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The great Canadian reading list: 150 books to read for Canada 150

CBC Books | CBC | Posted: July 21, 2017 3:03 AM | Last Updated: July 27, 2017

What books do YOU want to see on the great Canadian reading list? CBC Books posed this question to Canadians online. We combined the answers with recommendations from guests on The Next Chapter(external link), Cross Country Checkup(external link), books that were meaningful to prominent Canadians and added all 17 Canada Reads(external link) winners to build the ultimate reading list. Download the list as a PDF here.(external link)
This list is comprised of books available in English. If you're interested in books available in French, check out this list of 100 books from Radio-Canada.(external link)

1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, recommended by Shelagh Rogers

Image | Shelagh Rogers on Indian Horse

Caption: Shelagh Rogers is the host of The Next Chapter and an honorary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. (Douglas & McIntyre/Charlie Cheffins)

Also recommended by: @elenstangherlin(external link), Jenn Passey(external link), Karen Christine(external link), Kathie Ramsey Hunter(external link), @N_Squi(external link), Pauline Vallee(external link), Sue Lynn(external link) & Wendy Barker(external link)

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2. A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (Recommended by: Heather MacLeod(external link), Marita Hannon(external link), Mary Woods, Robin Harlick(external link), Rose Penner(external link), Wendy Barker(external link), Julie Chuba & Kathleen Clements)
3. Firewater by Harold R. Johnson (Recommended by: Geri Patriquin)
4. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien (Recommended by: Jenine Urquhart(external link) & @kathydinbc(external link))

5. My Best Stories by Alice Munro, recommended by Eleanor Wachtel

Image | Eleanor Wachtel on My Best Stories

Caption: In 2004, Eleanor Wachtel was named to the Order of Canada, and in 2014 she was promoted from Member to Officer. (CBC/Penguin Canada)

Also recommended by: @DiSpeirs(external link), Martha Beechie(external link), @SarahMacJourno(external link), Petra Young(external link) & Susan Munro(external link)

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6. Susceptible by Geneviève Castrée (Recommended by: Wendy Barker(external link))
7. The Game by Ken Dryden (Recommended by: @Tommy_Allen(external link) & Katie Jim(external link))
8. Who Has Seen the by Wind by W.O. Mitchell (Recommended by: @DortheaHangaard(external link), Laurel Hodgins(external link), Shelley Southcott(external link), @SarahMacJourno(external link) & Lisa Willner)

9. Whylah Falls by George Elliott Clarke, recommended by Perdita Felicien

Image | Perdita Felicien on Whylah Falls by George Elliott Clarke

Caption: In 2004, Perdita Felicien set the Canadian record in 100 m hurdles. She holds the record to this day. (Gaspereau Press/Perdita Felicien)

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10. Obasan by Joy Kogawa (Recommended by: Linda Hulme Leahy(external link) & Ellen van der Hoeven(external link))
11. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Recommended by: Joan Koritko(external link), Nancy Pendergast, Olivia, Shelley Kean(external link) & @audreywb(external link))
12. The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King (Recommended by: Anne Dowson & Joyce Jackman(external link))

13. Mabel Murple by Sheree Fitch, recommended by Hance Colburne

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Image | Hance Colburne on Mabel Murple

Caption: Hance Colburne is the host of Information Morning in Saint John New Brunswick. (CBC/Nimbus Publishing)

Also recommended by: Sandra Ferguson & Barbara Beaver

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14. The Disappeared by Kim Echlin (Recommended by: @girlinthecityTO(external link))
15. River Thieves by Michael Crummey (Recommended by: Andrea Paterson(external link), Barbara Bethune(external link), Bev Sanham Price(external link), Kathie Ramsey Hunter(external link) & Teresa Reid(external link))
16. The Right to Be Cold by Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Recommended by: Ewa Ligia(external link) & ewazadar)

17. Montreal's Irish Mafia by D'Arcy O'Connor, recommended by Jay Baruchel

Image | Jay Baruchel on Montreal's Irish Mafia by D'Arcy O'Connor

Caption: Jay Baruchel is an actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images/HarperCollins)

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18. Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese (​Recommended by Andrea Hunt Gorgec(external link), Jenn Passey(external link), Jennifer Roswell(external link), Kathie Ramsey Hunter​(external link), Lisa Willner, Sidney J. Frank(external link), Mena Johnston(external link) & Misha Raven(external link))
19. Town is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith (Recommended by: Angela Reynolds)
20. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw (Recommended by Chantal Antonakis & Emm Bee(external link))
21. Fifth Business by Robertson Davies (Recommended by Alanna Jamieson(external link), Carol Godard(external link), @ChauDavid(external link), Laurel Hodgins(external link), Linda Hulme Leahy(external link), Nicole Schmidt Peters(external link), Shelley Kean(external link) & Kim Neudorf)

22. Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing by Tomson Highway, recommended by Duncan McCue

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Image | Duncan McCue on Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing

Caption: Duncan McCue is Anishinaabe and a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation in southern Ontario. He is the host of Cross Country Checkup. (CBC/Fifth House)

Also recommended by: Ellen van der Hoeven(external link)

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23. Unless by Carol Shields (Recommended by @DiSpeirs(external link), @peggyflynn25(external link) & Kim Neudorf)
24. No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein (Recsaiommended by Linda Evans(external link), Nadine Dajani)
25. ​ From the Fifteenth District by Mavis Gallant (Recommended by Durga Chew-Bose)

26. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, recommended by Shelley Joyce

Image | Shelley Joyce on David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Caption: Shelley Joyce is the host of Daybreak Kamloops. (CBC/Hachette)

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27. Essex County by Jeff Lemire (Recommended by @TaraMurphy(external link), @JoshCrewsReally(external link) & @Tommy_Allen(external link))
28. Crow Lake by Mary Lawson (Recommended by Andrea Hunt Gorgec(external link), @DiSpeirs(external link), Pauline Vallee(external link), @peggyflynn25(external link) & Kim Neudorf)
29. Cockroach by Rawi Hage (Recommended by @CPBeacon(external link))

30. Calling Down the Sky by Rosanna Deerchild, recommended by Jennifer Podemski

Image | Jennifer Podemski on Calling Down the Sky by Rosanna Deerchild

Caption: Jennifer Podemski is an Indigenous film and television producer. (Jennifer Podemski)

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31. The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby (Recommended by Andrea Hunt Gorgec(external link) & Teresa Reid(external link))
32. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Recommended by Alvin Gongora(external link), @JanRyeland(external link), Chantal Antonakis & @peggyflynn25(external link))
33. Saints & Misfits by S.K. Ali (Recommended by Kristilyn)

34. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, recommended by Nora Young

Image | Nora Young on A Fine Balance

Caption: Nora Young is the host of Spark on CBC Radio One. (CBC/McClelland & Stewart)

Also recommended by: Gail Edwards(external link), Laura Warburton(external link), Martha Beechie(external link), Petra Young(external link), Shelley Kean(external link), @yolandabdacy(external link),Tanis Orr Bergen(external link), Barbara Bovaird(external link) & @sschleppe(external link)

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35. 419 by Will Ferguson (Recommended by Dolores O'Reilly(external link))
36. Celia's Song by Lee Maracle (Recommended by Glenna Bagley(external link) & Lori Steele Maddigan(external link))
37. One Hour in Paris by Karyn Freedman (Recommended by Ileana Szymanski(external link))

38. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, recommended by Russell Bowers

Image | Russell Bowers recommends In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté

Caption: Russell Bowers is the host of Daybreak Alberta. (Russell Bowers/Knopf Canada)

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39. Birdie by Tracey Lindberg (Recommended by Jane Margot(external link))
40. Ru by Kim Thúy, translated by Sheila Fischman (Winner Canada Reads 2015, defended by Cameron Bailey)
41. Roughing it in the Bush Susanna Moodie (Recommended by @dortheahangaard(external link) & Donna Skinn(external link))

42. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat, recommended by Bruce Poon Tip

Image | Bruce Poon Tip - Never Cry Wolf

Caption: Bruce Poon Tip is a social entrepreneur, founder of G Adventures and bestselling author.

Also recommended by: Vala Monestime Belter

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43. In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje (Winner Canada Reads 2002, defended by Steven Page, recommended by @JulieGlaser3(external link) & Ellen Donnelly(external link))
44. Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam (Recommended by Kevin Longfield(external link))
45. Half-Breed by Maria Campbell (Recommended by Lori Steele Maddigan(external link))

46. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, recommended by Ify Chiwetelu

Image | Ify Chiwetelu on Anne of Green Gables

Caption: Ify Chiwetelu is the host of Now or Never on CBC Radio One. (CBC/Tundra)

Also recommended by: Deb Marshall(external link), Laurel Hodgins(external link), @SarahMacJourno(external link) & Susan Paddock(external link)

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47. Company Town by Madeline Ashby (Recommended by Wendy Barker(external link))
48. New Tab by Guillaume Morissette (Recommended by @weiiilo(external link))
49. The Illegal by Lawrence Hill (Winner Canada Reads 2016, defended by Clara Hughes)

