About CBRA

Canadian Book Review Annual was founded by Ryerson University Journalism Professor Dean Tudor in 1975 to provide Canadians with an evaluative guide to all the English-language and Canadian-authored scholarly, reference, trade, children’s, and youth books published in Canada each year.  

Published in print format for years, CBRA's Canadian Children's Literature was added in 1993.

Now in its 35th year, CBRA is online!  

CBRAonline, the comprehensive, web-based version of Canadian Book Review Annual, was launched in 2009 to fill the need for an easily searchable electronic version of this trusted reference work. This new version offers over 30,000 past reviews with over 100 reviews being added monthly.

Our reviewers are knowledgable, many experts in their fields, and provide throrough evaluations of Canadian-authored books in all genres including children's books as well as adult fiction and non-fiction.

Now CBRAonline makes these reviews available to anyone interested in Canadian books: including librarians, library patrons, students, and general readers. Reviews will be fully searchable to allow libraries to keep collections up to date, maintain quality standards, and ensure depth of coverage.

If you want to experience CBRAonline, we invite you to sign up for a free 10 day trial!

 CBRAonline:

• Lets you research the latest releases and editions of Canadian-authored books
• Helps you confidently select quality Canadian-authored titles quickly and easily
• Helps you maintain your library's quality standards
• Is easy to use and saves time