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message 1: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)
May 20, 2011 09:23PM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
5.5. Maple Leaf Rag. July 1 is Canada Day and July 15 is Respect Canada Day. Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author.


message 2: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited Jun 06, 2011 05:00PM) (new)
May 20, 2011 09:41PM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
OK:
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios


message 3: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)
May 20, 2011 09:41PM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
reserved


message 4: by Jennifer N. (new)
May 24, 2011 07:48AM

Jennifer N. | 421 comments Anyone have any lists for this?


message 6: by Fran (new)
May 24, 2011 08:08AM

Fran | 730 comments Off the top of my head I know that Lynsay Sands (historical and pnr romance) and Drew Zachary ( m/m romantica) are Canadian authors.


message 7: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (last edited May 24, 2011 08:18AM) (new)
May 24, 2011 08:16AM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
here's one GR list:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/45...

and this link gets you to several GR lists:
http://www.goodreads.com/search?searc...

Normal caution when using GR lists - anyone can add a book to a list, no questions asked, so it may not actually fit the task.

Two of my favorite Canadian authors are Margaret Atwood and Charles de Lint


message 8: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)
May 24, 2011 10:25AM

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
I've found some really excellent books at this site Canada Reads

There's also a help thread from a challenge long ago Oh Canada

I have enjoyed Frances Itani, Carol Shields, Will Ferguson and Cathy Marie Buchanan.


message 9: by Jennifer N. (new)
May 24, 2011 11:36AM

Jennifer N. | 421 comments Thanks!


message 10: by Jennifer (last edited May 25, 2011 04:53AM) (new)
May 25, 2011 04:48AM

Jennifer (jml_417) Some more...Timothy Findley, Margaret Laurence, Gil Adamson, Jane Urquhart, Alistair MacLeod, Mordecai Richler, Emma Richler, Roy MacGregor, Mary Lawson, Ann-Marie MacDonald,Vincent Lam, Barbara Gowdy, Elizabeth Hay, Alan Bradley

I highly recommend looking up the Giller Prize winners and nominees...excellent books!

Hope this helps.


message 11: by BJ Rose (new)
May 27, 2011 04:12PM

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 811 comments Louise Penny has the excellent Inspector Gamache series, which takes place in Canada. Begins with Still Life


message 14: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)
Jun 06, 2011 04:58PM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Fiona (Titch) wrote: "The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios - Yann Martel"

fine, he's described as a "Canadian writer"


message 15: by JennRenee, Moderator (new)
Aug 04, 2011 03:42PM

JennRenee (jennreneeread) | 2340 comments Mod
Does the author have to live in canada now or is it ok if they were born in canada but live in the us now.


message 16: by Sandy, Moderator Emeritus (new)
Aug 04, 2011 03:46PM

Sandy | 16893 comments Mod
Jenn Renee wrote: "Does the author have to live in canada now or is it ok if they were born in canada but live in the us now."

born in Canada is okay


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