Book Review: Fiction Novel, Biography, or Non-Fiction BookRead and review one of the following listed books. The books will be written by Canadian authors or about Canadian content. Highlight the central ideas described in the book and offer a thoughtful review, and if possible make connections to your own life. Each book review will be 4-7 pages long (double-spaced). The book can be found at a library, rented/ purchased as a Kindle/PDF, and some are available as audiobooks (See audible.com (Links to an external site.)).You are welcome to choose a book that is not listed here, so long as the book is authored by a Canadian. Speak with your instructor if you are unsure about your choice.Note: you do not need to agree with everything you read. Instead you are encouraged to broaden your perspectives.Options for free books:LibraryYour local library or bookstoresZ-library z-lib.org (Links to an external site.)Libby App (links through your local library to borrow books for free)Non-Fiction Book List:Stephen Jenkinson. 2015. Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul. North Atlantic Books.Stephen Jenkinson: 2018. Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. North Atlantic Books.Gabor Mate. 2011. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection. Wiley.Gabor Mate, MD. 2009 In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. Vintage CanadaJordan Peterson. 2018. 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Random House Canada.Gad Saad. 2021. The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense. Regnery Publishing.David Suzuki. 2007. The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature. Greystone Books.Fiction/ Biography List:Carleigh Baker. Bad Endings. 2017. Anvil Press PublishersLeane Betasamosake Simpson. This Accident of Being Lost. 2017. House of Anansi Press Inc.Lisa Bird-Wilson. Just Pretending. 2013. Coteau BooksCherie Dimaline. Marrow Thieves. 2017. Cormorant BooksNorma Dunning. Annie Muktuk and Other Stories. 2017. The University of Alberta PressDawn Dumont. Glass Beads. 2017. Thistledown.Dawn Dumont. Nobody Cries at Bingo. 2011. Thistledown PressNaomi Fontaine. Kuessipan. 2013. Arsenal Pulp PressMonique Gray Smith. Tilly; A Story of Hope and Resilience. 2013. Sono Nis Press.Tracey Lindberg. Birdie. 2015. Harper CollinsLee Maracle. Celia’s Song. 2014. Cormorant BooksTerese Marie Mailhot. Heart Berries; A Memoir. 2018. Doubleday CanadaMitiarjuk Nappaaluk. Sanaaq. 2014. University of Manitoba PressEden Robinson. Monkey Beach. 2001. Knopf CanadaEden Robinson. Son of a Trickster. 2017. Knopf CanadaEden Robinson. Traplines. 1998. Knopf CanadaBev Sellars. They Called Me Number One; Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School. 2012. TalonbooksMichael J Smith. 2002. Cumberland. Cormorant Books.Tanya Taqak. 2018. Split Tooth. Penguin Random House Canada.Miriam Toews. 2021. Fight Night. Bloomsbury Publishing.Miriam Toews. 2017. A Complicated Kindness. Vintage Canada.Sheila Watt-Cloutier The Right to be Cold; One’s Women’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet. 2015. Penguin Group CanadaAndrea Warner. 2018. Buffy Sainte-Marie; The Authorized Biography
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