50. North End Love Songs by Katherena Vermette, recommended by Bif Naked

Image | Bif Naked North End Love Songs Katherena Vermette

Caption: Bif Naked is a musician, humanitarian and writer. (Karolina Turek/J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing)

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51. Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright (Recommended by Fiona St. Jean(external link) & @audreywb(external link))
52. Islands of Decolonial Love by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Recommended by Lori Steele Maddigan(external link))
53. The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (Recommended by Gail Edwards(external link), @super_crazy_kd(external link), @kathydinbc(external link), Linda Hulme Leahy(external link), Nicole Schmidt Peters(external link), Roxanne Lewis(external link) & Shelley Kean(external link))

54. Saints of Big Harbour by Lynn Coady, recommended by Wendy Bergfeldt

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Image | Wendy Bergfeldt Saints of Big Harbour Lynn Coady

Caption: Wendy Bergfeldt is the host of CBC's Mainstreet in Cape Breton. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/CBC)

Also recommended by: Kathie Ramsey Hunter(external link) & Teresa Reid(external link)

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55. Take Us to Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor (Recommended by Patty Deline)
56. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Recommended by Shelley Kean(external link) & @kathydinbc(external link))
57. Cool Water by Dianne Warren (Recommended by Fiona St. Jean(external link), Kim Neudorf & Wendy Barker(external link))

58. This is Happy by Camilla Gibb, recommended by Chris dela Torre

Image | This Is Happy Camilla Gibb Chris dela Torre

Caption: Chris dela Torre is the host of the Afternoon Drive on CBC Radio One in London, Ontario. (Anchor Canada/CBC)

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59.The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier (Recommended by Katie Jim(external link))
60. Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman (Recommended by Sandra Ferguson)
61. They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson (Recommended by Kim Neudorf)
62. The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew (Recommended by @MeandMyKat(external link) & Susan Southcott Noiseaux(external link))

63. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt, recommended by Ron Sexmith

Image | Ron Sexsmith The Sisters Brothers Patrick deWitt

Caption: Ron Sexsmith is a songwriter from St. Catherine's, Ontario. (Chris Young/Canadian Press/House of Anansi)

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64. The Diviners by Margaret Laurence (Recommended by Gail Edwards(external link), Kyra Collins(external link), Laurel Hodgins(external link), Lisa Willner & Petra Young(external link))
65. #IndianLovePoems by Tenille Campbell (Recommended by @misswillow(external link) & @urbannativegirl(external link))
66. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (Recommended by Sarah Orr)

67. Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, recommended by Weyni Mengesha

Image | Esi Edugyan Half-Blood Blues Weyni Mengesha

Caption: Weyni Mengesha is an ward-winning theatre director (weynimengesha.com/HarperCollins)

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68. And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier, translated by Rhonda Mullins (Recommended by Jane Margot(external link))
69. The Darkhouse by Barbara Radecki (Recommended by @Philippeayoub(external link))
70. Baseball Life Advice by Stacey May Fowles (Recommended by @singing2three(external link))

71. The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane, recommended by Sheryl McKay

Image | Patrick Lane Poetry Sheryl MacKay NXNW

Caption: Sheryl MacKay is the host of CBC's North by Northwest. (Harbour Publishing/CBC)

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72. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Recommended by Kim Neudorf, Jane Margot(external link), @JulieGlaser3(external link), Linda Hulme Leahy(external link), Lorna Driscoll(external link), Corina McNeill(external link) & @kathydinbc(external link))
73. A Fair Country by John Ralston Saul (Recommended by Mary Walsh)
74. Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper (Recommended by Wendy Barker(external link))

75. When The World Was New by George Blondin, recommended by Lawrence Nayally

Image | Lawrence Nayally When the World was New George Blondin Trail's End

Caption: Lawrence Nayally is the host of CBC's Trail's End. (Outcrop/Lawrence Nayally)

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76. Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson (Recommended by Lori Steele Maddigan(external link))
77. Canoe Country by Roy MacGregor (Recommended by Katie Jim(external link))
78. Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee, illustrated by Frank Newfeld (Recommended by Sandra Ferguson)

79. The Break by Katherena Vermette, recommended by Ali Hassan

Image | Ali Hassan on The Break

Caption: Ali Hassan is the host of Laugh Out Loud on CBC Radio One. (CBC/House of Anansi Press)

Also recommended by: Lori Steele Maddigan(external link), Margaret Dianne Harris(external link), @leavethedayfree(external link) & Wendy Barker(external link)

