Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians out there! I am so proud, and privileged to call Canada home. Not only are we responsible for such amazing things as poutine, insulin, and Ryan Gosling, we also have amazing authors! To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the favourite books written by Canadians!
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue- One of my favourite books of the year. Atmospheric, devastating, and so unique! Emma Donoghue is a masterful writer and is one of the few authors on my autobuy list.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel- I finally read this book last year and was completely blown away! Yann Martel’s writing is so vivid and captivating that I was hooked from the very start.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen- Such an engrossing and gut-wrenching novel! There is something whimsical about Gruen’s writing, and although I read this book almost ten years ago, I still think about it very often. I think I will reread this soon so that I can experience the magic again!
Runaway by Alice Munro- I have read a few books by Alice Munro and they are all incredible. I had a hard time picking a favourite, but Runaway was the first one I read and it has stuck with me.
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda- I really loved all the topics that this book takes on- including international adoption, motherhood, and cultural differences. Shilpi Somaya Gowda is an engaging author, and I plan to read her book The Golden Son this summer.
Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods (Themis Files) by Sylvain Neuvel– I have raved about this series all month long! Definitely my favourite SciFi series. If you love robots this one is for you. Neuvel is a genius with words!
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery– I just read this book for the first time and I loved it! Such an adorable and heartbreaking story! I can see why this is considered a classic.
I am beaming with pride and gratitude today! Happy 150th Canada!
Happy Canada day! I read and loved Life of Pi and Water for Elephants! I had no clue that Anne of Green Gables is Canadian haha
Thank you!! It is set in Canada! I just read it this month and its so good! 😊
Nice! I watched the cartoons when I was a kid but haven’t read the books yet, maybe I will give it a try 🙂
Happy Canada Day. I can’t say I’ve read any of these books but I’ve been keeping an eye on Sleeping Giants for a while now.
Thank you! I hope you get your hands on it soon! Sooo good!
Happy Canada Day, Kristin! I loved the idea behind this post and how you set it up. =)
Thank you so much! 😊 I enjoyed writing it!
I have never read Anna of Green Gables but now I think I should read it sometime soon!
I’ve heard good things about The Wonder, too. Need to add it to my TBR! 😀
Happy Canada Day to you!
Yes happy 150 Canada! So many great Canadian writers out there now! Proud to be Canadian! 🇨🇦
Happy Canada Day! 😊 Hope you have a great day of celebrating!
You too!
Lovely post! Anne is truly amazing! I loved it so much when I read it for the first time last year! Ryan Gosling is definitely one of the best things to be produced in Canada 😍
Yes to Ryan Gosling! Ryan Reynolds isn’t so bad either. Go Canada!!
You gotta love the Ryans!!!
Such great choices!! The Wonder, Life of Pi, and Water for Elephants are all so fantastic, and Anne of Green Gables has such a special place in my heart. Happy Canada Day!!
They are really special books! Thank you 😊
Happy Canada’s Day, thanks for making this i will have to go and buy some of these for my shelve.
Thank you! You can’t go wrong with any of them! 😊
Well that is a good thing to know!
Happy Canada Day!!!!!! ❤️
Thank you!!
Ah Life of Pi is a good one- you’re right the writing is beautiful!! And Green Gables is an awesome one!! I really want to read Water for the Elephants!! Awesome post!!
Thank you! Water for Elephants is so good. I think you’ll really enjoy it!
Ahhh Happy Canada day!! This is SUCH a great post ahah, I struggle with finding books written by Canadian authors so this is so helpful!! Definitely going to check these all out ahah. 😍
Thank you! You can’t go wrong with any of these!!