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Indigo Announces its Best Books of 2021

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW/ -Indigo (TSX: IDG), today announced its list of the Best Books of 2021, led by The Strangers by Katherena Vermette, an urgent and unputdownable book about intergenerational trauma from one of Canada's most esteemed Indigenous writers.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW/ -Indigo (TSX: IDG), today announced its list of the Best Books of 2021, led by The Strangers by Katherena Vermette, an urgent and unputdownable book about intergenerational trauma from one of Canada's most esteemed Indigenous writers.
  • A dedicated committee of Indigo staff read 5,000 books throughout the year and cast 4,000 votes, before discussing their favourites and deliberating for 20 hours to determine the best of the best.
  • The Best Book of the Year is The Strangers by Katherena Vermette, a Red River Mtis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • The full Best Books of 2021 list as well as the Best Teen Books, Best Kids Books and Best French Books lists are available at indigo.ca and stores across Canada.