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13 Canadian Books You Should Read Right Now

These buzzy 2019 releases by Canadian authors include tales of magic kingdoms, earthquake survivors, cultish sororities and high-tech serial killers.

Danielle Groen, Dafna Izenberg and Emily Landau Updated

One of the easiest ways to show your love for all things red, white and northern on Canada Day weekend is to grab a book, head to the nearest tranquil dock and read. Here are our picks of the most engrossing new titles from Canadian writers.

Aria cover with paper cutouts of moon over cityscape

Aria by Nazanine Hozar

Hozar, an Iranian-born writer who now lives in B.C., captures the sweep of Iran’s political history through the eyes of Aria, an orphan girl in 1950s Tehran. She’s raised by a series of complicated women, including a wealthy benefactress and, eventually, her biological mother. When the novel comes full circle, Aria has become a young mother herself and the fever of terror and revolution has again taken hold in Iran. $25, Penguin Random House.

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