Catherine Hernandez

Malia Baker championed Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez on Canada Reads 2022.

Canada Reads took place March 28-31, 2022 The debates were hosted by Ali Hassan and broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books. 

• Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders

About Catherine Hernandez

Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian writer, author and playwright. Her 2017 novel, Scarborough, was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Toronto Book Award, the 2018 Trillium Book Award, the 2018 Edmund White Award and was on the longlist for Canada Reads 2018. Scarborough was also adapted to screen as a feature film and premiered at TIFF in 2021.

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Books by Catherine Hernandez

The Canada Reads 2022 contenders

• Christian Allaire champions Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
• Malia Baker champions Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
• Tareq Hadhad champions What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
• Suzanne Simard champions Life In the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller
• Mark Tewksbury champions Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Interviews with Catherine Hernandez

The Next Chapter13:52Catherine Hernandez on her novel Crosshairs

Catherine Hernandez's second novel, Crosshairs, takes place in a chilling dystopian future where a fascist regime seeks to eliminate all those deemed "Other."

Q17:51Catherine Hernandez on her literary ode to Scarborough

Canadian author Catherine Hernandez joined Tom Power to talk about bringing her debut novel, Scarborough, to the big screen. She explained why centering the story around a community of low-income families from different racial and ethnic backgrounds was so important to her.