2022 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™ Nominees Announced
Press Release
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Library Association’s (OLA) Forest of Reading is excited to present this year’s nominees for its adult program, the Evergreen Award.
The 2022 nominees for the Evergreen Award are:
The Captive: A Novel by Fiona King Foster (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Centaur’s Wife by Amanda Leduc (Random House Canada)
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen (Harper Perennial)
Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary by Catherine Fogarty (Biblioasis)
Nothing But The Truth: A Memoir by Marie Henein (Signal)
Permanent Astonishment: A Memoir by Tomson Highway (Doubleday Canada)
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto, Illustrated by Ann Xu (First Second)
Speak, Silence by Kim Echlin (Hamish Hamilton Canada)
Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng (Simon & Schuster Canada)
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson (Knopf Canada)
“The best part of helping to choose the Evergreen Award nominees is seeing the breadth and scope of stories coming from writers in Canada,” says Erin Kernohan-Berning, Chair of the Evergreen Award Selection Committee. “By the time we narrow the list down to the final ten, we are choosing from our favourite books of the year — and this year, there were many favourites. It is always exciting to see what our readers will think, and what book they will vote for as their favourite.”
The Evergreen Award program is a perfect way for public libraries and book clubs to engage with best titles in Canadian fiction and non-fiction. It is one of ten programs that form the OLA’s Forest of Reading, Canada’s largest recreational reading program of its kind with over 270,000 Canadians participating each year.
A committee of library professionals chooses the nominated titles for the Evergreen Award. Readers can submit their votes for the award during September and the winner will be announced during Ontario Public Library Week in October.
Participate in the Evergreen Award program and register for the Forest of Reading today. Check out the Forest of Reading Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @ForestofReading.
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The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is a centre of excellence for the library and information sector, with 5,000 members who work in public, school, academic and special libraries. OLA enables members to advocate for the right of individuals to have free and equitable access to information. Our members research, develop and participate in educational programs designed to provide exemplary library services. Signature OLA events include the annual Super Conference and the Forest of Reading® program.
Tinlids Inc. is the official wholesaler for the 2022 Forest of Reading program.
Media and program contacts:
Meredith Tutching
Director, Forest of Reading
Ontario Library Association
mtutching@accessola.com
Lauren Hummel
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Ontario Library Association
lhummel@accessola.com
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