The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Ontario

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1261 The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood 2000 Canadian English
1285 Selected Stories of Alice Munro Alice Munro 1996 Canadian English
1697 The Stone Diaries Carol Shields 1993 Canadian English
1765 Who Do You Think You Are? Alice Munro 1978 Canadian English
2174 Surfacing Margaret Atwood 1972 Canadian English
2921 The Progress of Love Alice Munro 1986 Canadian English
3626 Bear Marian Engel 1976 Canadian English
4472 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood 1996 Canadian English
6126 Three Day Road Joseph Boyden 2005 Canadian English
6520 Crow Lake Mary Lawson 2002 Canadian English
6576 Indian Horse Richard Wagamese 2012 Canadian English
6671 What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell 2009 Canadian English
6901 Raymond And Hannah Stephen Marche 2005 Canadian English
7615 Don't Get Too Comfortable David Rakoff 2005 Canadian English
7648 Jalna Mazo de La Roche 1927 Canadian English
7679 Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo 2023 Unknown English
7762 Too Much Happiness Alice Munro 2009 Canadian English
8075 Nurture Shock Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman 2008 American English
9088 The Cunning Man Robertson Davies 1994 Canadian English
9188 The Confidence Game Maria Konnikova 2015 American English
10014 The Architects Are Here Michael Winter 2007 Canadian English
10135 Dinner Along The Amazon Timothy Findley 1984 Canadian English
10214 What's Bred In The Bone Robertson Davies 1985 Canadian English
10999 Friend Of My Youth Alice Munro 1990 Canadian English
11339 Best Loved Folktales Of The World Joanna Cole 1982 Unknown English
11660 The Moons Of Jupiter Alice Munro 1982 Canadian English
13058 Detective Aunty Uzma Jalaluddin 2025 Canadian English
14097 Trader Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14121 Mulengro Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14341 The Man From Glengarry Ralph Connor 1901 Canadian English
14491 Every Summer After Carley Fortune 2022 Canadian English
14492 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
14629 The Gutenberg Galaxy Marshall McLuhan 1962 Canadian English
14983 Away Jane Urquhart 1993 Canadian English
14983 Dear Life Alice Munro 2012 Canadian English
14971 The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford 1961 Canadian English
14983 Into The Silence Wade Davis 2011 Canadian English
14983 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
14983 The Robber Bride Margaret Atwood 1993 Canadian English
15897 Paddle To The Sea Holling C. Holling 1941 American English
15897 La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West Francis Parkman 1869 American English
17117 The Tenderness of Wolves Stef Penney 2006 British English
17117 A Wilderness Station Alice Munro 1996 American English
17117 George Sprott Seth 2009 Canadian English
17117 Finding Winnie Lindsay Mattick 2015 Canadian English
17117 Motherhood Sheila Heti 2018 Canadian English
17117 Ayesha At Last Uzma Jalaluddin 2018 Canadian English
17117 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English
17117 The Paris Wife Paula McLain 2011 American English
17117 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Bryan Lee O'Malley 2004 Canadian English
17117 Moon Of The Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice 2024 Canadian English
17117 Deadlock Sara Paretsky 1984 American English
17117 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17117 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17117 Sir John A. Macdonald And The Apocalyptic Year 1885 Patrice Dutil 2024 Canadian English
17117 Age 16 Rosena Fung 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Antagonist Lynn Coady 2011 Canadian English
17114 The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood 1969 Canadian English
17117 There And Back: Diaries 1999 2009 Michael Palin 2024 British English
17117 Fruit Brian Francis 2004 Canadian English
17117 The Collected Essex County Jeff Lemire 2009 Canadian English
17117 Endure Alex Hutchinson 2018 Canadian English
17117 Bone And Bread Saleema Nawaz 2013 Canadian English
17117 Elizabeth And After Matt Cohen 1999 Canadian English
17117 Forty Words For Sorrow Giles Blunt 2000 Canadian English
17117 Holding Still For As Long As Possible Zoe Whittall 2009 Canadian English
17117 Lost Girls Andrew Pyper 2000 Canadian English
17117 Six Metres Of Pavement Farzana Doctor 2011 Canadian English
17117 Skim Mariko Tamaki 2008 Canadian English
17117 The Amazing Absorbing Boy Rabindranath Maharaj 2010 Canadian English
17117 The Best Laid Plans Terry Fallis 2007 Canadian English
17117 The Bishop's Man Linden MacIntyre 2009 Canadian English
17117 The Orenda Joseph Boyden 2013 Canadian English
17117 The Romantic Barbara Gowdy 2003 Canadian English
17117 The Wives Of Bath Susan Swan 1993 Canadian English
17117 The Brain That Changes Itself Norman Doidge 2007 Canadian English
17117 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English
17117 Swann Carol Shields 1987 Canadian English
17117 King Leary Paul Quarrington 1987 Canadian English
17117 The Summer Game Roger Angell 1972 American English
17117 Big Red Of Meadow Stable William Nack 1988 American English
17117 Game Misconduct Russ Conway 1995 Unknown English
17117 The Power Of Meaning Emily Esfahani Smith 2017 American English
17117 On Fire Naomi Klein 2019 Canadian English
17117 Him Sarina Bowen 2015 Unknown English
17117 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17117 Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo 2023 Unknown English
17117 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17117 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
17117 Be Mine Richard Ford 2023 American English
17117 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17117 Find You First Linwood Barclay 2021 Canadian English
17117 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17117 Scott Pilgrim The Complete Series Bryan Lee O'Malley 2010 Canadian English