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The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2013

The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2013 names 100 books across 6 categories. 47 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdamsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marrasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozekisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. All We Want Is Everything by Andrew F. Sullivansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harrissource (opens in a new tab)
  6. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseinisource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Born Weird by Andrew Kaufmansource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Cataract City by Craig Davidsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Caught by Lisa Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Come Barbarians by Todd Babiaksource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethemsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Emancipation Day by Wayne Gradysource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Hellgoing by Lynn Coadysource (opens in a new tab)
  14. How the Light Gets In by Louise Pennysource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Joyland by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Life After Life by Kate Atkinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel by David Rakoffsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Maddaddam by Margaret Atwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Oh, My Darling by Shaena Lambertsource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Perfect by Rachel Joycesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kaysource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Sandrine’s Case by Thomas H. Cooksource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Savage Love by Douglas Gloversource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Secrecy by Rupert Thomsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  25. The Crooked Maid by Dan Vyletasource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraithsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. The Dark by Lemony Snicketsource (opens in a new tab)
  28. The Demonologist by Andrew Pypersource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushnersource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargassource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Goldfinch by Donna Tarttsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahirisource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Luminaries by Eleanor Cattonsource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaimansource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Orenda by Joseph Boydensource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsionsource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Son by Philipp Meyersource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Son of a Certain Woman by Wayne Johnstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Tenth of December by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Whispering Muse by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribbsource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messudsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. TransAtlantic by Colum McCannsource (opens in a new tab)
  45. Traveling Sprinkler by Nicholson Bakersource (opens in a new tab)
  46. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russellsource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Literature

  1. Hand-Drying in America and Other Stories by Ben Katchorsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Julio’s Day by Gilbert Hernandezsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. So Long, Silver Screen by Blutchsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Susceptible by Geneviève Castréesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Very Casual by Michael DeForgesource (opens in a new tab)

Kids' Books

  1. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaimansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Jane, the Fox and Me by Fanny Britt, translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morellisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Mermaid in Chelsea Creek by Michelle Teasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-elsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywaltsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valentesource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldlandsource (opens in a new tab)

Non-Fiction

  1. A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbettsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfieldsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet by Ronald J. Deibertsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Blood and Daring by John Boykosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Blood: The Stuff of Life by Lawrence Hillsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever by Maude Barlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Camelot’s Court by Robert Dalleksource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life by James Daschuksource (opens in a new tab)
  9. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwellsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Gulp by Mary Roachsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzaisource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Keon and Me: My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs by Dave Bidinisource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Lean In by Sheryl Sandbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedarissource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Levels of Life by Julian Barnessource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Lost Girls by Robert Kolkersource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Mind of an Outlaw: Selected Essays by Norman Mailersource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Mr. Selden’s Map of China by Timothy Brooksource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Nocturne by Helen Humphreyssource (opens in a new tab)
  20. One Day In August: The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe by David O’Keefesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Orr: My Story by Bobby Orrsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Thank You for Your Service by David Finkelsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. The Book of Immortality by Adam Leith Gollnersource (opens in a new tab)
  25. The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemonsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Dogs Are Eating Them Now by Graeme Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. The Examined Life by Stephen Groszsource (opens in a new tab)
  28. The Juggler’s Children by Carolyn Abrahamsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Massey Murder by Charlotte Graysource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Most of Nora Ephron by Nora Ephronsource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Once and Future World by J. B. MacKinnonsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnettsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Truth About Luck by Iain Reidsource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packersource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillansource (opens in a new tab)
  36. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchettsource (opens in a new tab)
  37. Wave by Sonali Deraniyagalasource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. Dear Boy by Emily Berrysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Metaphysical Dog by Frank Bidartsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Red Doc> by Anne Carsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Fiction

  1. Untold by Sarah Rees Brennansource (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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