TORONTO, July 12, 2024 – In thanking all authors and publishers for their submissions, the Honourable Ted Arnott, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is pleased to announce the 2024 Speaker’s Book Award Shortlist:

• The Class: A Memoir of a Place, a Time and Us, Ken Dryden, Penguin Random House Canada, 2023
• On Class, Deborah Dundas, Biblioasis, 2023
• Resilient: Surviving My Mental Illness, Liz Grace, Sister’s Ignited Media and Publishing, 2023
• 1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars’ Barrier-Breaking Year, Heidi LM Jacobs, Biblioasis, 2023
• John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada’s 17th Prime Minister, Steve Paikin, SutherlandHouse Books, 2022
• Where the Falcon Flies, Adam Shoalts, Penguin Random House Canada, 2023

Promoting Ontario’s literary talent, the Speaker’s Book Award recognizes non-fiction works that highlight the province’s history and celebrate its diverse stories. Special consideration is given to books focusing on Ontario’s parliamentary heritage and on provincial political discourse.

The winning entry will be announced in the fall. More information about the Speaker’s Book Award, as well as a list of this year’s shortlist books, can be found on the Speaker’s Book Award web site. 

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For further information, please contact:
Parliamentary Protocol and Public Relations
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
416-325-7500