Canada Reads
Over the course of a week, five prominent Canadians each defend a book they believe everyone should read. One title is eliminated every day until only one remains. The program airs on CBC radio annually. For more information, visit the official site.
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2009
- The Book of Negroes – Lawrence Hill
The other contenders:
- Fruit – Brian Francis
- The Outlander – Gil Adamson
- The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant – Michel Tremblay, translated by Sheila Fischman
- Mercy Among the Children – David Adams Richards
2008
The other contenders:
- Not Wanted on the Voyage – Timothy Findley
- Icefields – Thomas Wharton
- Brown Girl in the Ring – Nalo Hopkinson
- From the Fifteenth District – Mavis Gallant
2007
- Lullabies for Little Criminals – Heather O'Neill
The other contenders:
- Children of My Heart (Ces enfants de ma vie) – Gabrielle Roy
- Natasha and Other Stories – David Bezmozgis
- The Song of Kahunsha – Anosh Irani
- Stanley Park – Timothy Taylor
2006
The other contenders:
- Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems, 1962-1996 – Al Purdy
- Three Day Road – Joseph Boyden
- Deafening – Frances Itani
- Cocksure – Mordecai Richler
2005
- Rockbound – Frank Parker Day
The other contenders:
- Beautiful Losers – Leonard Cohen
- Volkswagen Blues – Jacques Poulin
- No Crystal Stair – Mairuth Sarsfield
- Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood
2004
- The Last Crossing – Guy Vanderhaeghe
The other contenders:
- The Love of a Good Woman – Alice Munro
- Green Grass, Running Water – Thomas King
- Le coeur est un muscle involontaire (The Heart is an Involuntary Muscle) – Monique Proulx
- Barney's Version – Mordecai Richler
2003
- Next Episode (Prochain Épisode) – Hubert Aquin
The other contenders:
- Sarah Binks – Paul Hiebert
- Life of Pi – Yann Martel
- The Lost Garden – Helen Humphreys
- The Colony of Unrequited Dreams – Wayne Johnston
2002
The other contenders:
- The Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood
- The Stone Angel – Margaret Laurence
- A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
- Whylah Falls – George Elliott Clarke
