2026 CBC Canada Reads Shortlist

  • The Cure for Drowning

    Loghan Paylor
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    The Cure for Drowning

    Loghan Paylor

    Evocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways.

    Paperback

    $24.95

    Evocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways.

  • It's Different This Time: A Novel

    Joss Richard
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    It's Different This Time: A Novel

    Joss Richard

    In this second-chance romance by a debut Canadian author, a twist of fate forces two former roommates to move back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and the unresolved feelings lingering between them.

    Paperback

    $26.95

    In this second-chance romance by a debut Canadian author, a twist of fate forces two former roommates to move back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and the unresolved feelings lingering between them.

  • Foe

    Iain Reid
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    Foe

    Iain Reid

    Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale.

    Paperback (2019)

    $22.99

    Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale.

  • A Minor Chorus: A Novel

    Billy-Ray Belcourt
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    A Minor Chorus: A Novel

    Billy-Ray Belcourt

    Populated by characters as alive and vast as the boreal forest, and culminating in a breathtaking crescendo, A Minor Chorus is a novel about how deeply entangled the sayable and unsayable can become—and about how ordinary life, when pressed, can produce hauntingly beautiful music.

    Paperback

    $23.00

    Populated by characters as alive and vast as the boreal forest, and culminating in a breathtaking crescendo, A Minor Chorus is a novel about how deeply entangled the sayable and unsayable can become—and about how ordinary life, when pressed, can produce hauntingly beautiful music.

  • Searching for Terry Punchout

    Tyler Hellard
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    Searching for Terry Punchout

    Tyler Hellard

    Searching for Terry Punchout is a charming and funny tale of hockey, small-town Maritime life, and how, despite our best efforts, we just can't avoid turning into our parents.

    Paperback

    $22.95

    Searching for Terry Punchout is a charming and funny tale of hockey, small-town Maritime life, and how, despite our best efforts, we just can't avoid turning into our parents.

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