Capital City Press Featured Writer Giselle General shares about this list:
"These books have taken my heart and my imagination to various experiences and locations, highlighting history and social issues that I am not familiar with, as well as a wide range of writing styles that both enrich my experience as a reader, and inspire me as an artist."
How does it feel to move to a country in North America from the Philippines during a politically unstable time? This book explores this question with a captivating character whose past continues to haunt her in the new country where she tries to…
Our neighbourhood church pastor recommended I read this story of a young girl’s coming-of-age in Brooklyn, New York at the turn of the twentieth century before my first trip to New York City. As I toured the areas of New York City both old and new,…
Media and our personal environments influence our definition of romance, marriage, and commitment. This book series of a woman who fell in love with three brothers who wanted her as their wife, helped me witness that romantic love can come in a…
The concept of heaven is something I constantly heard about growing up, but continued to be too abstract and elusive to me. This fiction story of the character’s experiences right after his death saving a child in an amusement park, presented a…
A novel I stumbled upon by chance during my first few years in Edmonton, it is the story of a teenager boy coming to grips with their transgender self, narrated from the perspective of the boy’s sister. This is the first book I’ve read that focuses…
This book was a required reading for my literature class in university, a story of a Japanese family’s life and struggles in Canada during World War II. As someone who only lived in Canada for a couple of years at that time, this book and others in…
This novel and the trilogy series not only showcased a compelling story inspired by Edmonton, but had taken me on a breathtaking ride while understanding the perspective of the child narrator. I highly recommend borrowing all three books and reading…
My absolute favourite book from my workplace’s book club and for non-Indigenous people living in Canada like me, this book is a must-read. Set in a dystopian near future where the characters are trying to survive while being hunted for their bone…
In this action-packed story with the battle of wits, hand to hand combat, incredible scenery around Asia, Canada and other countries, this thriller novel series is sure to entertain. I discovered the book and series accidentally, and now I’m a huge…
A charming and inspirational children’s story book which is based on a true story, of a boy who moves to Canada from the Philippines and becomes successful in wheelchair racing. It’s a delightful read for all ages that can help readers think about…
