L O CAL BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1 The City of Brass S. A. Chakraborty A con artist who accidentally summons a magical warrior finds out that she is destined to bring peace to a tumultuous magical city.

2 MaddAddam Margaret Atwood Bringing together characters from Oryx & Crake and The Year of the Flood, Atwood concludes her dystopian trilogy with a thrilling adventure of endurance.

3 The World Goes On Laszlo Krasznahorkai

A narrator first speaks directly, then tells 11 unforgettable stories, and then bids farewell.

4 An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir A young woman must infiltrate an elite military academy.

5 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez The enchanting chronicle of the rise and fall of the Buendia family which parallels the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo.

6 I Am a Truck Michelle Winters A tender but lively debut novel about a man, a woman and their Chevrolet dealer.

7 A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki A diary from the 2011 tsunami washes up in the Pacific Northwest.

8 The Only Café Linden MacIntyre Latest from the Scotiabank Giller Prize winner.

9 Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro Within the grounds of Hailsham, a girl grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but when she and her friends leave the school they realize the truth of what Hailsham is.

10 The Witches of New York Ami McKay Set in 1880, seances are the entertainment of choice in exclusive social circles where many enterprising women find work as mediums.

NON- FICTION

1 Breaking Free Rachel Jeffs A trip deep inside the secretive, polygamist, Mormon fundamentalist cult run by Jeff’s family and how she escaped.

2 The Poetics of Space Gaston Bachelard A stream of meditations on poetry, art, and consciousness, examining the domestic places that shape and hold our dreams and memories.

3 Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice John Reilly A judge launches an investigation into a troubled Indigenous community.

4 Clashing Over Commerce Douglas A. Irwin A comprehensive history of U.S. trade policy to date, offering a clear picture of the various economic and political forces that have shaped it.

5 Getting Things Done David Allen A classic work on productivity in business, Allen has updated his work to reflect new changes in the workplace.

6 The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge Abraham Flexner

An argument for more research and education for their own sake.

7 Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters Harold Evans An indispensable and insightful guide to writing well.

8 Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari Spanning the whole of human history, Harari examines major factors influencing and shaping human societies.

9 The Jane Austen Treasury Janet Todd A collection of facts and insights about the author.

10 Plutocrats: The Golden Age Chrystia Freeland Revealing the consequences of concentrating the world’s wealth into fewer and fewer hands.