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Heather Reisman's six all-time favourite books

Heather Reisman, the founder and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, regularly shares her favourite new releases, but we got the scoop on her best-loved books of all time.

By Laurie Grassi

Updated November 2, 2012

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The handmaid's tale

6. The Handmaid's Tale

Night

5. Night

Poisonwood bible

4. The Poisonwood Bible

Red tent

3. The Red Tent

mockingbird

2. To Kill a Mockingbird

Great Gatsby

1. The Great Gatsby

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Heather Reisman, the founder and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, regularly picks out her favourite new book releases to share with customers at her stores and online at Indigo.ca. But what are Heather’s best-loved books of all time? We asked her that very question and here are her picks:

1. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

3. The Red Tent, Anita Diamant

4. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

5. Night, Elie Wiesel

6. The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

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