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80. The Just City by Jo Walton (Recommended by Wendy Barker(external link))
81. Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley (Recommended by Eileen Carey(external link), Sandra Dowhan(external link), Shelley Kean(external link), Jane Margot(external link), @JesiquaR(external link))
82. Lightfinder by Aaron Paquette (Recommended by Stephanie Michaels(external link))

83. Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan, recommended by Terry Seguin

Image | Two Solitudes Hugh MacLennan Terry Seguin

Caption: Terry Seguin is the host of Information Morning Fredericton. (New Canadian Library/CBC)

Also recommended by: Diane Lacasse(external link)

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84. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock (Recommended by Donna Skinn(external link))
85. Kamouraska by Anne Hébert (Recommended by Emma Richler)
86. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill (Winner Canada Reads 2009, defended by Ali Velshi)

87. A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell, recommended by Robyn Bresnahan

Image | Robyn Bresnahan on A Disappearance in Damascus

Caption: Robyn Bresnahan was with BBC World Service in London as a Senior Broadcast Journalist for six years before returning to Canada to host Ottawa Morning. (CBC/Knopf Canada)

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88. We All Fall Down by Eric Walters (Recommended by Deb Marshall(external link))
89. And Home Was Kariakoo by M.G. Vassanji (Recommended by @peggyflynn25(external link))
90. The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe (Winner Canada Reads 2004, defended by Jim Cuddy, recommended by @peggyflynn25(external link) & Barbara Bovaird(external link))

91. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, recommended by Marjorie Dowhos

Image | Marjorie Dowhos on The Handmaid's Tale

Caption: Marjorie Dowhos has worked as a television and radio journalist across Western Canada in communities like Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray and Fort St. John. (CBC/McClelland & Stewart)

Also recommended by: @super_crazy_kd(external link), Laurel Hodgins(external link), Melinda Crump(external link), Colin Wild(external link) & Nadine Dajani

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92. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill (Winner Canada Reads 2007, defended by John K. Samson, recommended by Joyce Jackman(external link))
93. Slash by Jeannette Armstrong (Recommended by Lori Steele Maddigan(external link))
94. We're All In This Together by Amy Jones (Recommended by Beth Damery(external link))

95. Home Sweet Home by Mordecai Richler, recommended by Dave Bidini

Image | Dave Bidini on Home Sweet Home

Caption: Dave Bidini has written many books including On a Cold Road and Baseballissimo. (McClelland & Stewart)

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96. A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (Winner Canada Reads 2006, defended by John K. Samson)
97. I Want to Go Home by Gordon Korman (Recommended by Lisa Willner)
98. The Perfection of the Morning by Sharon Butala (Recommended by Suzanne Marlow & Pat Bell)

99. Naked with Summer in Your Mouth by Al Purdy, recommended by Greg Bryk

Image | Greg Bryk Al Purdy Naked with Summer in Your Mouth

Caption: Greg Bryk is a film and television actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Matt Barnes/McClelland & Stewart)

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100. Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner, translated by Lazer Lederhendler (Winner Canada Reads 2010, defended by Michel Vézina, recommended by Pamela Murray(external link))
101. The Shoe Boy by Duncan McCue (Recommended by @Pschyolod(external link))
102. Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson (Recommended by @EmilySaso1(external link))

103. Testifyin' by Djanet Sears, recommended by Amanda Parris

Image | Amanda-Parris-Testifyin

Caption: Amanda Parris is the host of CBC's Exhibitionists and Marvin's Room. (CBC)

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104. The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis (Winner Canada Reads 2011, defended by Ali Velshi, recommended by Kelly Hyland(external link))
105. Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje (Recommended by @DiSpeirs(external link))
106. Everything Beautiful is Not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullman (Recommended by Kristilyn)

107. No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod, recommended by Jonna Brewer

Image | jonna brewer

Caption: Jonna Brewer has done many jobs during her years at CBC Moncton, from reporter to executive producer. (CBC/Emblem Editions)

Also recommended by: Bev Harding(external link), @soondone(external link), Judy Staffer(external link), Danielle Chandler(external link), Petra Young(external link), Shelley Kean(external link) & Kent Miller)

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108. The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (Recommended by Una Rose & @yolandabdacy(external link))
109. Jake and the Kid by W.O. Mitchell (Recommended by Mark Kingwell)
110. The Orenda by Joseph Boyden (Winner Canada Reads 2014, defended by Wab Kinew)

111. All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, recommended by Christa Couture

Image | Christa Couture All My Puny Sorrows Miriam Toews

Caption: Christa Couture is an award-winning singer-songwriter. (Jen Squires/Vintage Canada)

Also recommended by: @CarlaCarmact(external link), @ColleenCrawley(external link), @kathydinbc(external link) & Linda Evans(external link)

