CALGARY BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1
You Can’t Stay Here
Jasmina Odor. Stories about Croatian immigrants living in Canada, as well as the Croatian soldiers who had to stay behind.
2
Jesus on the Dash Board
Lisa Murphy-Lamb. Teenage years can be complicated, even when you haven’t been abandoned by your mother at age 10.
3
Forty-Five Minutes of Unstoppable Rock
Steve Passey. When all else fails, it’s our relationships that keep us afloat, even if we’re drifting to nowhere and finding solace in the familiarity of everyday life.
4
Caca Dolce
Chelsea Martin. Funny, candid, and searchingly self-aware, this essay collection tells the story of Chelsea Martin’s coming of age as an artist.
5
Vanishing and Other Stories
Deborah Willis. Stories that explore the ways in which people leave, are left, and whether or not it’s ever possible to move on.
6
Scion of the Fox
S. M. Beiko. First in a trilogy of fantasy novels set in the landscape and mythology of the Winnipeg area.
7
Son of a Trickster
Eden Robinson. The first in a trilogy, humour blended with heartbreak makes a compelling coming-of-age novel.
8
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles. A man is ordered to spend the rest of his life in a luxury hotel.
9
We Were Witches
Ariel Gore. Buying into the dream that education is the road out of poverty, a teen mom takes a chance on bettering herself, gets on welfare rolls, and talks her way into college.
10
The Scarlet Forest: A Tale of Robin Hood
A. E. Chandler. Blending true history with new stories, popular inaccuracies, and some almost forgotten medieval legends, The Scarlet Forest brings a new life to the greenwood.
NON- FICTION
1
The Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Oppression in the West
Nate Blakeslee. The story of O-Six, the fabled Yellowstone wolf.
2
Chronicles of a Liquid Society
Umberto Eco. An international cultural superstar, celebrated essayist and novelist, Eco observed the changing world around him with irrepressible curiosity and profound wisdom.
3
Malled: Deciphering Shopping in Canada
Kit Dobson. An exploration of malls and the shopping that occurs in and around them from one end of Canada to the other.
4
Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?
Timothy Caulfield. An examination of the intersection of science and celebrity culture.
5
Quietus: Last Flight
Anne Gafiuk. Examination of a series of accidents in the RCAF in 1943 and 1944.
6
Surviving Canada: Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal
Kiera Ladner and Myra J. Tait, eds. A collection of powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples’ complicated relationship with Canada as the fight for recognition of their treaty and Aboriginal rights continues.
7
The Vaccination Picture
Timothy Caulfield. Art and essays debunk the myths and false assumptions about vaccines.
8
Could It Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit
Michael Adams. The book draws on groundbreaking new social research to show whether Canadian society is at risk of the populist forces afflicting other parts of the world.
9
The Book of Sensations
Sheri-D Wilson. These poems reach down into what it means to connect to one another and to the earth.
10
One Last Cast: Reflections of an Outdoor Life
Bruce Masterman. A compilation of writings on being in the wild, some never published before, others drawn from newspapers and magazines.