2024 Polaris Prize preview, pt 2

5 more shortlisters + 5 that got shafted

Part one of this preview is here. I dove into the longlist here (paywall temporarily suspended). You can find the shortlist here.

Is there anyone other than prize sponsor CBC—writing about the Polaris shortlist? Please tell me if so. It ain’t the Giller, folks. (Polaris also has no corporate sponsors at the moment, so call off any planned protests.)

The P…