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This weeks BEST SELLER LISTS for Canada and the US

Award Winners

Checkout these book awards for more titles that you may be interested in.

 Canada Reads

The CBC's annual battle of the books, Canada Reads, is a great source for new books and titles you may have missed the first time around.

2021 Shortlist

debates set to begin March 8

Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Two Trees Make A Forest by Jessica Lee

Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk

2020 Winner

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

2019 Winner

By Chance Alone by Max Eisen

 Scotiabank Giller Prize

The Scotiabank Giller Prize was founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, who passed away from cancer the year before. The award recognized excellence in Canadian fiction.

2020 Winner

How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

2019 Winner

Reproduction by Ian Williams

2018 Winner

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

 Governor General's Award for Literature

The Governor General's Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language book in the seven categories.

2019 English Language Winners

Fiction

Five Wives by Joan Thomas 

Non-Fiction

To the River by Don Gillmor

2018 English Language Winners

Fiction

Red Word by Sarah Henstra

Non-Fiction

Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, by Darrel J. McLeod  

2017 English Language Winner

We'll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes

 Man Booker Prizes

The Man Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, rewarding the finest in fiction, highlighting great books to readers. As of 2016, the Man Booker International Prize will be awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK. In 2018 the Golden Man Booker Prize was awarded for the best fiction writing over the last 5 decades.

2020 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

2020 Man Booker International Prize Winner

Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

2019 Man Booker Prize Winners

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

2019 Man Booker International Prize Winner

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

2018 Man Booker Prize Winner

Milkman by Anna Burns

2018 Golden Man Booker Prize

The English Patient by Michael Ondaajte

2018 Man Booker International Prize Winner

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

 Goodreads Choice Awards

Started in 2009, the Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers worldwide.

 2020
 
Photo Gallery: Goodreads 2020 Awards will appear here on the public site.
 Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to an American author.

2020 Winner

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

2019 Winner

The Overstory by Richard Powers

2018 Winner

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

 Arthur Ellis Awards (Crime writing)

The Arthur Ellis Awards honour the best in Canadian crime writing.

2020 Best Novel Winner

Greenwood by Michael Christie

2019 Best Novel Winner

Though the Heavens Fall by Anne Emery

2018 Best Novel Winner

Sleeping in the Ground by Peter Robinson

 Leacock Medal (Humour)

The Board of Directors of the Stephen Leacock Associates works to preserve the literary legacy of Stephen Leacock, oversee the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour award and encourage the growth of Canadian humour writing.

2020 Winner

Molly of the Mall by Heidi L. M. Jacobs

2019 Winner

Boy Wonders by Cathal Kelly

2018 Winner

Gone to Pot by Jennifer Craig

 RBC Taylor Prize (Non-fiction)

The RBC Taylor Prize, an annual award that honours the best in Canadian literary nonfiction. The award was discontinued in 2020

2020 Winner:

Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson by Mark Bourrie

Toronto Book Awards

Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The annual awards offer $15,000 in prize money: finalists receive $1,000 and the winning author is awarded $10,000.

2020 Shortlist

The finalist will be announced Nov 30  2020

The Skin We're In by Desmond Cole

The Missing Millionaire by Katie Daubs

In the Beggarly Style of Imitation by Jean Marc Ah-Sen

Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta

Dancing After TEN by Vivian Chong (coming soon)

2019 Winner

Theory by Dionne Brand

2018 Winner

Brother by David Chariandy

 Trillium Book Award

The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and writing.

2020 Winner

Shut up You're Pretty by Tea Mutonji

2019 Winner

The Blue Clerk by Dionne Brand

2018 Winner:

Birds Art Life by Kyo Maclear

 Women's Prize for Fiction (UK)

The inspiration for the Women's Prize for Fiction was the Booker Prize of 1991 when none of the six shortlisted books was by a woman, despite some 60% of novels published that year being by female authors. The first prize was awarded in 1996. 2020 marks the 25 year of the award.

2020 Winner

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (also published as Hamnet And Judith)

Lists!

Who doesn't like a good Top 100 list? You will find most of these books in our collection.

The OLC Library 100

BBC Top 100 Books You Need To Read

Pengiun 100 Must-Read Classics

Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, so far

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Check out the websites below to help you find new authors and different books to read. Also, sign up for our NextReads Newsletters and receive monthly emails highlighing new books in our collection.

BookBrowse

Access BookBrowse to discover read-a-likes and similar authors to your favourites. Make use of the book club resources for you next book club meeting.

NextReads Newsletters

Sign-up for a NextReads newsletter and receive email notifications with book suggestions in our catalogue. Each title links back to the catalogue where you can place holds on the titles that interest you most.

NoveList

Access NoveList Plus to discover new books to read. You'll find read-alikes and authors suggestions. Browse genres and award winning books. 

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