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The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2017

The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2017 names 100 books across 7 categories. 40 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Cookbooks

  1. Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race by Naben Ruthnumsource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction

  1. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Austersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. All Grown Up by Jami Attenbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. American War by Omar El Akkadsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Bad Endings by Carleigh Bakersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Bellevue Square by Michael Redhillsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Brother by David Chariandysource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Demi-Gods by Eliza Robertsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Dr. Bethune’s Children by Xue Yiwei, translated by Darryl Sterksource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Exit West by Mohsin Hamidsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Forest Dark by Nicole Krausssource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Fugue States by Pasha Mallasource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhagsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Glass Houses by Louise Pennysource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfeghsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Maraissource (opens in a new tab)
  16. In the Cage by Kevin Hardcastlesource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbisource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Little Sister by Barbara Gowdysource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Lost in September by Kathleen Wintersource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egansource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Minds of Winter by Ed O’Loughlinsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Petersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Scarborough by Catherine Hernandezsource (opens in a new tab)
  25. So Much Love by Rebecca Rosenblumsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Sputnik’s Children by Terri Favrosource (opens in a new tab)
  28. That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E. K. Johnstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Accusation by Bandisource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Bone Mother by David Demchuksource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Borrowed by Chan Ho-Kei, translated by Jeremy Tiangsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Child Finder by Rene Denfeldsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Clothesline Swing by Ahmad Danny Ramadansource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Dark and Other Love Stories by Deborah Willissource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis, translated by Michael Luceysource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Golden House by Salman Rushdiesource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neillsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäcksource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roysource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Original Face by Guillaume Morissettesource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoffsource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Redemption of Galen Pike by Carys Daviessource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Shoe on the Roof by Will Fergusonsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Thirst by Jo Nesbosource (opens in a new tab)
  45. Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowellsource (opens in a new tab)
  46. This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  47. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankelsource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Transit by Rachel Cusksource (opens in a new tab)
  49. We All Love the Beautiful Girls by Joanne Proulxsource (opens in a new tab)
  50. We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynessource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Literature

  1. Everything Is Flammable by Gabrielle Bellsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hostage by Guy Delisle, translated by Helge Daschersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferrissource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Pretending Is Lying by Dominique Goblet, translated by Sophie Yanowsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Songy of Paradise by Gary Pantersource (opens in a new tab)

Kids' Books

  1. How to Make Friends With a Ghost by Rebecca Greensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Olivia the Spy by Ian Falconersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Seamus’s Short Story by Heather Hartt-Sussmansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Gold Leaf by Kirsten Hallsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Undefeated by Steve Sheinkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclearsource (opens in a new tab)

Non-Fiction

  1. Afterglow by Eileen Mylessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishrasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. American Kingpin by Nick Biltonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Arrival by Nick Mountsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Baseball Life Advice by Stacey May Fowlessource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Between Them by Richard Fordsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Birds Art Life by Kyo Maclearsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkarsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Dead Reckoning by Carys Craggsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Game Change by Ken Drydensource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Gutenberg’s Fingerprint by Merilyn Simondssource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Hoover by Kenneth Whytesource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Hunger by Roxane Gaysource (opens in a new tab)
  14. I Hear She’s a Real Bitch by Jen Aggsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Juliet’s Answer by Glenn Dixonsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Life on the Ground Floor by James Maskalyksource (opens in a new tab)
  18. One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koulsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Out Standing in the Field by Sandra Perronsource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Run, Hide, Repeat by Pauline Dakinsource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talagasource (opens in a new tab)
  22. The Handover by Elaine Dewarsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. The Last Word by Julia Coopersource (opens in a new tab)
  24. The Reconciliation Manifesto by Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derricksonsource (opens in a new tab)
  25. The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sackssource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkelsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. The Unfinished Dollhouse by Michelle Alfanosource (opens in a new tab)
  28. The Whisky King by Trevor Colesource (opens in a new tab)
  29. Too Much and Not the Mood by Durga Chew-Bosesource (opens in a new tab)
  30. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clintonsource (opens in a new tab)
  31. World Without Mind by Franklin Foersource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. Admission Requirements by Phoebe Wangsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. My Ariel by Sina Queyrassource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Corpses of the Future by Lynn Crosbiesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaursource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Fiction

  1. The Agony of Bun O’Keefe by Heather Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimalinesource (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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