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Canadian Author Megathread? (slrpnk.net)

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Who are some of your favourite Canadian authors? Remember to share the author's website if available, instead of an Amazon link. Your local library may have a lot of Canadian books too!

I saw a Silverwing book by Kenneth Oppel at a clearance sale and that took me on a nostalgia train. Looked him up and I didn't realize he's quite a prolific Canadian author!

Not sure if its all YA/easy reading, but that's what I grew up with. Both the Silverwing series and Airborn are top notch for that sorta thing and still hold up well for a re-read occassionally.

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[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeline Thien was a great read. It was shortlisted for the Booker prize, won the Governor General's award and won the Giller prize that year.

I also can highly recommend Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, which was a finalist for CBCs "Canada Reads".

Overall I'd highly recommend looking at the GG and Giller for authors, as well as CBCs "Canada Reads". For Canada Reads, we also have the shortlisted books for this year's edition already!