I had completely forgotten until just now that, as part of The Canadian Book Challenge (that is, to read 13 Canadian books between last October 4th and the Canada Day that is fast approaching) I’m to explain how the books were chosen. For some it’s a book from each province or territory; for others all winners of a particular prize. For me, it’s the availability of Canadian books I haven’t yet read. I have a pretty large selection of Canadian books here at home, but only a few that I haven’t read, and so I’m going to start by reading those, and should I run out, or simply not feel ready for/interested in a book currently in my library, I’ll go to the store and get a few more that I haven’t read yet. Simple as that. Here’s my tentative list, in no particular order:
- The Republic of Love, by Carol Shields (just finished)
- Fat Woman, by Leon Rooke (in progress)
- Yellowknife, by Steve Zipp
- The Diviners, by Margaret Laurence
- The Summer Tree, by Guy Gavriel Kay
- The Wandering Fire, by Guy Gavriel Kay
- The Darkest Road, by Guy Gavriel Kay
- The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Home Movies, by Ray Robertson
- The Tin Flute, by Gabrielle Roy
- Where is the Voice Coming From?, by Rudy Wiebe
- Street of Riches, by Gabrielle Roy
- A Celibate Season, by Carol Shields & Blanche Howard
- Dancing Girls, by Margaret Atwood
