Whirl Away
Whirl Away is a book written by award winning Canadian writer Russell Wangersky, first published in March 2012, by Thomas Allen Publishers. In the book, the author compiles a collection of short stories that examine "what happens when people's personal coping skills go awry."[1][2]
 First edition cover of Canadian release | |
| Author | Russell Wangersky |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Publisher | Thomas Allen Publishers |
Publication date | March 17, 2012 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp. |
| ISBN | 9780887629365 |
Awards and honours
Whirl Away received shortlist honours for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize,[3] and won the 2013 Thomas Head Raddall Award.[4]
gollark: I don't think that's what I meant.
gollark: Is that a good idea? It sounds like a somewhat narrow skillset, and many of those things are being automated nowadays.
gollark: I suppose you can just not do that.
gollark: Well, sitting down for ages is apparently maybe bad.
gollark: Yes. You can't just redefine words as whatever you want, because brains are fuzzy and do not work on precise mathematical logic or something like that.
References
- Goodreads, Whirl Away, Book review, Retrieved 11/22/2012
- Whitlock, Nathan, Whirl Away, Quill & Quire, Retrieved 11/22/2012
- Giller Prize nominee Russell Wangersky on writing, and reading — Plus, an exclusive excerpt from his book of short stories, Whirl Away. Maclean's, October 4, 2012. Retrieved 11/22/2012.
- "Wangersky wins fiction award for ‘Whirl Away’". The Telegram, September 23, 2013.
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