Hey, y’all! It’s that time of year again. What time is that? Award season, of course! Last week the nominees for CBC Canada Reads 2023 longlist were announced. In total, there are 15 books nominated. They represent a variety of genres and come from authors of various backgrounds. A few were on various best of 2022 lists. The one thing they all have in common is they come from Canadian authors.

CBC Canada Reads 2023 Longlist Announcement

This year the CBC has decided to go with the theme of one book to shift your perspective.

The stories we tell, and the way we tell them, can shape how we see ourselves, our communities and the world. This collection of books is an opportunity to broaden our horizons, expand our worldview and think differently about the world around us and our place in it.

15 books make Canada Reads 2023 longlist | CBC Books

All titles are linked to Goodreads.

Now, let’s take a look at the CBC Canada Reads 2023 Longlist!

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

  • Release Date: September 2022
  • Genre: Graphic Novel, Memoir

Revery: A Year of Bees by Jenna Butler

  • Release Date: October 2020
  • Genre: Nature, Memoir

Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir by Cody Caetano

  • Release Date: May 2022
  • Genre: Memoir

Greenwood by Michael Christie

  • Release Date: February 2020
  • Genre: Fiction

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

  • Release Date: March 2022
  • Genre: Fantasy

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

  • Release Date: April 2021
  • Genre: Romance

All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay

  • Release Date: May 2022
  • Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

  • Release Date: April 2022
  • Genre: Fiction

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu

  • Release Date: May 2022
  • Genre: Autobiography

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  • Release Date: June 2020
  • Genre: Horror, Gothic Fiction

Finding Edward by Sheila Murray

  • Release Date: June 2022
  • Genre: Fiction

Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah

  • Release Date: March 2022
  • Genre: Historical Fiction

We Spread by Iain Reid

  • Release Date: September 2022
  • Genre: Suspense, Horror

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

  • Release Date: October 2018
  • Genre: Science Fiction

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

  • Release Date: September 2014
  • Genre: Science Fiction

That is the CBC Canada Reads 2023 Longlist. The shortlist and their champions will be announced on January 25. The debates will start on March 27, with the winner announced on March 30.

I haven’t read any of the nominees, but I have heard of several. Have you read any of the CBC Canada Reads 2023 nominees? Which ones do you hope will be shortlisted?

CBC Canada Reads 2023 Longlist Announcement

Looking for some more books to read? Check out my other bookish listsbook reviews, and monthly reading wrap-ups.


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4 thoughts on “CBC Canada Reads 2023 Longlist: 15 Books

  1. I try to read the shortlist books each year, so will check out which ones made it. I have not read any of these yet.

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