Canada Reads 2021

It’s that time again. Where CBC pits Canadian against Canadian in an epic war of words. There can only be one victor. Only one tribute can reign supreme, in this, the 74th annual Hunger Games!

Err…my bad. *nervous laugh*

This years marks the 20th edition of Canada Reads. Five well-known Canadians have each nominated one book by a Canadian author. Each will debate and defend their choice from March 8 to 11 and a final vote will determine which book the champions feel matters most to Canadians.

This year’s theme is One Book to Transport Us and the titles are:

• The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk  Available in Print, eBook, eAudio, and accessible Daisy, championed by Rosey Edeh.
• Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee  Available in Print, eBook, eAudio, and accessible Daisy, championed by Scott Helman
• Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead  Available in Print, eBook, eAudio, and accessible Daisy, championed by Devery Jacobs
• Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots  Available in Print, Spoken Word, eBook, eAudio, and accessible Daisy, championed by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
• Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi  Available in Print, eBook, eAudio, and accessible Daisy, championed by Roger Mooking

CBC Books has created a Facebook group for anyone who’d like to read the books together.

Other accessible formats are available through the Centre for Equitable Library Access. If you need titles in an accessible format, you can also contact our Outreach Unit for more information. 

Looking for eBbook versions of past nominees?  Check out our Canada Reads list in our Overdrive collection. 

And may the odds be ever in your favour.

Erin - Marketing and Communications