CITY · CANADABooks set in Toronto
43.653, -79.383
12 books · 11 authors · 1977–2025
12 books here
Most-set authors
Margaret Atwood (2) · Jordan B. Peterson (1) · Michael Redhill (1) · Vincent Lam (1) · André Alexis (1) · Michael Ondaatje (1)
Genres
literary fiction (6) · science fiction (1) · thriller & suspense (1)
Books set here
Set in Toronto (12)
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
site of Peterson's clinical psychology practice and University of Toronto professorship, the source of the book's recurr
Bellevue Square
Michael Redhill
Kensington Market, Bellevue Square
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
Vincent Lam
medical school and hospital SARS 2003
Cat's Eye
Margaret Atwood
Elaine childhood and adult life
Fifteen Dogs
André Alexis
urban setting
In the Skin of a Lion
Michael Ondaatje
immigrant workers building the city
Spiral
Bal Khabra
Hockey romance setting
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel
King Lear theater opening night
Staying On
Paul Scott
1990s urban women friendships
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
city scenes post-marriage
The Push
Ashley Audrain
Toronto-inspired unnamed city where Blythe struggles with motherhood and obsession
Brother
David Chariandy
Scarborough housing community
Notable locations in Toronto
Bellevue Square, Toronto1High Park, Toronto1Kensington Market, Toronto1Scarborough1Scarborough, Toronto1
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André Alexis
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Brother
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