Abbott and English: Two histories among the nonfiction GG nominees

Canada Council announces the Governor General's Award Nominees.  Full listings here. Nice to see Elizabeth Abbott, whom I profiled for Canada's History recently, and John English, surely our most honoured historian in recent years, among the nonfiction nominees.   

Elizabeth Abbott, Toronto, A History of Marriage(Penguin Group (Canada); distributed by the publisher)

Ian Brown, Toronto, The Boy in the Moon:
A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son(Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)

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Allan Casey, Saskatoon, Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada(Greystone Books, an imprint of D&M Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada)

Karen Connelly, Toronto, Burmese Lessons: A Love Story(Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)

John English, Kitchener (Ontario), Just Watch Me:
The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000(Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada)