Jerome Stueart's all-Canadian reading list
Our Yukon Reads panellist Jerome Stueart is a transplanted American. He grew up in Texas, but Jerome is on his way to becoming a Canadian citizen.
But he feels there are a few gaps in his knowledge of his soon-to-be country, mainly in the area of Canadian literature. Jerome figures he hasn't read enough Canadian books.
We've put out a call to our listeners, asking them to suggest a few books for Jerome to read, books that will help learn about our country.
Click on the link below to hear Jerome talk about the final list with Dave.
And here is the list itself. Thanks to everyone who made a suggestion.
Clara Callan - Richard Wright
Dance Me Outside - W.P. Kinsella
The Bear's Embrace - Patricia van Tighem
A Journey Beyond - Erna Maria Pruckl
Maps and Legends - Hugh Brody
Alpine Quest - Farley Mowat
The Bishop's Man - Linden McIntyre
The Golden Spruce - Jean Vaillant
The Stone Angels and/or The Diviners - Margaret Laurence
The Village of Small Houses - Ian Ferguson
The Barren Lands - Kevin Kragick
The Trade - Fred Stenson
The Birth House - Ami McKay
Who Has Seen The Wind - W.O. Mitchell
Lightning - Fred Stenson
The Hockey Sweater - Roch Carrier
Kiss Of The Fur Queen - Thomson Highway
Galore - Michael Crummey
A Complicated Kindness - Miriam Toews
Soloman Gursky Was Here - Mordecai Richler
The Warriors Of Talverdin - K.V. Johansen
Bear - Marian Engel
The Cage - Audry Shulman
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town - Stephen Leacock
anything by Margaret Laurence
almost anything by Roberston Davies
Stephen Leacock and Paul Hiebert
Mavis Gallant
Scott Young
Yann Martel
Nicholas Dickner
The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill
Lady Oracle - Margaret Atwood
Love You Forever - Robert Munsch
The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People - Grey Owl
Halfway Man - Wayland Drew
Waiting For The Whales - Sheryl McFarlane
Two Solitudes - Hugh MacLennan
Monkey Beach - Eden Robinson
Restlessness - Aritha van Herk
Daughters of Copper Woman - Anne Cameron
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen
Elaine Schiman made several suggestions for Jerome, a booklist in itself.
Who Has Seen the Wind - W.O. Mitchell
Idoru - William Gibson
The Englishman's Boy - Guy Vanderhaege
A Complicated Kindness - Miriam Toews
Fifth Business - Robertson Davies
Not Wanted On The Voyage - Timothy Findlay
Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
The Stone Angel - Margaret Laurence
Come, Thou Tortise - Jessica Grant
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams - Wayne Johnston
Clara Callan - Richard Wright
Acension - Stephen Galloway
A Student of Weather - Elizabeth Hay
Larry's Party/The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields
Traplines - Eden Robinson
Elle - Douglas Glover
The White Bone - Barbara Gowdy
How Insensitive - Russell Smith
Several people have suggested some non-fiction as well;
The Dog That Wouldn't Be - Farley Mowat
Owls In The Family - Farley Mowat
Souvenir of Canada - Douglas Coupland
Freewheeling - Ian Brown
Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw - Ian Ferguson
How To Be Canadian - Ian and Will Ferguson
Why I Hate Canadians - Will Ferguson
Alpine Quest - Farley Mowat
Borderlands; How We Talk About Canada - W.H. New
You can track Jerome's progress as he works through these books on his blog,
http://educatingjerome.wordpress.com/
There's still time for you to add your favourite to Jerome's reading list. Send your selection to dave.white@cbc.ca and I'll enter your name in a draw for a complete set of Canada Reads 2011 books.
And don't forget to listen to the national Canada Reads debates beginning February 7.
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