Globe & Mail - The Globe 100 - Best Books of 2019

1.
City of Girls
City of Girls 4.04 avg rating — 313,143 ratings
2.
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators 4.40 avg rating — 101,067 ratings
3.
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 400,705 ratings
4.
Aria
Aria 3.58 avg rating — 5,573 ratings
5.
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants
by: Ann Hui
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,778 ratings
6.
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir 4.10 avg rating — 33,303 ratings
7.
Conviction (Anna and Fin, #1)
Conviction (Anna and Fin, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 50,729 ratings
8.
Nancy: A Comic Collection
Nancy: A Comic Collection 4.19 avg rating — 612 ratings
9.
Beverly, Right Here
Beverly, Right Here 4.14 avg rating — 6,983 ratings
10.
Days by Moonlight (Quincunx, #5)
Days by Moonlight (Quincunx, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
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Immigrant City
Immigrant City 3.42 avg rating — 665 ratings
12.
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer 4.06 avg rating — 116,583 ratings
13.
Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club
Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club 3.58 avg rating — 4,284 ratings
14.
The Innocents
The Innocents 3.78 avg rating — 9,638 ratings
15.
Empire of Wild
Empire of Wild 3.74 avg rating — 12,305 ratings
16.
Akin
Akin 3.68 avg rating — 16,836 ratings
17.
Ducks, Newburyport
Ducks, Newburyport 3.97 avg rating — 5,704 ratings
18.
The Difference
The Difference 3.68 avg rating — 483 ratings
19.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 30,284 ratings
20.
A Brightness Long Ago
A Brightness Long Ago 4.18 avg rating — 8,047 ratings
21.
Shut Up You're Pretty
Shut Up You're Pretty 3.54 avg rating — 4,132 ratings
22.
Dual Citizens
Dual Citizens 3.72 avg rating — 1,999 ratings
23.
I Become a Delight to My Enemies
I Become a Delight to My Enemies 3.84 avg rating — 307 ratings
24.
The Gown
The Gown 4.14 avg rating — 58,378 ratings
25.
Normal People
Normal People 3.81 avg rating — 1,756,843 ratings
26.
Guest Book: Ghost Stories
Guest Book: Ghost Stories 3.56 avg rating — 742 ratings
27.
Chasing Painted Horses
Chasing Painted Horses 3.95 avg rating — 525 ratings
28.
Five Wives
Five Wives 3.56 avg rating — 1,964 ratings
29.
Lampedusa
Lampedusa 3.79 avg rating — 1,446 ratings
30.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating — 291,137 ratings
31.
Reproduction
Reproduction 3.28 avg rating — 2,695 ratings
32.
The Border (Power of the Dog, #3)
The Border (Power of the Dog, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 18,449 ratings
33.
Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson 3.88 avg rating — 776 ratings
34.
Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline 3.83 avg rating — 1,838 ratings
35.
Coventry: Essays
Coventry: Essays 3.73 avg rating — 3,442 ratings
36.
The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed With Finding Him
The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed With Finding Him 3.50 avg rating — 492 ratings
37.
Had It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo?
Had It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo? 4.34 avg rating — 894 ratings
38.
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground 4.41 avg rating — 10,258 ratings
39.
Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel
Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel 3.94 avg rating — 2,465 ratings
40.
Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink
Before the Lights Go Out: A Season Inside a Game on the Brink 3.84 avg rating — 228 ratings
41.
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine 4.35 avg rating — 9,140 ratings
42.
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 18,851 ratings
43.
Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada
Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada 4.46 avg rating — 908 ratings
44.
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement 4.34 avg rating — 43,160 ratings
45.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland 4.47 avg rating — 149,126 ratings
46.
Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada
Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada 4.02 avg rating — 431 ratings
47.
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person 3.94 avg rating — 4,082 ratings
48.
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way 4.49 avg rating — 33,341 ratings
49.
Girls Need Not Apply
Girls Need Not Apply 3.84 avg rating — 334 ratings
50.
Three Women
Three Women 3.71 avg rating — 168,059 ratings
51.
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion 4.03 avg rating — 76,758 ratings
52.
The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami
The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami 3.95 avg rating — 952 ratings
53.
