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• The Future

  Leroux, Catherine, 1979-

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  The winner book for 2024. Championed by Heather O'Neill. The Future is set in an alternate history of Detroit where the French never surrendered the city to the U.S. Its residents deal with poverty, pollution and a legacy of racism. When…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ducks

  Two Years in the Oil Sands

  Beaton, Kate, 1983-

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  Jeopardy! champion Mattea Roach wins Canada Reads 2023. "Ducks" is an autobiographical graphic memoir that recounts author Beaton's time spent working in the Alberta oil sands. After getting a job in the camps to pay off her student debt,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle,

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  "Five Little Indians" by Michelle Good won Canada Reads 2022. It was championed by Christian Allaire. This novel follows five survivors of the residential school system, as they deal with the trauma from their past while trying to build a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jonny Appleseed

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)

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  "Jonny Appleseed" by Joshua Whitehead won Canada Reads 2021. It was championed by actor Devery Jacobs. This novel is about Jonny, a Two-Spirit Indigiqueer young man who has left the reserve and becomes a cybersex worker in the big city to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Have Always Been Here

  a Queer Muslim Memoir

  Habib, Samra

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  "We Have Always Been Here" by Samra Habib won Canada Reads 2020. It was defended by actor Amanda Brugel. Habib's memoir is an exploration of the ways we disguise and minimize ourselves for the sake of survival. As a child, Habib hid her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• By Chance Alone

  a Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

  Eisen, Max

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  "By Chance Alone" by Max Eisen won Canada Reads 2019. It was defended by science journalist and broadcaster Ziya Tong. When Eisen was 15 years old, he and his family were taken from their home to Auschwitz, where Eisen worked as a slave…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forgiveness

  a Gift From My Grandparents

  Sakamoto, Mark, 1977-

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  "Forgiveness" by Mark Sakamoto won Canada Reads 2018. It was defended by fashion journalist and broadcaster Jeanne Beker. Sakamoto's memoir Forgiveness tells the true story of how his grandparents survived two very different experiences…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fifteen Dogs

  Alexis, André, 1957-

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  "Fifteen Dogs" by André Alexis won Canada Reads 2017. It was defended by spoken word artist Humble The Poet. In the novel Fifteen Dogs, the gods Hermes and Apollo place a wager over pints in Toronto's Wheat Sheaf Tavern and 15 dogs are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Illegal

  a Novel

  Hill, Lawrence

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  "The Illegal" by Lawrence Hill, won Canada Reads 2016. It was defended by Olympian Clara Hughes. The Illegal is a novel that centres on a marathon runner, as it examines the struggle of undocumented refugees in a dystopian future, with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ru

  Thúy, Kim

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  "Ru" by Kim Thúy, translated by Sheila Fischman, won Canada Reads 2015. It was defended by the Toronto International Film Festival's artistic director, Cameron Bailey. In vignettes that shift back and forth between past and present, Ru…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Orenda

  Boyden, Joseph, 1966-

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  "The Orenda" by Joseph Boyden won Canada Reads 2014. It was defended by journalist, broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew. This novel is about the early contact between a Jesuit missionary named Christophe and the First Nations people in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• February

  Moore, Lisa Lynne, 1964-

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  "February" by Lisa Moore won Canada Reads 2013. It was defended by comedian Trent McClellan. This book was inspired by the true story of the sinking of an Ocean Ranger oil rig off the coast of Newfoundland on Valentine's Day in 1982.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something Fierce

  Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter

  Aguirre, Carmen, 1967-

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  "Something Fierce" by Carmen Aguirre won Canada Reads 2012. It was defended by musician Shad. This is Aguirre's memoir. Her family fled Chile after the rise of General Augusto Pinochet. Her mother later returned to Chile to set up a safe…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best Laid Plans

  a Novel

  Fallis, Terry

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  "The Best Laid Plans" by Terry Fallis won Canada Reads 2011. It was defended by journalist and broadcaster Ali Velshi. This is a humorous novel about engineering professor Angus McLintock, who agrees to run in a federal election because…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nikolski

  a Novel

  Dickner, Nicolas, 1972-

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  "Nikolski" by Nicolas Dickner, translated by Lazer Lederhendler, won Canada Reads 2010. It was defended by writer and columnist Michel Vézina. It is a playful novel about all the invisible and unexpected ways we are connected. It follows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Negroes

  a Novel

  Hill, Lawrence, 1957-

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  "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill won Canada Reads 2009. It was defended by filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis. This is a portrayal of the brutal realities of the slave trade told through one woman's life. Aminata Diallo is kidnapped…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King Leary

  Quarrington, Paul

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  "King Leary" by Paul Quarrington won Canada Reads 2008. It was defended by musician Dave Bidini. This is the humorous story of Percival Leary, who was once a great hockey player but is now largely forgotten. Living in a nursing home and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lullabies for Little Criminals

  O'Neill, Heather, 1973-

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  "Lullabies for Little Criminals" by Heather O'Neill won Canada Reads 2007. It was defended by musician John K. Samson. This is a novel about a 13-year-old girl named Baby, who lives in Montreal. Baby's mother is gone and her father is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Complicated Kindness

  a Novel

  Toews, Miriam, 1964-

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  "A Complicated Kindness" by Miriam Toews won Canada Reads 2006. It was defended by musician John K. Samson. This is a novel about a 16-year-old named Nomi Nickel. Nomi wants nothing more than to live in New York, hanging out with her idols…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Crossing

  Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-

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  "The Last Crossing" by Guy Vanderhaeghe won Canada Reads 2004. It was defended by musician Jim Cuddy. This novel is about two brothers, Charles and Addington Gaunt, who set out to find their third brother, Simon. Simon has gone missing in…Read moreRead more of this annotation