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The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2016

The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2016 names 100 books across 5 categories. 45 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awadsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. After James by Michael Helmsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Alice & Oliver by Charles Bocksource (opens in a new tab)
  4. All That Man Is by David Szalaysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. All That Sang by Lydia Perovicsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Barkskins by Annie Proulxsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. By Gaslight by Steven Pricesource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Conclave by Robert Harrissource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thiensource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Don’t I Know You? by Marni Jacksonsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Double Teenage by Joni Murphysource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Faithful by Alice Hoffmansource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggerssource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasisource (opens in a new tab)
  15. I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reidsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Moonglow by Michael Chabonsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Stroutsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains by Yasuko Thanhsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. News of the World by Paulette Jilessource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Nutshell by Ian McEwansource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Pond by Claire-Louise Bennettsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Rich and Poor by Jacob Wrensource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Still Mine by Amy Stuartsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Stranger by David Bergensource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Swing Time by Zadie Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittallsource (opens in a new tab)
  28. The Break by Katherena Vermettesource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapenasource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrisseysource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Hidden Keys by André Alexissource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martelsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Letter Writer by Dan Fespermansource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Briensource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Long, Hot Summer by Kathleen MacMahonsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Night Bell by Inger Ash Wolfesource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Parcel by Anosh Iranisource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendlersource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasamsource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Trap by Melanie Raabe, translated by Imogen Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Two of Us by Kathy Pagesource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whiteheadsource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Changsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Wonder by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  45. Today Will Be Different by Maria Semplesource (opens in a new tab)
  46. Waste by Andrew F. Sullivansource (opens in a new tab)
  47. We’re All in This Together by Amy Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Willem De Kooning’s Paintbrush by Kerry Lee Powellsource (opens in a new tab)
  49. Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwinsource (opens in a new tab)
  50. Zero K by Don DeLillosource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Literature

  1. Band for Life by Anya Davidsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Carpet Sweeper Tales by Julie Doucetsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. In-Between Days by Teva Harrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus by Chester Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Peplum by Blutchsource (opens in a new tab)

Kids' Books

  1. King Baby by Kate Beatonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Ooko by Esmé Shapirosource (opens in a new tab)
  3. School’s First Day of School by Adam Rexsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Moon Inside by Sandra V. Federsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Storm by Akiko Miyakoshisource (opens in a new tab)
  6. We Found a Hat by Jon Klassensource (opens in a new tab)

Non-Fiction

  1. A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age by Daniel J. Levitinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Good Death by Sandra Martinsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. After Nothing Comes by Aidan Kochsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traistersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. An Intimate Wilderness by Norman Hallendysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Bad Singer by Tim Falconersource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonaldsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteensource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Brown by Kamal Al-Solayleesource (opens in a new tab)
  10. City Of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlencesource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality by Sarah Barmaksource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage by Michael Corensource (opens in a new tab)
  13. In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Ann Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Invisible North by Alexandra Shimosource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Opium Eater by Carlyn Zwarensteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Precious Cargo by Craig Davidsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Pumpkinflowers by Matti Friedmansource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy Westsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. So Sad Today by Melissa Brodersource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Substitute by Nicholson Bakersource (opens in a new tab)
  21. The Art of Waiting by Belle Boggssource (opens in a new tab)
  22. The Attention Merchants by Tim Wusource (opens in a new tab)
  23. The Best of Writers & Company by Eleanor Wachtelsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. The Candidate by Noah Richlersource (opens in a new tab)
  25. The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjeesource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Lonely City by Olivia Laingsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. The Marriott Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom by Mohamed Fahmy and Carol Shabensource (opens in a new tab)
  28. The Return of History by Jennifer Welshsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Revenge of Analog by David Saxsource (opens in a new tab)
  30. This Is Not My Life by Diane Schoemperlensource (opens in a new tab)
  31. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithisource (opens in a new tab)
  32. White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  34. You Only Live Twice by Chase Joynt and Mike Hoolboomsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Fiction

  1. Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savitsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Girl Mans Up by M-E Girardsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Once, in a Town Called Moth by Trilby Kentsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnissource (opens in a new tab)

About the The Globe and Mail Globe 100

The Globe 100, The Globe and Mail's annual books-section pick of the year's best books, 2006-2025. All rows come from the Globe's own Globe 100 archive (an interactive on theglobeandmail.com, read from its public data file). Categories are the archive's genre labels: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Graphic Literature, Kids' Books, Young Adult Fiction and Cookbooks. Fiction and Non-Fiction merge the paper's Canadian and international sections; thrillers sit under Fiction. Every year has 100 books except 2007, which the archive lists with 101. Checks against the annual Globe 100 articles for 2009, 2017 and 2019-2024 matched. Eight archive typos were fixed from the annual article, a publisher or retailer page, or other lists in this catalog: Killers of the Flower Moon (2017), Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (2024), and the author names Andrew O’Hagan, Ian McEwan, Linden MacIntyre, Sara Cassidy, Andrew Larsen and Kenneth Oppel. Illustrators and volume editors are dropped from the author field; translators are kept. Reader-pick follow-ups and writers' favourite-books columns are left out. The list is not ranked.

Organization: The Globe and Mail. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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