Canada Reads begins tomorrow! Normally I’d post my top contender for who I hope wins… but this year I enjoyed them all, and given the variety of formats and genres I found it tougher to directly compare and rank. If I had to pick a winner I think it would be…
Joke’s on me… it is April 1st and I realized I have never shared my 2019 reading list. Better to throw it together late than never! 2019 was a year of reading as a way to distract myself from a double election year; often by tackling some of the many unread books sitting on my shelf.
Looking back on my reading list, I managed to complete over 60 new-to-me books this year. I again completed all of the Canada Reads books and continued to keep a nerdy spreadsheet to ensure I stayed focused on reading authors with a wider diversity of backgrounds and identities, including local, Indigenous and LGBTQ2S authors.
It was also the 100th Anniversary since the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike so I took time to devour many of the books looking back on that milestone event in labour history.
The recent announcement of the 2020 Canada Reads finalists had me reflecting on some of the fantastic Canada Reads books I have enjoyed over the years, many of which I ended up reading because they made it on the short list of finalists for the show.
So with all that in mind, I decided it could be fun to make a list to draw attention to what I think are the great Canada Reads finalists worth reading – even though they didn’t ultimately win the contest. Here they are:
Day One of Canada Reads 2019 has arrived! YThere are strong finalists this year, making the choice of which book to cheer for a tougher decision. When it comes down to it, I’d be quite happy with either Homes or Brother winning this year’s battle of the books, but if I had to pick I’d go with…
Canada Reads 2017 asks: ‘What is the one book Canadians need right now?’ Definitely this one!
What is the one book to break barriers? That’s the question that Canada Reads is asking us this year. According to the CBC this year’s Canada Reads is “all about books that can change perspectives, challenge stereotypes and illuminate issues”. This year’s selections examine a wide range of topics from youth, aging, dying, sexuality, gender, […]
Gallaway Reads 