16 must-read canada books like Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson

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Probably Ruby

By: Lisa Bird-Wilson

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this unforgettable d…

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Cover of Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) by Waubgeshig Rice

1. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • fiction
  • adult
  • canada
  • audiobook
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2. A Grandmother Begins the Story

By: Michelle Porter

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Michelle Porter makes her fiction debut with an enchanting and original story … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Porter's A Grandmother Begins the Story book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Different ways to tell a story. Some tellers make a noise to announce the coming of the story for get someone else to call everyone's attention. Some wait for people to gather around, for the quiet t…"

-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story

"People get themselves ready to die. They start going through their memories and bringing out their stories one by one as if there was a photo album in their head and they've got to get through it bef…"

-Michelle Porter, A Grandmother Begins the Story

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3. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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4. Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir

By: Cody Caetano

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

*LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2023* NATIONAL BESTSELLERA family tries to learn from the mistakes of … read more

Similar categories in Cody Caetano's Half-Bads in White Regalia: A Memoir book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • audiobook
  • family
  • canada
  • indigenous
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5. And Then She Fell

By: Alicia Elliott

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous wo… read more

Similar categories in Alicia Elliott's And Then She Fell book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
"Nothing I do is done solely for me. Everything is done to elevate Steve or Dawn, in some way. I'm an afterthought in my own life."

-Alicia Elliott, And Then She Fell

"A part of me wants to cry at this small request, because I know what that longing is like, what it means. I won't be there forever, but I will be there for her. For her sister. For her mother. I'll b…"

-Alicia Elliott, And Then She Fell

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6. Night of the Living Rez

By: Morgan Talty

3.91

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

How do the living come back to life?  Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Re… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Talty's Night of the Living Rez book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"There is that terrible memory, surely, but so too are there sweet ones, the tiny memories with the tiny details that are milder in climax, no doubt, but equally powerful..."

-Morgan Talty, Night of the Living Rez

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7. Bad Cree

By: Jessica Johns

3.92

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Johns's Bad Cree book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"

-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree

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8. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

Similar categories in Christina Wong's Denison Avenue book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • canada
  • contemporary
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9. Probably Ruby

By: Lisa Bird-Wilson

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this unforgettable d… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Circle

By: Katherena Vermette

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Circle book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Behind You

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.04

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

As terror grips a city, a young girl faces danger closer to home and chilling memories that last a … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hernandez's Behind You book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • fiction
  • adult
  • canada
  • audiobook
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12. All the Quiet Places

By: Brian Thomas Isaac

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Brian Isaac's powerful debut novel All the Quiet Places is the coming-of-age story of Eddie Toma, a… read more

Similar categories in Brian Thomas Isaac's All the Quiet Places book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. A Minor Chorus

By: Billy-Ray Belcourt

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write … read more

Similar categories in Billy-Ray Belcourt's A Minor Chorus book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Rose Quartz: Poems

By: Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A wild, seductive debut collection that presents a powerful journey of struggle and healing—and a s… read more

Similar categories in Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe's Rose Quartz: Poems book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • contemporary
  • adult
  • native american
  • indigenous
"keep this / with you / it is part / of your story / sometimes / to remember / a wound / is the way / of healing"

-Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe, Rose Quartz: Poems

"How is it I have never dated / someone who is also Coast Salish / or at least Indigenous / instead it's Disney's Pocahontas / her animated dad with his hands up / these white men are dangerous / and …"

-Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe, Rose Quartz: Poems

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15. Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

By: Angela Sterritt

4.51

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenou… read more

Similar categories in Angela Sterritt's Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • canada
  • indigenous
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16. The Most Precious Substance on Earth

By: Shashi Bhat

3.60

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Journey Prize winner Shashi Bhat’s "powerful, surprising and terrifying" (Rufi Thorpe) story about … read more

Similar categories in Shashi Bhat's The Most Precious Substance on Earth book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Prairie Edge

By: Conor Kerr

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions returns with a frenetic, propulsive crime… read more

Similar categories in Conor Kerr's Prairie Edge book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Black Water

By: David Alexander Robertson

4.17

Format: 288 pages, ebook

“An instant classic that demands to be read with your heart open and with a perspective widened to … read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's Black Water book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • audiobook
  • native american
  • canada
  • indigenous
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19. A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories

By: Chelsea T. Hicks

3.77

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

From Oklahoma to California, the heroes of A Calm & Normal Heart are modern-day homesteaders, adven… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea T. Hicks's A Calm & Normal Heart: Stories book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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20. Avenue of Champions

By: Conor Kerr

4.21

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Daniel is a young Métis man searching for a way to exist in a world of lateral violence, intergener… read more

Similar categories in Conor Kerr's Avenue of Champions book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
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21. Firekeeper: A Novel

By: Katłıà

4.30

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Nyla has an affinity to fire. A neglected teen in a small northern town—trying to escape a mother b… read more

Similar categories in Katłıà's Firekeeper: A Novel book and Lisa Bird-Wilson's Probably Ruby

  • fiction

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