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<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads">Canada Reads</a> is a CBC Radio One program where over the course of one week, in five hour-long radio segments, five celebrity judges champion a book and engage in a debate. Akin to the reality show *Survivor*, each day a book is voted off the list to reveal the winner - the book all of Canada should read. The English program was launched in 2002 and was followed in 2004 by the French program *Le combat des livres*.

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# Canada Reads Collection

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📚 All the Canada Reads books, from winners to contenders, in one place

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#Canada Reads Winners

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📗 All the book winners of the Canada Reads Awards over the years from 2002 to present

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# Canada Reads Over the Years


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##Canada Reads 2025

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**Winner 2025** 

📗 A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plumme, championed by podcaster and wellness advocate, Shayla Stonechild, was the 2025 Canada Reads winner 

**Contenders 2025**

📘 Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey, championed by Olympic gold medallist, Maggie Mac Neil
📘 Jennie’s Boy by Wayne Johnston, championed by bestselling thriller writer, Linwood Barclay
📘 Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper, championed by actor, filmmaker, star of CBC’s series Heartland, Michelle Morgan
📘 Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew, championed by pastry chef and neuroscientist, Saïd M’Dahoma


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##Canada Reads 2024

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**Winner 2024**

📗 The Future by Catherine Leroux and translated by Susan Ouriou, championed by Heather O'Neill, was the 2024 Canada Reads winner

**Contenders 2024**

📘 Bad Cree by Jessica Johns, championed by athlete and CBC Sports contributor Dallas Soonias
📘 Denison Avenue by Christina Wong & Daniel Innes, championed by former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi
📘 Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune, championed by fashion influencer Mirian Njoh
📘 Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji, championed by actor Kudakwashe Rutendo

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##Canada Reads 2023

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**Winner 2023**

📗 Ducks by Kate Beaton, championed by Jeopardy! super-champ Mattea Roach, was the 2023 Canada Reads winner

**Contenders 2023**

📘 Greenwood by Michael Christie, championed by actor Keegan Connor Tracy
📘 Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah, championed by Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher
📘 Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, championed by TikTok creator Tasnim Geedi
📘 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, championed by actor Michael Greyeyes

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##Canada Reads 2022

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**Winner 2022**

📗 Five Little Indians by Michelle Good, championed by Christian Allaire, was the 2022 Canada Reads winner

**Contenders 2022**

📘 Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez, championed by Malia Baker
📘 What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad, championed by Tareq Hadhad
📘 Life in the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller, championed by Suzanne Simard
📘 Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, championed by Mark Tewksbury

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##Canada Reads 2021

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**Winner 2021**

📗 Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead, championed by actor Devery Jacobs, was the 2021 Canada Reads winner 

**Contenders 2021**

📘 The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk, championed by Rosey Edeh
📘 Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee, championed by Scott Helman
📘 Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi, championed by Roger Mooking
📘 Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, championed by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee


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##Canada Reads 2020

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**Winner 2020**

📗 We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib, championed by actor Amanda Brugel, was the 2020 Canada Reads winner

**Contenders 2020**

📘 Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles, championed by Alayna Fender
📘 Radicalized by Cory Doctorow, championed by Akil Augustine
📘 Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson, championed by Kaniehtiio Horn
📘 From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle, championed by George Canyon


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##Canada Reads 2019

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**Winner 2019**

📗 By Chance Alone by Max Eisen, championed by science journalist and broadcaster Ziya Tong, was the 2019 Canada Reads winner

**Contenders 2019**

📘 Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung, championed by Chuck Comeau
📘 Brother by David Chariandy, championed by Lisa Ray
📘 Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated by Rhonda Mullins, championed by Yanic Truesdale
📘 The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong, championed by Joe Zee

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##Canada Reads 2018

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** Winner 2018**

📗 Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto, championed by fashion journalist and broadcaster Jeanne Beker, was the 2018 Canada Reads winner

** Contenders 2018**

📘 The Boat People by Sharon Bala, championed by Mozhdah Jamalzadah
📘 American War by Omar El Akkad, championed by Tahmoh Penikett
📘 Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson, championed by Greg Johnson
📘 The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, championed by Jully Black

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##Canada Reads 2017

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** Winner 2017**

📗 Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis, championed by spoken word artist Humble The Poet, was the 2017 Canada Reads winner

** Contenders 2017**

📘 Company Town by Madeline Ashby, championed by Measha Brueggergosman
📘 The Right to Be Cold by Sheila Watt-Cloutier, championed by Chantal Kreviazuk
📘 Nostalgia by M.G. Vassanji, championed by Jody Mitic
📘 The Break by Katherena Vermette, championed by Candy Palmater

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