City of Vancouver Announces 2024 Book Award Finalists

ByJohn Goodman August 29, 2024September 13, 2024

Van Book Award — The winner will be announced on Oct. 25 as part of the Vancouver Writers Fest. Illustration: BB

Read any good books lately? There are some great local options, such as the finalists for the 2024 City of Vancouver Book Award, which were announced last week. The nominated books and their authors are:

Baby Drag Queen by C.A. Tanaka, published by Orca Book Publishers.
It Stops Here: Standing Up for Our Lands, Our Waters, and Our People by Rueben George and Michael Simpson, published by Allen Lane Canada.
Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee, published by McClelland & Stewart.
What Are Our Supports? edited by Joni Low and Jeff O’Brien, along with numerous authors, published by Doryphore / Richmond Art Gallery / Art Metropole / Information Office.
White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver by Henry Tsang, published by Arsenal Pulp Press.

The winner will be announced at the 2024 Vancouver Book Award Ceremony on Oct. 25 as part of the Vancouver Writers Fest. The city’s next Poet Laureate will also be unveiled during this event.

John Goodman

John Goodman finds the creative energy of journalism constantly inspiring. He's covered the Vancouver arts scene as a reporter, editor, and designer for many years. As a longtime North Shore resident he's always keen to explore all that Metro Vancouver has to offer.