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Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian fiction of the year.

Northern Light is a book by Kazim Ali.(Goose Lane Editions) Kazim Ali was the child of South Asian immigrants, who unexpectedly spent years of his childhood in the small Manitoba town of Jenpeg, a town that existed because of the hydroelectric dam nearby. As an adult, he found himself wondering about the town: did it even exist anymore? And if it did, what was it like? These questions sent him on a journey, one that looked at the environmental destruction the dam caused, and the local Pimic...

 was edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware. (not applicable)22:31Rodney Diverlus on Black Lives Matter and living as a black man todayDiverlus is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto. He spoke with CBC News about the Toronto Pride Parade protest and the state of racism in North America.22:31 Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali.(Philip Sutherland, University of Regina Press) Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali...

comments Its cold outside so bundle up with a good book. Here are 30 great Canadian books to check out. If I Knew Then is a book by Jann Arden.(Random House Canada) Jann Arden is one of Canadas best known singer-songwriters. But when she reached her 50s, her life changed in unexpected ways: she became the caregiver for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimers, she became the star of the sitcom  Jann and she realized that getting older doesnt mean she cant grow, change and celebrate. ...

The Crash Palace is a book by Andrew Wedderburn.(Coach House Books, Malcolm Overend) The Crash Palace is about a woman named Audrey, who used to work in the oil fields and attend parties at a remote lodge in the wilderness known as the Crash Palace. Audrey has long left that life behind her, and now has a daughter. But one night, she is compelled to return to the now-abandoned Crash Palace — where she must also reckon with her past. When you can read it: Jan. 12, 2021 Andrew Wedderburn is a ...

The debut novel by Brampton, Ontario, author Jael Richardson – founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity and author of the memoir The Stone Thrower – is an

A tour de force of imagination By Shanice Ndlovu The Pride of Noonlay. Published by Modjaji Books, The Pride of Noonlay features short stories set in an intricately imagined fantasy world with a distinctly African flair. Composed of seven short stories, The Pride of Noonlay tells of fantasy lands where magic, brutality and hope can be found in equal measures. Unbound Imagination The strongest aspect of Ndlovu’s writing, and what had me gripped from cover to cover, is her imaginative p...

Iranian versus moved in the past couple hours to say that they did seem to trust. there was a decent and explanation to why the sailors were there. but that said, the army commanding officer came out on the iranian state media in the past hour saying that this was a lesson to the trouble makers the tone thrower, he called them, in u.s. congress. this wouldnt be the last of the u.s. mistakes in the region. but at the moment, the iranians are saying that theyve released these ten sailors, one woma...

Ship on thursday, it would have been into the category four storm. 50-foot waves, 140 miles an hour winds. zero visibility, the constant threat of ingesting water, salt water, its just a dire situation for anybody to be in for that length of time. >> dire indeed. coast guard crews found one victim in the water. a source close to the investigation tells cnn a u.s. navy salvage team has been requested to search for wreckage. >> stabs, shooting and protests swept across the west bank of israel. and...