Read the Canada Reads winner and shortlist

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The Future by Catherine Leroux, championed by Heather O'Neill, won this year's great Canadian book debate. Find The Future and more Canada Reads 2024 shortlist contenders in this collection.

The Future by Catherine Leroux

The Future by Catherine Leroux

Canada Reads 2024 winner! “Leroux reverses the dystopian genre and makes it into the idea that disaster can actually herald change and that we're living in a time of great catastrophe, all of us, all over the world," said champion Heather O'Neill.

Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

Canada Reads 2024 runner-up. These punchy, sharply observed stories blur the lines between longing and choosing, exploring the narrator's experience as an involuntary one.

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.

Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

A story told in two parts as a graphic novel and novella, about elderly Wong Cho Sum's attempt to cope with the death of her husband by taking up bottle and can collecting.

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects.