Last updated: 2 January 2008

(C) Canadian author

Summary:

Number of books read: 33
Number of books by Canadian authors: 24
Number of authors: 29
Number of authors read for the first time: 23
Favourite book of the year: The Horseman's Graves by Jacqueline Baker
Favourite new (to me) author(s): Giles Blunt and Mary Lawson

Finished:

Due to a screwup by my web host, these books are no longer in the correct order. I'm not even sure I have them all listed.

1. Natasha and Other Stories – David Bezmozgis (Canada Reads 2007 selection) (public library) (C)
2. Stanley Park – Timothy Taylor (Canada Reads 2007 selection) (public library) (C)
3. The Song of Kahunsha – Anosh Irani (Canada Reads 2007 selection) (my library) (C)
4. Confessions of a Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella (my library)
5. Lullabies for Little Criminals – Heather O'Neill (Canada Reads 2007 selection) (public library) (C)
6. The Horseman's Graves – Jacqueline Baker (my library, advance reading copy) (C)
7. Final Cut – Eric Wright (my library) (C)
8. The Right Stuff – Ian Hay (my library) (now available at Project Gutenberg)
9. Tell Me No Secrets – Joy Fielding (my library) (C)
10. Black and Blue – Anna Quindlen (my library)
11. The Great Victorian Collection – Brian Moore (my library) (C)
12. The Quiet Game – Greg Iles (my library)
13. The Blooding of Jack Absolute – C.C. Humphreys (my library) (C)
14. Beautiful Joe – Marshall Saunders (ebook) (C)
15. Plainsong – Kent Haruf (my library)
16. By the Time You Read This – Giles Blunt (public library, now my library) (C)
17. Galveston – Paul Quarrington (public library) (C)
18. Lisey's Story – Stephen King (public library)
19. Barometer Rising – Hugh MacLennan (my library) (C)
20. The Anniversary – Amy Gutman (my library)
21. Tipperary – Frank Delaney (my library, advance reading copy)
22. Conceit – Mary Novik (my library, advance reading copy) (C)
23. The Delicate Storm – Giles Blunt (public library) (C)
24. Crow Lake – Mary Lawson (public library) (C)
25. The Other Side of the Bridge – Mary Lawson (public library) (C)
26. The Nest Egg – S.L. Sparling (my library) (C)
27. The Big Why – Michael Winter (my library, Canadian Book Challenge - Newfoundland) (C)
28. A Killing Spring – Gail Bowen (my library, Canadian Book Challenge - Saskatchewan) (C)
29. Verdict in Blood – Gail Bowen (my library) (C)
30. Atonement – Gaétan Soucy (my library, Canadian Book Challenge - Quebec) (C)
31. A Bird in the House – Margaret Laurence (my library, Canadian Book Challenge - Manitoba) (C)
32. The Outcast – Sadie Jones (my library, advance reading copy)
33. King Leary – Paul Quarrington (Canada Reads 2008, Canadian Book Challenge - Ontario) (public library) (C)

Previous years:

2006