CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1 The Afterlife Of Birds Elizabeth Philips. Obsession, loneliness and ways we find to connect with each other.

2 Undermajordomo Minor Patrick DeWitt. An adventure, a mystery and above all a love story. ( 2)

3 The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Sun-Mi Hwang. An anthem for freedom, individuality and motherhood.

4 The Swallows Uncaged Elizabeth McLean. Eight narratives interweaving historical and fictional characters.

5 His Whole Life Elizabeth Hay. How members of a family can hurt each other so deeply, yet find openings that shock them with love and forgiveness.

6 The Vorrh Brian Catling. A forest home to demons, angels, warriors and priests.

7 Xenotext Christian Bok. Book I provides a scientific framework for the project with poems, texts and illustrations.

8 The Martian Andy Weir. The first man to land on Mars must fight for his life.

9 Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights Salman Rushdie. Postmodern fable 1,000 years in the future. 10 Secondhand Souls Christopher Moore. A sequel to A Dirty Job.

NON- FICTION

1 Slick Water Andrew Nikiforuk. Oil insider’s plight to hold government and industry accountable for fracking damage.

2 Calgary by Bike Mike Morrison. Bike routes and local attractions.

3 Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re In Without Going Crazy Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone. Process equips us with tools to play role in transition to a life-sustaining society.

4 The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Marie Kondo, Cathy Hirano. Declutter your home.

5 Walls: Travels Along the Barricades Marcello Di Cintio. In world’s most disputed edges to meet people who live along the wire.

6 Cease: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Desire Lynette Loeppky. Set against the “family values” of rural Alberta, this is a story about how we love and why we stay.

7 History’s People: Personalities and the People Margaret MacMillan. Relationship between biography and history, individuals and their times.

8 Saboteurs: Weibo Ludwig’s War Against Big Oil Andrew Nikiforuk. Albertan’s fight against big oil. 9 Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris. Coming-of-age essays.

10 Optimistic Environmentalist David R. Boyd. Environmental success stories. Information provided by Shelf Life Books and Pages Books.