Recs if you like The Break...

Literature featuring indigenous authors from the Americas and Pacific. Fiction from across all genres by First Nations of Canada and the US, Māori, Aboriginal Australian, Samoan, Hawaiian, Papua New Guinean and other Pacific Island indigenous peoples. Any and all recommendations are more than welcome! Thank you 💜

Canadian authors writing books set in Canada.

Ah yes, this ol' issue that has plagued librarians and bookstore clerks for decades.

And sometimes you find the right book, but... can you even call that shade blue?

I'm coming at this from a Canadian Metis point of view and I welcome other suggestions for the list.

Celebrating Canadian authors, with an emphasis on fiction. I'm also trying to include a lot of Indigenous authors in this list! Open to suggestions.

Indigenous Canadians writing thought-provoking and inspiring work about facing down the legacy of colonialism.

Fifty more books from the second ten years of Canada Reads, an annual "Battle of the Books" run by the CBC (Canada's national broadcaster). Each year five Canadian celebrities step in to champion one Canadian book in a series of televised debates/discussions to see which book will come out on top.

Explore Canada's landscapes, culture, foods, activities and more in these books set in Canada or written by Canadian authors.

A ever-growing list of all the books I'm reading for a "reading around the world" challenge: trying to read (at least) one book from every country in the world. I'm picking books based on different criteria, for example, i'm trying to pick LGBTQ books, books written by immigrants and other stories that are important to hear from around the world.