by Carmen Aguirre Defended by Shad
Something Fierce is playwright and actor Carmen Aguirre's memoir about coming of age in the Chilean resistance movement.
by Terry Fallis Defended by Ali Veshi
The peccadilloes of Parliament Hill's political animals are the subject of Terry Fallis's comic first novel.
by Nicolas Dickner Defended by Michel Vézina
Nikolski is a small village in the Aleutian Islands off the shore of Alaska. It is also a thematic link in Nicolas Dickner's charmingly offbeat novel about three young francophones searching for a sense of connection and unaware of the ties that bind them.
by Lawrence Hill Defended by Avi Lewis
Lawrence Hill brings home the brutal realities of the slave trade through the powerful, haunting tale of one woman's extraordinary life.
by Paul Quarrington Defended by Dave Bidini
Paul Quarrington's 1988 novel, which won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, tells the often touching, often hilarious story of a once-great hockey hero.
by Heather O'Neill Defended by John K. Samson
This dazzling debut novel by Heather O'Neill introduces readers to 13-year-old Baby, who teeters between childhood and adulthood as she tries to deal with an impossibly difficult situation.
by Miriam Toews Defended by John K. Samson
Sixteen-year-old Nomi Nickel's dream is to party with rock stars in New York City but she's stuck in her Mennonite hometown, where narrow-mindedness rules and everything fun is forbidden.
by Frank Parker Day Defended by Donna Morrissey
In this 1928 novel by Frank Parker Day, Rockbound is an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, and it's a harsh, unforgiving place.
by Guy Vanderhaeghe Defended by Jim Cuddy
Set in the late 19th century, The Last Crossing takes readers on an epic journey that ranges from the wilds of the American West to Victorian England and Saskatchewan.
by Hubert Aquin Defended by Denise Bombardier
A young separatist is being held for trial in the psychiatric ward of a Montreal prison. To pass the time, he decides to write a spy thriller that features a Québecois terrorist on a murderous mission.
by Michael Ondaatje Defended by Steven Page
Michael Ondaatje's stirring account of those who envisioned a better Toronto, and the immigrants who physically built it, is a powerful saga of privilege, passion and back-breaking toil -- and a dream that engenders both triumph and tragedy.
