On July 26, Toronto City Council paid tribute to the finalists of the 2006 Toronto Book Awards. Mayor David Miller presented each of the authors with a commemorative scroll. The winner will be announced on September 6.
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| Dionne Brand is the author of What We All Long For (Alfred A. Knopf Canada) |
Stephen Marche is honoured for Raymond and Hannah (Doubleday Canada) |
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| Jason McBride accepts on behalf of co-editor Alana Wilcox, for uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto (Coach House Books) |
Left to right: Jason McBride, Dionne Brand and Stephen Marche |
Finalists unable to attend were Howard Akler, the author of The City Man (Coach House Books), and M.G. Vassanji, the author of When She Was Queen (Doubleday Canada).
