The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 49

  • @myreadinglife8816
    @myreadinglife8816 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks to you both for all the hard work! I have several of these on my TBR to look forward to. My biggest surprise was realizing how many authors I have enjoyed yet didn’t know they are Canadian! 😂

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@myreadinglife8816 I’m glad our project is raising awareness about which authors are Canadians. Happy reading Heidi!

  • @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
    @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank for creating this list. I felt I hadn't read enough Canadian Lit to justify voting and indeed I have only read a dozen or so of the 67. This will inspire me to get to more.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 We were hoping to raise awareness and to inspire readers to pick up Canadian books, so I am very pleased to hear that you feel inspired. 🤗😘🥰

  • @kassandrik
    @kassandrik 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the great work done, as a curious for CanLit books, I highly appreciate all the effort ❤ I joined the storygraph challenge and I also checked my library for all the available books. It seems, I can get 39 books here, in Finland. I own a copy of Birnam Wood and The Marrow Thieves is already borrowed from the library, I can soon start to catch up 😅
    What I also enjoyed, while watching the video, it is your personal feedback about the books. It gives an important layer of personal recommendation

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@kassandrik Thanks so much for your lovely comments. I’m delighted that you have joined the challenge and happy that so many of these Canadian books are available to you. I am looking forward to your thoughts on The Marrow Thieves. 🇨🇦😊

  • @robinrobertson8332
    @robinrobertson8332 2 месяца назад +2

    ❤ Wonderful list! Thank you from an appreciative reader in the US.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@robinrobertson8332 You are welcome. Thanks for your appreciation 😁

  • @BookishTexan
    @BookishTexan 2 месяца назад +1

    Huzzah for Noopiming!
    Huzzah for Women Talking!
    Huzzah for a one stop place to find Canadian authors.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@BookishTexan 🇨🇦📚🛒🎉
      Thanks for watching!

  • @barbaraboethling596
    @barbaraboethling596 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome. Thanks to you both for your effects. I've only read a handful from the list, and I have a few waiting on my shelf. My problem will be finding some of the books Is there a list someplace that we can copy and paste?

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@barbaraboethling596 I’m delighted that you are thinking of using this list for future reading. There’s a link in the description to a printable list. You can find it just below the time stamps section.

  • @TheQuietMidden
    @TheQuietMidden 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow, eight of my votes made it in! I'm surprised. Thank you so much you two. I was hesitating on Fayne but now that I know you really liked it, Lindy, it's going on my TBR. I just about voted for Mercy Among the Children but NISHGA made it in to my votes instead. I like the more experimental side of Canadian Lit!

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@TheQuietMidden 8 out of 10: wow! Nishga is a great choice. I will definitely feature Jordan Abel in one of the future videos where Jolene and I discuss books that received votes but didn’t make the top 67.

    • @TheQuietMidden
      @TheQuietMidden 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads Oh nice. I'll keep my eyes out for that video. It'll be great to hear about the books that didn't make the list.

  • @cmleidi
    @cmleidi 2 месяца назад +1

    What a wonderful list of books that I can use to brush up on my Canadian lit. As an American, this was so incredibly helpful. I was also pleasantly surprised that I've read or own quite a few of them.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@cmleidi I’m pleased to hear that you find this list helpful. Thank you for watching and happy Canadian book reading!

  • @barbradingwall3502
    @barbradingwall3502 2 месяца назад +2

    This was great & yes I'd love to see the full list of all the books that were voted for! It was definitely hard to limit my votes to just 10 books, decided I could only include 1 per author & still it was tough. 6 of my books made the top10 😀

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@barbradingwall3502 Thanks so much for participating! I feel your pain in having to limit votes to just 10 books. So hard!!! Jolene and I will figure out how to share more titles from the list.

  • @59cubanita
    @59cubanita 2 месяца назад +1

    Very interesting. I have heard of some of the books on the list but some of them were unknown to me. I have read some of the 67 and several are waiting to be read. Thank you ladies.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@59cubanita One of our goals with this project was to raise awareness about Canadian books and authors so your comments make me happy. Thank you for watching!

  • @sreilly66
    @sreilly66 2 месяца назад +1

    A great list - I was pleased to see many books I’ve read, but also many I would like to read. 💜

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@sreilly66 Which one of the 67 books is at the top of your to-read list?

