"Guessing" is the theme of this year's Giller Prize. While the nominated books seem diverse in subject, apparently they suffer from a tonal homogeneity. This has driven pundits to guess via body language and, in what is perhaps the best technique I've seen yet, Internet tag comparison on the book blog A Certain Bent Appeal.
To authors who wish to truck in future award bait, blogger B. Kienapple has one word of advice for you: alcoholism.
