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N's 150 Favorite Canadian Books or Books Set in Canada

Here are a bunch of Canadian books or books that take place (at least partly) in Canada. They are some of my favourites.
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A Jest of God
A Jest of God
1
Who Has Seen the Wind
Who Has Seen the Wind
2
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
3
Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Best Laid Plans
The Best Laid Plans
4
Three Day Road
Three Day Road
5
What's Bread in the Bone (Robertson Davies)
What's Bread in the Bone
6
Robertson Davies
Alligator Pie (Dennis Lee)
Alligator Pie
7
Dennis Lee
Crow Lake (Mary Lawson)
Crow Lake
8
Mary Lawson
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
9
Margaret Atwood
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners
10
Margaret Laurence
Swamp Angel (Ethel Wilson)
Swamp Angel
11
Ethel Wilson
Otherwise (Farley Mowat)
Otherwise
12
Farley Mowat
The Birth House
The Birth House
13
A Student of Weather (Elizabeth Hay)
A Student of Weather
14
Elizabeth Hay
Poles Apart (Terry Fallis)
Poles Apart
15
Terry Fallis
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
16
Robertson Davies
Until I Find You (John Irving)
Until I Find You
17
John Irving
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
18
Miriam Toews
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
20
Lawrence Hill
World of Wonders (Robertson Davies)
World of Wonders
21
Robertson Davies
Owls in the Family (Farley Mowat)
Owls in the Family
22
Farley Mowat
The Orenda (Joseph Boyden)
The Orenda
23
Joseph Boyden
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
24
Yann Martel
A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
A Complicated Kindness
25
Miriam Toews
Love You Forever (By Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever (By Robert Munsch)
26
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
27
Alice Munro
The Cat's Table
The Cat's Table
28
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
29
The Tin Flute (Gabrielle Roy)
The Tin Flute
30
Gabrielle Roy
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (Farley Mowat)
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
31
Farley Mowat
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Steven Galloway)
The Cellist of Sarajevo
32
Steven Galloway
Half-Blood Blues (Esi Edugyan)
Half-Blood Blues
33
Esi Edugyan
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
34
Louise Penny
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
35
Emma Donoghue
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
36
Sara Gruen
Hidden Harvest (Mark Coakley)
Hidden Harvest
37
Mark Coakley
419
419
38
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
39
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
40
Alan Bradley
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