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. Canada Reads airs on CBC radio annually.

An asterisk (*) indicates a review is available for that book.

2002

• In The Skin of A Lion – Michael Ondaatje

The other contenders:

• The Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood
• The Stone Angel – Margaret Laurence
• A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
• Whylah Falls – George Elliott Clarke

Added 10 December 2005.
Updated 11 November 2007.