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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 Pimicikamak community that fought against it.  Northern Light is Ali's story, the story of the Pimicik...

 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, who left Somalia as a young man, spent time in the Netherlands and ended up homeless in Canada. C...

comments It's 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 Canada's 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 Alzheimer's, she became the star of the sitcom  Jann and she realized that getting older doesn't mean she can't grow, change and celebrate.  If I Knew Then is Arden's memoir looking back on this journey, and how she learned to free he...

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 writer from Alberta. He is also the author of The Milk Chicken Bomb, which was a finalist for the A...