Recs if you like The English Patient...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

these books won a major award, then their on-screen adaptations went on to win one, too!

For people who are interested in a long-term challenge to read all of the Booker Prize longlisted books, but before 2001 there were only shortlisted books so I am going to separate these into two different lists. Please see the pinned comment for the 2001+ companion list link and the winners for each year!

Books shown or referenced in the tv show Buffy The Vampire Slayer - not including thematic references only direct references or books shown on screen.

These are mostly in order by year

Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013

These books have been turned into movies that went on to win an Oscar

an incomplete list of novels by canadian authors. if you have a suggestion for works feel free to comment them below. i am always looking for more diverse voices in the large category of canadian lit!

I wish we could make communal lists, because this would be a helpful one to be able to ask others to contribute to

A list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, 10 from each decade of Elizabeth II's reign, was selected by a panel of experts and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency on 18 April 2022.

Books that have won Canada's most prestigious literary prize for English-language fiction, since 1980