    • @sreilly66
      @sreilly66 2 месяца назад

      Probably Station Eleven. 💜

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@sreilly66 100%

  • @readandre-read
    @readandre-read 2 месяца назад +1

    This is fantastic! I forgot that some of these were Canadian and then there are plenty of new-to-me ones to explore. Thanks for putting this together!

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@readandre-read You’re welcome and thank you for watching!

  • @bouquinsbooks
    @bouquinsbooks 2 месяца назад +1

    This was great fun! Thank you (and to Jolene) for doing this project! 😁

  • @ameliareads589
    @ameliareads589 2 месяца назад +1

    Of course, exactly what I feared happened, namely that I could have nominated books, that I really like, but of which I wasn't aware their authors were Canadian. 😯
    None of it is the fault of Canadian booktubers like you, who are all talking a lot about literature from Canada, but my own fault watching so much English speaking booktube, that everything becomes a bit of a blurr in my mind.
    We need a re-vote at a certain point! 😂
    Also so many interesting new titles to me to explore, although some of them might be hard to find over here in Europe.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@ameliareads589 Raising awareness was one of our goals for this project, so I am glad to hear you have new knowledge about Canadian authors. Jolene has started a 67 Best Canadian Books reading challenge over on Storygraph, if you want to check that out.

  • @BookwormAdventureGirl
    @BookwormAdventureGirl 2 месяца назад

    Loved doing this project with you. So many books to read to catch up with you. 😊💙

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@BookwormAdventureGirl Remember, it’s not a competition. 😊

    • @BookwormAdventureGirl
      @BookwormAdventureGirl 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads I know… but it’s fun to have a goal. I really just want to read all 67 books. 😊

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@BookwormAdventureGirl 🤓🩷

  • @shawnbreathesbooks
    @shawnbreathesbooks 2 месяца назад +2

    🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏

  • @sarah-roadworthy
    @sarah-roadworthy 2 месяца назад

    I'm kicking myself! There are so many books here that I either forgot about or didn't realize were Canadian. What fun.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@sarah-roadworthy I’m glad to be raising awareness about Canadian authors 😊🇨🇦

    • @sarah-roadworthy
      @sarah-roadworthy 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads I always think its so crazy how my access to Canadian books is relatively limited even being just a couple hours away from the border!

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@sarah-roadworthy 😕

  • @RememberedReads
    @RememberedReads 2 месяца назад

    Fun! Happy to see that a few of my choices made it through.
    And I look forward to complaining about a few of these (especially Cellist of Sarajevo!) when the read-along happens! 😂
    Surprised to see Boyden pop up twice - maybe he’s fallen less far in the public consciousness than I’d thought? 😮

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@RememberedReads I was surprised about Boyden too. And Galloway. Their inclusion gave me the idea that the current disfavour for Munro’s work will also fade over time, as the recent news about the author’s misdeeds fades.
      I don’t know if you watched Books at the Bottom of the Stairs reaction video to our top 67 reveal. She has strong feelings against several of the highly-ranked titles.

    • @RememberedReads
      @RememberedReads 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads I’ll have to go and watch her reaction video. Thanks for the tip! And for all the work that you’re putting into this! 👍

  • @59cubanita
    @59cubanita 2 месяца назад +1

    Is there a way that I vould get the list as a word document or something so that I can look it up easier?

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@59cubanita Jolene created a printable list. You can find the link just below the timestamp section in the description.

    • @59cubanita
      @59cubanita 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads thanks Lindy, i just downloaded it. I think I have read 14 and have at least 11 that I want to read on my shelf. Not bad for a non-Canadian living in Europe.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад

      @@59cubanita That’s excellent! Would you say that watching Canadian booktubers is what brought the Canadian books you have read to your attention? Or are they books that are on international English prizes like the Booker?

    • @59cubanita
      @59cubanita 2 месяца назад

      @@lindysmagpiereads Lindy I started watching Booktube during the pandemic, so my information does not come only from Booktube. Of course the Booker helped but I think I usually I just just found a book and read it and then maybe look up books that are comparable or if I liked the author more from them. I love doing book research. Also there are some authors I did not know where Canadian, like Eleanor Catton which I would categorize as from New Zealand.

    • @lindysmagpiereads
      @lindysmagpiereads  2 месяца назад +1

      @@59cubanita I would categorize Eleanor Catton as a New Zealand author too. She’s technically Canadian on account of having been born here, but her family moved to NZ when she was a baby. However, Catton’s birth status makes her eligible for Canadian literary awards, so that’s why she’s on our list.