On October 14, at a salon-style gathering of more than 200 guests, the 2014 fall literary season shifted into high gear with the awarding of the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. The winner was Naomi Klein for her book This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate.
The other nominees, who each took home $5,000, were:
- Susan Delacourt for Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them
- Charles Montgomery for Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
- Paula Todd for Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies, and Predators Online
- Kathleen Winter for Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage
Here’s a round-up of what the media said:
- Canadian Press
- CBC News Now, Naomi Klein interviewed on the morning show
- CBC The National
- CTV Canada AM interview with Naomi Klein
- Globe & Mail
- Quill & Quire (photo gallery)