Media Advisory - Behind the Curtain: An exclusive interview with the Scotiabank Giller Prize jury

TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio One's Q, will interview the three-member jury of this year's prize - Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan and Jonathan Lethem - about the longlist, the upcoming shortlist and what's it like to read close to 150 books to make their decisions. This is the only interview a Giller Prize jury has given in the award's twenty-year history.

WHAT:	Behind the Curtain:  An exclusive interview with the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury
WHO:	Host: Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio One's Q Panel: 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, Giller-winning author Esi Edugyan and best-selling American writer, Jonathan Lethem.
WHEN:	Monday, October 7, 2013 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Jian Ghomeshi will interview the jury and open up Q&A from the audience
WHERE:	Indigo Manulife Centre 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto
WHY:	This interview will offer the audience some insight into the process of jurying, exploring how juries read, what they look for in books and what it's like to read close to 150 books to decide on the longlist, shortlist, and ultimate winner. This is the only interview a Giller Prize jury has given in the award's twenty-year history.

 

 

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