The 2017 winner of British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction was announced yesterday by the BC Achievement Foundation. The winner, “A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices” by Sandra Martin, is available from NNELS in e-text and synthetic DAISY audio formats.
The second of the four shortlisted titles, “Invisible North: The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve” by Alexandra Shimo, is coming to NNELS soon in e-text and DAISY formats. Please email us if you’d like to be notified when it is published.
The final two shortlisted titles, “Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War” by Taras Grescoe and “On Trails: An Exploration” by Robert Moor, are already available in accessible formats and may be purchased from a commercial provider or borrowed from public libraries across Canada (please let us know if you cannot access them).
About this year’s winner, the jury said: “Sandra Martin's A Good Death will make an enormous contribution to our ongoing, often contentious public debate on the issue. Her careful and thorough research provides historical context, legislative precedents, the effect of medical technology and philosophical and religious insights. What truly distinguishes this book is the reportage on individuals and families who have fought to arrange for a better death, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. These firsthand experiences are the beating heart of a timely and powerful examination."
Thank you very much to HarperCollins for sending us the publisher file that allowed our team to produce this book. We appreciate all the help we receive from publishers!
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