The five finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing were announced yesterday.  The $25,000 Cohen Prize is awarded to an author of a non-fiction book about a subject of political interest.  The winner will be announced in the spring.  Check out the nominees at your library to see which you think is best:

• Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau by John English

Murder Without Borders: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places by Terry Gould
René Lévesque by Daniel Poliquin
Six Months in Sudan: A Doctor in a War-Torn Village by James Maskalyk
Who We Are: A Citizen's Manifesto by Rudyard Griffiths