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112. The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart (Recommended by Marian Kuiper(external link), Fiona St. Jean​(external link), @peggyflynn25(external link), Petra Young(external link) & @ShelleyCooke10(external link))
113. Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry (Recommended by @yolandabdacy(external link))
114. Secret Path by Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire (Recommended by Emily Stewart)

115. Indian Fall by D'arcy Jenish, recommended by Craig Norris

Image | Craig Norris on Indian Fall

Caption: Craig Norris is the host of The Morning Edition in Kitchener-Waterloo. (CBC/Penguin Canada)

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116. The Birth House by Ami McKay (Recommended by @MsEllanDawn(external link))
117. Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Recommended by David Alexander Robertson)
118. We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes (Recommended by @MeandMyKat(external link))

119. February by Lisa Moore, recommended by Tom Power

Image | Tom Power on February

Caption: Tom Power is the host of q on CBC Radio. (CBC/House of Anansi Press)

Winner Canada Reads 2013. Defended by Trent McClellan.
Also recommended by: Jane Margot(external link)

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120. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (Recommended by @MaryWWalters(external link) & Meeya Awbay(external link))
121. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur (Recommended by Emily Stewart)
122. Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis (Winner Canada Reads 2017(external link), defended by Humble The Poet)

123. Shake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire, recommended by Stephen Lewis

Image | Roméo Dallaire Stephen Lewis Shake Hands With the Devil

Caption: Stephen Lewis is a politician and broadcaster from Toronto. (Vintage Canada/Codie McLachlan/Canadian Press)

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124. Annabel by Kathleen Winter (Recommended by Nancy Hall(external link))
125. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler (Recommended by Kyra Collins(external link))
126. Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki (Recommended by Emily Stewart)

127. The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami, recommended by Vinay Virmani

Image | Vinay Virmani on The Hero's Walk

Caption: Vinay Virmani is an actor, writer and producer from Toronto. He defended The Hero's Walk on Canada Reads 2016. (CBC/Vintage Canada)

Also recommended by: Corina McNeil(external link)

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128. The Fire-Dwellers by Margaret Laurence (Recommended by Jen Sookfong Lee)
129. Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre (Winner Canada Reads 2012, defended by Shad)
130. We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett (Recommended by Emily Stewart)
131. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield (Recommended by Anne Crosby)

132. Where I Belong by Alan Doyle, recommended by Trent McClellan

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Image | Trent McClellan on Where I Belong

Caption: Trent McClellan is a stand-up comedian from Corner Brook, Nfld. (trentscomedy.com/Doubleday Canada)

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133. The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Recommended by Laurel Hodgins(external link), Teresa Reid(external link) & Kathie Ramsey Hunter(external link))
134. King Leary by Paul Quarrington (Winner Canada Reads 2008, defended by Dave Bidini)
135. Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine (Recommended by Sandra Ferguson)
136. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko (Recommended by Chantal Antonakis & Emm Bee(external link))

137. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston, recommended by Lisa Laco

Image | Laco - Colony of Unrequited Dreams

Caption: Lisa Laco is the host of Superior Morning in Thunder Bay, Ont. (CBC/Vintage Canada)

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138. Rockbound by Frank Parker Day (Winner Canada Reads 2005, defended by Donna Morrissey)
139. Island by Alistair MacLeod (Recommended by Lesley Choyce)
140. Sing a Song of Mother Goose by Barbara Reid (Recommended by Sandra Ferguson)
141. Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes (Recommended by Katie Jim(external link))

142. Generation X by Douglas Coupland, recommended by Adam Copeland

Image | Adam Copeland on Generation X

Caption: Adam Copeland defended Michael Winter's Minster Without Portfolio on Canada Reads 2016. (CBC/St. Martin's Griffin)

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143. The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Recommended by @yolandabdacy(external link))
144. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Recommended by Pauline Vallee(external link))
145. Next Episode by Hubert Aquin, translated by Sheila Fischman, (Winner Canada Reads 2003, defended by Denise Bombardier)

146. Life of Pi by Yann Martel, recommended by Jason D'Souza

Image | Jason D'Souza - Life of Pi

Caption: Jason D'Souza is the host of All Points West in British Columbia. (CBC/Vintage Canada)

Also recommended by: Martha Beechie(external link)

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147. Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Nizar Ali Badr (Recommended by Carolyn)
148. I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis & Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland (Recommended by @BrandonZoras(external link))
149. Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway (Recommended by @jmkershaw(external link) & Tal Taylor(external link))
150. Klondike by Pierre Berton (Recommended by @lavee76(external link) & Vala Monestime Belter)

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