Canada Reads Longlist 2022 (15 books)

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Fifteen books are on the Canada Reads longlist for 2022.

From deeply personal memoirs, engaging short story collections, expansive stories and gothic fiction, this year's longlisted books inspire readers to reflect on community and who we are in the world we live in.

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1	Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 47,434 ratings score: 789, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 3.95 avg rating — 73,314 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe 4.39 avg rating — 11,065 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 13,057 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 17,415 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac 3.84 avg rating — 3,219 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing by Clayton Thomas-Muller 3.65 avg rating — 4,060 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers by Marcello Di Cintio (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 472 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 31,083 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson 3.59 avg rating — 1,116 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Book of Wings by Tawhida Tanya Evanson 2.92 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen 3.38 avg rating — 13,651 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough 3.43 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	We Two Alone: Stories by Jack Wang (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	From My Mother's Back: A Journey from Kenya to Canada by Njoki Nathani Wane 3.39 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars