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CBC Books is counting down the top 10 bestselling Canadian titles of 2020, using data from close to 300 independent Canadian bookstores, courtesy of Bookmanager.
You can listen to the countdown special hosted by Ali Hassan below or keep scrolling to see which books made the cut!
CBC Books54:00CBC Books holiday special: The top 10 Canadian books of 2020Ali Hassan hosts a countdown of the top 10 bestselling Canadian titles of 2020, using data from nearly 300 independent Canadian bookstores, courtesy of Bookmanager.54:00
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Souvankham Thammavongsa is a 2020 finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.(Scotiabank Giller Prize, McClelland & Stewart)
How to Pronounce Knife is a collection of idiosyncratic and diverse stories. Capturing the daily lives of immigrants, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures their hopes, disappointments, trauma and acts of defiance. From a young man painting nails in a salon, to a housewife learning English from soap-operas,
Barack Obama names Canadian novel The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel one of his favourite books of 2020
Other books on the list include Jack by Marilynne Robinson, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, Deacon King Kong by James McBride, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and Memorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 1:46 PM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Former U.S. President Barack Obama at a pre-election drive-in rally to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden in Orlando, Florida, U.S. on Oct. 27, 2020. (Eve Edelheit/Reuters)