"Fire Weather" de John Vaillant, sur l'incendie de forêt de Fort McMurray, est en lice pour le prix Shaughnessy Cohen d'écriture politique. "Fire Weather" by John Vaillant, about the Fort McMurray wildfire, is shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

"Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" de John Vaillant, un livre sur les incendies de forêt de Fort McMurray, est en lice pour le prix Shaughnessy Cohen d'écriture politique, un prix de 25 000 $ administré par le Writers' Trust of Canada. "Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" by John Vaillant, a book about the Fort McMurray wildfire, is shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, a $25,000 award administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada. Les autres finalistes incluent "Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself" de Rob Goodman, "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" de Benjamin Perrin, "Canada: Beyond Rancunes, Grievances, and Disunity" de Benjamin Perrin. Donald J. Savoie et « L'ère de l'insécurité : se rassembler alors que les choses s'effondrent » d'Astra Taylor. The other finalists include "Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself" by Rob Goodman, "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" by Benjamin Perrin, "Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity" by Donald J. Savoie, and "The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart" by Astra Taylor. Le prix sera remis lors du gala Politics and the Pen le 7 mai. The award will be presented at the Politics and the Pen gala on May 7. Le livre de Vaillant a déjà remporté le prestigieux prix Baillie Gifford pour la non-fiction au Royaume-Uni. Vaillant's book previously won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in the UK.