Canadians around the world sent in their suggestions through CBC's recommendation form, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter. More than 6,000 nominations came in and listeners voted for 400 different novels of every genre: science fiction, mystery, romance, young adult and more. Here's the Top 40 list as chosen by CBC Radio listeners in 2010.
MacDonald, Ann-Marie
The way the crow flies
Atwood, Margaret
The year of the flood
Boyden, Joseph
Through black spruce
Shields, Carol
Unless
Gibb, Camilla
Sweetness in the belly
Fallis, Terry.
The best laid plans
McKay, Ami
The birth house
Finucan, Stephen
The fallen
Vanderhaeghe, Guy
The last crossing
Urquhart, Jane
The stone carvers
Hay, Elizabeth
Late nights on air
Martel, Yann.
Life of Pi
Atwood, Margaret
Oryx and Crake
Donoghue, Emma
Room
Wright, Richard B.
Clara Callan
Grant, Jessica
Come, thou tortoise
Lawson, Mary
Crow Lake
Glover, Douglas
Elle
Lemire, Jeff.
Tales from the farm
Pick, Alison
Far to go
Moore, Lisa Lynne
February
Crummey, Michael.
Galore