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100 Canadian Books You Should Definitely Read

Canadian books by Canadian authors. You've probably read more than you realize. So many of these are my favourites and many more are on my tbr list.
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The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
1
Emma Donoghue
From the Ashes (Jesse Thistle)
From the Ashes
2
Jesse Thistle
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
3
Emily St John Mandel
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Crusted Snow
4
Waubgeshig Rice
The Riveter (Jack Wang)
The Riveter
5
Jack Wang
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
7
Margaret Atwood
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
8
Emma Donoghue
The Birth House (Ami McKay)
The Birth House
9
Ami McKay
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
10
Sara Gruen
Medicine Walk (Richard Wagamese)
Medicine Walk
11
Richard Wagamese
The Boat People (Sharon Bala)
The Boat People
12
Sharon Bala
Moon of the Turning Leaves (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Turning Leaves
13
Waubgeshig Rice
Come From Away (Genevieve Graham)
Come From Away
14
Genevieve Graham
The Virgin Cure (Ami McKay)
The Virgin Cure
15
Ami McKay
Son of a Trickster (Eden Robinson)
Son of a Trickster
16
Eden Robinson
Trickster Drift (Eden Robinson)
Trickster Drift
17
Eden Robinson
Return of the Trickster (Eden Robinson)
Return of the Trickster
18
Eden Robinson
Our Darkest Night (Jennifer Robson)
Our Darkest Night
19
Jennifer Robson
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Guy Gavriel Kay)
The Lions of Al-Rassan
20
Guy Gavriel Kay
Secret Daughter (Shilpi Somaya Gowda)
Secret Daughter
21
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
When the World Fell Silent (Donna Jones Alward)
When the World Fell Silent
22
Donna Jones Alward
Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past (Brett Popplewell)
Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past
23
Brett Popplewell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
24
L.M. Montgomery
Heated Rivalry (Rachel Reid)
Heated Rivalry
25
Rachel Reid
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
26
Emily St.John Mandel
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
27
Yann Martel
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
28
Michael Ondaatje
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
29
Margaret Atwood
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
30
Lawrence Hill
Crow Lake (Mary Lawson)
Crow Lake
31
Mary Lawson
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
32
Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
33
Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
34
Heather Fawcett
Bad Cree (Jessica Johns)
Bad Cree
35
Jessica Johns
Five Little Indians (Michelle Good)
Five Little Indians
36
Michelle Good
Meet Me at the Lake (Carley Fortune)
Meet Me at the Lake
37
Carley Fortune
Women Talking (Miriam Toews)
Women Talking
38
Miriam Toews
Indian Horse (Richard Wagamese)
Indian Horse
39
Richard Wagamese
Every Summer After (Carley Fortune)
Every Summer After
40
Carley Fortune
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