The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Metis Nation
The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Metis Nation 4.32 avg rating — 914 ratings
54.
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.: A Memoir
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 938 ratings
55.
Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other
Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other 4.09 avg rating — 865 ratings
56.
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 329,351 ratings
57.
Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement
Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement 4.42 avg rating — 4,018 ratings
58.
Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise
Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise 3.66 avg rating — 615 ratings
59.
Someone We Know
Someone We Know 3.91 avg rating — 149,460 ratings
60.
A Matter of Malice (DreadfulWater, #4)
A Matter of Malice (DreadfulWater, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 724 ratings
61.
Joe Country (Slough House, #6)
Joe Country (Slough House, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 21,546 ratings
62.
The Turn of the Key
The Turn of the Key
by: Ruth Ware
3.91 avg rating — 316,621 ratings
63.
The Farm
The Farm 3.49 avg rating — 40,392 ratings
64.
Wherever She Goes
Wherever She Goes 3.82 avg rating — 5,469 ratings
65.
Flowers Over the Inferno
Flowers Over the Inferno 3.92 avg rating — 10,235 ratings
66.
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The Confessions of Frannie Langton 3.56 avg rating — 18,623 ratings
67.
This Woman's Work
This Woman's Work 4.09 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
68.
The Poe Clan Vol. 1
The Poe Clan Vol. 1 4.10 avg rating — 567 ratings
69.
The River at Night
The River at Night 3.59 avg rating — 612 ratings
70.
Clyde Fans
Clyde Fans
by: Seth
3.99 avg rating — 1,661 ratings
71.
Rusty Brown
Rusty Brown 4.29 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
72.
Small in the City
Small in the City 4.21 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
73.
My Winter City
My Winter City 3.77 avg rating — 248 ratings
74.
Helen’s Birds
Helen’s Birds 3.98 avg rating — 120 ratings
75.
Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink
Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink 4.35 avg rating — 343 ratings
76.
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way 4.45 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
77.
Albert's Quiet Quest
Albert's Quiet Quest 4.08 avg rating — 574 ratings
78.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.25 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
79.
Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden 3.80 avg rating — 209 ratings
80.
I Lost My Talk
I Lost My Talk
by: Rita Joe
4.42 avg rating — 138 ratings
81.
You Are Never Alone
You Are Never Alone 3.94 avg rating — 257 ratings
82.
Pet (Pet, #1)
Pet (Pet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 33,365 ratings
83.
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster 3.85 avg rating — 436 ratings
84.
Break in Case of Emergency
Break in Case of Emergency 3.76 avg rating — 581 ratings
85.
Allies
Allies 4.27 avg rating — 12,020 ratings
86.
The Grace Year
The Grace Year 4.14 avg rating — 220,494 ratings
87.
The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2)
The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 58,557 ratings
88.
Keep This to Yourself
Keep This to Yourself
by: Tom Ryan
3.85 avg rating — 3,218 ratings
89.
Broken Strings
Broken Strings 4.19 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
90.
Frankly in Love
Frankly in Love 3.71 avg rating — 30,275 ratings
91.
Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen
Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen 4.42 avg rating — 733 ratings
92.
Indian-Ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family
Indian-Ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family 4.17 avg rating — 3,283 ratings
93.
Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador
Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador 4.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
94.
Kosher Style: Over 100 Jewish Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook
Kosher Style: Over 100 Jewish Recipes for the Modern Cook: A Cookbook
by: Amy Rosen
3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
95.
Living High Off the Hog: Over 100 Recipes and Techniques to Cook Pork Perfectly: A Cookbook
Living High Off the Hog: Over 100 Recipes and Techniques to Cook Pork Perfectly: A Cookbook 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
96.
The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids
The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings
97.
From the Oven to the Table
From the Oven to the Table 3.98 avg rating — 506 ratings
98.
Cedar & Salt: Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field, and Sea
Cedar & Salt: Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field, and Sea
by: DL Acken
4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
99.
Duchess at Home: Sweet & Savoury Recipes from My Home to Yours: A Cookbook
Duchess at Home: Sweet & Savoury Recipes from My Home to Yours: A Cookbook 4.35 avg rating — 49 ratings
100.
Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over
Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over 4.16 avg rating — 3,509 ratings