Books

12 Canadian books that could change the world

Imagine if more people read these amazing books. The world could be a better place.

Imagine if more people read these amazing books. The world could be a better place.

The Orenda won Canada Reads in 2014. It was defended by Wab Kinew. (Doubleday Canada/Simon & Schuster/Hamish Hamilton)
The Illegal won Canada Reads 2016 when it was defended by Olympian Clara Hughes. (Arsenal Pulp Press/ Penguin Canada/HarperCollins Canada)
Oryx and Crake was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. (Coach House Books/Biblioasis/Vintage Canada)
For Today I Am a Boy won the Edmund White Award For Debut Fiction. (House of Anansi Press/HarperCollins/HarperCollins)