Congratulations to Naomi Klein for winning the Hilary Weston Prize for Non-Fiction last night for her bookThis Changes Everything: Capitalism and the Climate!

Jury Citation
"Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything is a ground-breaking work on how climate change changes everything. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. The book’s exploration of climate change from the perspective of how capitalism functions produces fresh insights and its examination of the interconnectedness between our relationship with nature and the creation of better, fairer societies presents a radical proposal. Klein’s urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. Heart and mind go hand in hand in this magisterial response to a present crisis."

Readers' Choice

We asked Samara readers to guess the book they thought should win the prize, and you chose:

Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them by Susan Delacourt

Congratulations to Susan Delacourt for winning Samara's Readers' Choice contest! 

And we have one more winner to announce: Alex Saginur has won a prize pack of all five books, courtesy of the Writers' Trust of Canada. Thanks to all of you for participating. 

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Leading up to the prize announcement, with the help of the Writers' Trust, we posted Q&As with all the shortlisted authors. 

Q&A with Hilary Weston Prize WINNER Naomi Klein

Q&A with Hilary Weston Prize finalist Paula Todd

Q&A with Hilary Weston Prize finalist Kathleen Winter

Q&A with Hilary Weston Prize finalist Charles Montgomery

Q&A with Hilary Weston Prize finalist Susan Delacourt