The Scotiabank Giller Prize is perhaps the most prestigious literary award in Canada, one that the entire industry awaits with bated breath. For the very first time, The Scotiabank Giller Prize and CBC Books is asking Canadian readers to help choose a book for the 2011 longlist.

To sweeten the pot, CBC Books is giving away prizes! One lucky reader is going to win the amazing Grand Prize – a trip to Toronto to attend the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony! Every nomination is an entry, so what are you waiting for? To nominate a book, simply fill out this form, or visit this page to see which books have already been nominated.

Now, we could never choose just one out of the 34 qualifying books we’re publishing this year, but we can give you a little taste of each one and wish you all luck in the Readers’ Choice contest.

Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul by David Adams Richards | Read from the Book

Tell It to the Trees by Anita Rau Badami
Read from the Book | available September 20, 2011

As Long as the Rivers Flow by James Bartleman
Read from the Book

The Accident by Linwood Barclay | Read from the Book

A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Read from the Book

A Cold Night for Alligators by Nick Crowe
Read from the Book

I’ll See You In My Dreams by William Deverell
Read from the Book | available September 20, 2011

Apocalypse for Beginners by Nicolas Dickner
Read from the Book

The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott
Read from the Book | available September 27, 2011

Now You See Her by Joy Fielding | Read from the Book

Natural Order by Brian Francis (available Aug. 23, 2011)
Read from the Book

Shelter by Frances Greenslade (available Aug. 23, 2011)
Read from the Book

Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay
Read from the Book

Don’t be Afraid by Steven Hayward | Read from the Book

Benevolence by Cynthia Holz | Read from the Book

Season of Darkness by Maureen Jennings
Read from the Book

A World Elsewhere by Wayne Johnston
Read from the Book

The Better Mother by Jen Sookfong Lee
Read from the Book

Vital Signs by Tessa McWatt | Read from the Book

The Thirteen by Susie Moloney | Read from the Book

The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
available August 30, 2011

The Guardians by Andrew Pyper | Read from the Book

The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
Read from the Book

Before the Poison by Peter Robinson | (available October 3, 2011)

The Water Man’s Daughter by Emma Ruby-Sachs | Read from the Book

Various Positions by Martha Schabas | Read from the Book

The Blue Light Project by Timothy Taylor | Read from the Book

Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien | Read from the Book

Erasing Memory by Scott Thornley | Read from the Book

Irma Voth by Miriam Toews | Read from the Book

A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaeghe | Read from the Book | available Sept. 13

Bedtime Story by Robert J. Wiersema | Read from the Book

Touch by Alexi Zentner | Read from the Book

Every Time We Say Goodbye by Jamie Zeppa | Read from the Book

Good Luck, Everyone! We’d love to see your recommendations in the comments below.