Canada Reads

Fort Erie’s Canada Reads Top Three are Foe, It’s Different This Time, and The Cure for Drowning.

CBC’s Canada Reads debates (April 13–16) have concluded. Discover the winning title and explore the nominated books below.

Shortlist


A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
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A queer Indigenous doctoral student in Northern Alberta leaves his dissertation to write a novel, reflecting on identity, marginalization, and the lasting impacts of colonialism through conversations and memories of his troubled cousin.

Championed by: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

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Searching for Terry Punchout by Tyler Hellard
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A struggling sportswriter returns home to profile his estranged father, a notorious former hockey enforcer, and is forced to confront family, regret, and the pull of becoming the man he tried to escape.

Championed by: Steve “Dangle” Glynn

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The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
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A rebellious farmgirl revived by her mother’s magic grows into a gender-defiant young adult who becomes entangled in a love triangle on the eve of WWII, setting three lives on separate, war-bound paths.

Championed by: Tegan Quin

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Foe by Iain Reid
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In a climate-ravaged future, a couple’s isolated farm life is upended when a stranger announces the husband’s forced departure – and a mysterious replacement designed so his wife won’t feel alone.

Championed by: Josh Dela Cruz

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It's Different This Time by Joss Richard
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After a cryptic email, a recently canceled TV writer reunites with her estranged best friend to live together for a month in a coveted New York brownstone – forcing them to confront unresolved feelings and a second chance at love.

Championed by: Morgann Book

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