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And the Birds Rained Down

January 19, 2016 by Lauren d'Entremont

As the final five books start going head-to-head in Canada Reads 2016 , we’re taking a look back at some of the Atlantic Canadian authors who have been featured in the past.

 

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Canada Reads Atlantic Books

In alphabetical order, by title:

And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier

Annabel by Kathleen Winter

The Birth House by Ami McKay

*The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston

Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

*February by Lisa Moore

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

*Rockbound by Frank Parker Day

Whylah Falls by George Elliott Clarke

A *  indicates that the title was the winning book the year it was featured. More info on each title and online ordering available at the links.

Check out this year’s books here.

Which ones have you read? Or are planning to read?

Filed Under: Lists, Web exclusives Tagged With: Ami McKay, And the Birds Rained Down, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Annabel, David Adams Richards, Fall on Your Knees, February, Frank Parker Day, George Elliott Clarke, Jocelyne Saucier, Kathleen Winter, Lawrence Hill, Lisa Moore, Mercy Among the Children, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Rockbound, The Birth House, The Book of Negroes, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Wayne Johnston, Whylah Falls

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