Wes Hall's "No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot" has been longlisted for the 2023 National Business Book Award.

Joining nine other authors, the award, presented annually since 1985, recognizes outstanding talent in Canadian business writing. The $30,000 prize is determined by a panel of prominent individuals from the business and academic sectors.

"I am honoured to be recognized among outstanding works in the business world. Grateful for the journey and excited for what lies ahead," Hall said in a LinkedIn post.

Other nominated books include:

• Big Men Fear Me: The Fast Life and Quick Death of Canada's Most Powerful Media Mogul — Mark Bourrie — Biblioasis

• Private Power, Public Purpose: Adventures in Business, Politics, and the Arts — Thomas d'Aquino — Signal/McClelland & Stewart

• How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything in Between — Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner — Signal/McClelland & Stewart

• Unprecedented: Canada's Top CEOs on Leadership During COVID-19 — Compiled and Edited by Steve Mayer and Andrew Willis — Signal/McClelland & Stewart

• Where to From Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity — Bill Morneau — ECW Press

• Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy — Josh O'Kane — Random House Canada

• The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future — Stephen Poloz — Allen Lane Canada/Penguin Random House

• How to be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World — Chris Turner — Random House Canada

• Something Within Me: A Personal and Political Memoir — Michael Wilson —University of Toronto Press