Giller Prize
From Page to Pillow: Prize-Winning Reads in Every Room
Founded in 1994, The Giller Prize is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English the previous year, after an annual juried competition. The Giller Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian fiction including acclaimed writers such as Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Madeleine Thien, Austin Clarke and Mordecai Richler. Winning authors frequently become members of the jury in subsequent years.
As part of Union Hotel’s commitment to supporting local artists, we have partnered with the Giller Prize to provide prize-winning literature in each guestroom. Guests can also explore a curated selection of past winners and shortlisted titles in the Union Hotel x Giller Prize Library, located in the lobby.
Discover the Union Hotel x Giller Prize Library
Come explore our curated collection of Giller Prize-featured books, available right in our lobby. Whether you’re looking for a quiet moment or a new read, grab a book, settle in, and unwind in our cozy and stylish lobby.
Discover our featured books
- A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
- Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood
- All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews
- All The Colour in The World, C.S. Richardson
- An Ocean of Minutes, Thea Lim
- Barney’s Version, Mordecai Richler
- Bellevue Square, Michael Redhill
- Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
- Cereus Blooms at Night, Shani Mootoo
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien
- Fall On Your Knees, Ann-Marie Macdonald
- Fight Night, Miriam Toews
- Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai
- Held, Anne Michaels
- How To Pronounce Knife, Souvankham Thammavongsa
- Lampedusa, Steven Price
- Motherhood, Sheila Heti
- Prairie Edge, Conor Kerr
- Reproduction, Ian Williams
- Ru, Kim Thúy
- Son of a Trickster, Eden Robinson
- Stray Dogs, Rawi Hage
- The Book of Secrets, M.G. Vassanji
- The Cat’s Table, Michael Ondaatje
- The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, Padma Viswanathan
- The Innocents, Michael Crummey
- The Islands, Dionne Irving
- The Sentimentalists, Johanna Skibsrud
- Through Black Spruce, Joseph Boyden
- Unless, Carol Shields
- We Measure the Earth, Tsering Yangzom Lama
- What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad
Book Spotlight
Son of a Trickster
Eden Robinson
Native Canadian
2017
Eden Robinson, a Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations author from Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, is celebrated for her blend of Indigenous mysticism and contemporary realism. Known for works like Monkey Beach and the Trickster trilogy, she has received numerous accolades, including the Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award in 2001 for Monkey Beach and was on the shortlist for the Giller Prize in 2017 for Son of a Trickster.
