souvankham Thammavongsa

  Winner
• The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus Emma Knight

  

  The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus

  Emma Knight

  Shortlist
• The Paris Express Emma Donoghue

  

  The Paris Express

  Emma Donoghue

  Shortlist
• The Tiger and the Cosmonaut Eddy Boudel Tan

  

  The Tiger and the Cosmonaut

  Eddy Boudel Tan

  Shortlist
• We Love You, Bunny Mona Awad

  

  We Love You, Bunny

  Mona Awad

  Shortlist
• An Astonishment of Stars Kirti Bhadresa

  

  An Astonishment of Stars

  Kirti Bhadresa
• Other Worlds André Alexis

  

  Other Worlds

  André Alexis
• Still Joanna Cockerline

  Still

  Joanna Cockerline
• Sugaring Off Fanny Britt

  

  Sugaring Off

  Fanny Britt
• The Road Between Us Bindu Suresh

  

  The Road Between Us

  Bindu Suresh
• The Sideways Life of Denny Voss Holly Kennedy

  

  The Sideways Life of Denny Voss

  Holly Kennedy
• We, the Kindling Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

  

  We, the Kindling

  Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
• Wild Life Amanda Leduc

  

  Wild Life

  Amanda Leduc
• You’ve Changed Ian Williams

  

  You’ve Changed

  Ian Williams