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
1766 Who Do You Think You Are? Alice Munro 1978 Canadian English
2175 Surfacing Margaret Atwood 1972 Canadian English
2922 The Progress of Love Alice Munro 1986 Canadian English
3625 Bear Marian Engel 1976 Canadian English
4474 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood 1996 Canadian English
6129 Three Day Road Joseph Boyden 2005 Canadian English
6522 Crow Lake Mary Lawson 2002 Canadian English
6578 Indian Horse Richard Wagamese 2012 Canadian English
6672 What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell 2009 Canadian English
6901 Raymond And Hannah Stephen Marche 2005 Canadian English
7616 Don't Get Too Comfortable David Rakoff 2005 Canadian English
7649 Jalna Mazo de La Roche 1927 Canadian English
7680 Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo 2023 Unknown English
7764 Too Much Happiness Alice Munro 2009 Canadian English
8076 Nurture Shock Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman 2008 American English
9095 The Cunning Man Robertson Davies 1994 Canadian English
9194 The Confidence Game Maria Konnikova 2015 American English
10020 The Architects Are Here Michael Winter 2007 Canadian English
10140 Dinner Along The Amazon Timothy Findley 1984 Canadian English
10221 What's Bred In The Bone Robertson Davies 1985 Canadian English
11006 Friend Of My Youth Alice Munro 1990 Canadian English
11346 Best Loved Folktales Of The World Joanna Cole 1982 Unknown English
11663 The Moons Of Jupiter Alice Munro 1982 Canadian English
13061 Detective Aunty Uzma Jalaluddin 2025 Canadian English
14097 Trader Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14121 Mulengro Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14342 The Man From Glengarry Ralph Connor 1901 Canadian English
14492 Every Summer After Carley Fortune 2022 Canadian English
14493 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
14630 The Gutenberg Galaxy Marshall McLuhan 1962 Canadian English
14985 Away Jane Urquhart 1993 Canadian English
14985 Dear Life Alice Munro 2012 Canadian English
14973 The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford 1961 Canadian English
14985 Into The Silence Wade Davis 2011 Canadian English
14985 Ornamentalism David Cannadine 2001 British English
14985 The Robber Bride Margaret Atwood 1993 Canadian English
15916 Paddle To The Sea Holling C. Holling 1941 American English
15916 La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West Francis Parkman 1869 American English
17165 The Tenderness of Wolves Stef Penney 2006 British English
17165 A Wilderness Station Alice Munro 1996 American English
17165 George Sprott Seth 2009 Canadian English
17165 Finding Winnie Lindsay Mattick 2015 Canadian English
17165 Motherhood Sheila Heti 2018 Canadian English
17165 Ayesha At Last Uzma Jalaluddin 2018 Canadian English
17165 Whole Earth Discipline Stewart Brand 2009 American English
17165 The Paris Wife Paula McLain 2011 American English
17165 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Bryan Lee O'Malley 2004 Canadian English
17165 Moon Of The Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice 2024 Canadian English
17165 Deadlock Sara Paretsky 1984 American English
17165 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17165 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17165 Sir John A. Macdonald And The Apocalyptic Year 1885 Patrice Dutil 2024 Canadian English
17165 Age 16 Rosena Fung 2024 Unknown English
17165 The Antagonist Lynn Coady 2011 Canadian English
17135 The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood 1969 Canadian English
17165 There And Back: Diaries 1999 2009 Michael Palin 2024 British English
17165 Fruit Brian Francis 2004 Canadian English
17165 The Collected Essex County Jeff Lemire 2009 Canadian English
17165 Endure Alex Hutchinson 2018 Canadian English
17165 Bone And Bread Saleema Nawaz 2013 Canadian English
17165 Elizabeth And After Matt Cohen 1999 Canadian English
17165 Forty Words For Sorrow Giles Blunt 2000 Canadian English
17165 Holding Still For As Long As Possible Zoe Whittall 2009 Canadian English
17165 Lost Girls Andrew Pyper 2000 Canadian English
17165 Six Metres Of Pavement Farzana Doctor 2011 Canadian English
17165 Skim Mariko Tamaki 2008 Canadian English
17165 The Amazing Absorbing Boy Rabindranath Maharaj 2010 Canadian English
17165 The Best Laid Plans Terry Fallis 2007 Canadian English
17165 The Bishop's Man Linden MacIntyre 2009 Canadian English
17165 The Orenda Joseph Boyden 2013 Canadian English
17165 The Romantic Barbara Gowdy 2003 Canadian English
17165 The Wives Of Bath Susan Swan 1993 Canadian English
17165 The Brain That Changes Itself Norman Doidge 2007 Canadian English
17165 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English
17165 Swann Carol Shields 1987 Canadian English
17165 King Leary Paul Quarrington 1987 Canadian English
17165 The Summer Game Roger Angell 1972 American English
17165 Big Red Of Meadow Stable William Nack 1988 American English
17165 Game Misconduct Russ Conway 1995 Unknown English
17165 The Power Of Meaning Emily Esfahani Smith 2017 American English
17165 On Fire Naomi Klein 2019 Canadian English
17165 Him Sarina Bowen 2015 Unknown English
17165 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17165 Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo 2023 Unknown English
17165 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17165 A History Of Burning Janika Oza 2023 Unknown English
17165 Be Mine Richard Ford 2023 American English
17165 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17165 Find You First Linwood Barclay 2021 Canadian English
17165 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17165 Scott Pilgrim The Complete Series Bryan Lee O'Malley 2010 Canadian English
17165 Losing The Signal McNish, Jacquie, Silcoff, Sean 2015 Canadian English