CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1 Fail Safe Nikki Sheppy Stand-alone poems that convey strength, energy and intelligence.

2 We Were Witches Ariel Gore A young mother combats queer scapegoating, domestic violence and high-interest student loans.

3 A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles An unrepentant aristocrat is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks.

4 Her Body and Other Parties Carmen Maria Machado Stories that are earthy and otherworldly, antic and sexy, queer and caustic, comic and deadly serious.

5 Not Wanted on the Voyage Timothy Findley Modern take on the story of the great flood and the first time the world ended.

6 Exit West Mohsin Hamid Two young people must leave their war-torn homeland.

7 Sourdough Robin Sloan A company chef urges a woman to take her product to the farmer’s market, resulting in a whole new world that opens up.

8 The Apothecary’s Shop: Venice 1118 A.D. Roberto Tiraboschi A hunt for a missing girl among the occult in medieval Venice.

9 The Perfect Nanny Leila Sliman A nanny weaves herself into the lives of her employers.

10 Days Without End Sebastian Barry Historical novel about two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl.

NON- FICTION

1 You Can Be Happy No Matter What Richard Carlson Self-help guide from the author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff.

2 How to Be an Asshole of Calgary Kris Demeanor A satirical guide from Calgary’s former poet laureate.

3 Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve the Health Care of All Canadians Danielle Martin A passionate supporter of Medicare reveals what is working and what is not.

4 Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations Richard Wagamese Mediations and observations from the late Indigenous writer.

5 How to Listen to Jazz Ted Gioia. A lively introduction to the art of listening to jazz.

6 Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year Steve Turner The year that transformed the lives and careers of the legendary group whose music would change popular culture forever.

7 Bullet It!: A Notebook for Planning Your Days, Chronicling Your Life and Creating Beauty Nicole Lara Guide to and ideas for the popular Bullet Journaling system.

8 Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City Tanya Talaga An investigation of human rights violations against Indigenous communities.

9 Bad Feminist Roxane Gay The journey of Gay’s evolution as a woman of colour while taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years and commenting on the state of feminism today.

10 The Good Lands Victoria Dickenson The images of Canada refracted through the lens of artists.