Canada Reads 2018 - Longlist

CBC Radio announced the longlist for Canada Reads 2018.  There are 15 titles:

Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

The Boat People by Sharon Bala

Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated by Rhonda Mullins

Brother by David Chariandy

Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote

Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

American War by Omar El Akkad

Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez

The Measure of a Man by JJ Lee

Out Standing in the Field by Sandra Perron

The Clothesline Swing by Ahmad Danny Ramadan

Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto

Dance, Gladys, Dance by Cassie Stocks

Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga

This year’s theme is One Book to Open Your Eyes so the books chosen are to challenge readers to look differently at themselves, their neighbours and the world around them.  The only one I’ve read thus far is The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; my review will be posted on February 6.

The final five books will be announced January 30, 2018, and the debates will take place March 26-29, 2018.

For further information about the authors and their books, go to http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/the-canada-reads-2018-longlist-is-here-1.4471348.