The books are out, and one of my favourite books is one of the contenders, "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill. It has to win, it just has to. If you have time, pick up a couple of these books, or all of them. Ream them and post your comments here.
For those of you who have not heard of Canada Reads, here's how it works. Five celebrity panelists each choose their favourite books, and over the course of a week (March 2 0 6, 2009), the books are debated. Each day, a book is voted off the list until there is only one book remaining. I hope this year will be better than last year. The winning book from 2008 was "King Leary" by Paul Quarrington. It was an OK read, but not something I would have voted as being the book for all of Canada to read. Some of the other books on last year's list were real groaners.
OK, here are the books:
- The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
defended by
Avi Lewis - The Fat Lady Next Door Is Pregnant
by Michel Tremblay
defended by
Anne-Marie
Withenshaw - Fruit
by Brian Francis
defended by
Jen Sookfong Lee - Mercy Among Children
by David Adams Richards
defended by
Sarah Slean - The Outlander
by Gil Adamson
defended by
Nicholas Campbell
