CBC Canada Reads: 2026 Longlist

Canada's great book debate is back for another year! Find all 15 of the longlisted titles at GVPL to read along.

Learn more about the debate on CBC: Canada Reads on CBC.

Updated March 20, 2026
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Foe : a novel
Reid, Iain
Paper Book
A taut, psychological mind-bender from the bestselling author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things. We don't get visitors. Not out here. We never have. In Iain Reid's second haunting, philosophical puzzle of a novel, set in the near-future, Junior and...
It's different this time
Richard, Joss
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates 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. ...
Heated rivalry
Reid, Rachel
Ebook
Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander's game--definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate. Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn't just crazy talented, he's got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he's captain of the...
Julie Chan is dead
Zhang, Liann
Paper Book
The instant internationally bestselling outrageously unputdownable debut for fans of Bunny, Bat Eater and Yellowface 'An absolute masterpiece' STYLIST 'You'll enjoy this nail-biting life-swap ride through the glossy influencer scene'...
The Hunger We Pass Down
Lee, Jen Sookfong
Paper Book
Jordan Peele's Us meets The School For Good Mothers in this horror-tinged intergenerational saga, as a single mother's doppelganger forces her to confront the legacy of violence that has shaped every woman in their family. "Genuinely frightening story of rape, abuse,...

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