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Canada Reads 2012 Nominees
| The Game The Game is still widely regarded as the best book about hockey ever written, even almost 30 years after its original publication in 1983. In it, legendary goalie Ken Dryden chronicles his 1979 season with the Montreal Canadiens. Read More »  |
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The Author Ken Dryden was a legendary goalie for the Montreal Canadians. He has written five books and served as a Liberal MP for seven years. Read More » |
The Panelist Actor Alan Thicke was everyone's favourite TV dad when he starred in the seminal '80s sitcom Growing Pains. Read More » |
| On a Cold Road On a Cold Road is the book that marked Rheostatics guitarist Dave Bidini's transition from rock star to writer, a chronicle of the band's 1996 cross-Canada tour with The Tragically Hip. Read More » |
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The Author Dave Bidini used to be a guitarist for the iconic rock band the Rheostatics. He has published 10 books, and writes a regular column in the National Post. Read More » |
The Panelist Stacey McKenzie is a Canadian supermodel who has appeared in the runway shows of top designers and the pages of numerous fashion magazines. Read More » |
| Prisoner of Tehran Prisoner of Tehran is Marina Nemat's harrowing account of the two years she spent as a teenager in a political prison in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. Read More » |
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The Author Marina Nemat grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and followed up the success of her first book with a sequel, After Tehran, about her life in Canada. Read More » |
The Panelist Arlene Dickinson is one of Canada's most recognized entrepreneurs. She's the CEO of a marketing firm and one of the panelists on Dragons' Den. Read More » |
 Something Fierce Something Fierce is playwright and actor Carmen Aguirre's memoir about coming of age in the Chilean resistance movement. Read More » |
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The Author Carmen Aguirre grew up amid the terror and defiance of the Chilean resistance movement. Read More » |
The Panelist Shad is a Juno Award-winning rapper. He started his music career thanks to a radio station's song-writing contest. Read More » |
| The Tiger The Tiger is a shocking true story about the struggle between the citizens of a remote Russian village and the ferocious, endangered Siberian tiger who is out for revenge against the poachers who survive by destroying his kind. Read More » |
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The Author John Vaillant has worked as a journalist since 1998, exploring the often surprising collisions between man and nature. Read More » |
The Panelist Anne-France Goldwater is a litigator, called 'Quebec's Judge Judy' thanks to her starring role in the reality-TV courtroom series L'Arbitre. Read More » |
