CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION 1. One of a Kind Kid: A Journey with ADHD

Nancy Anderson and Dean Stanton. Being a kid with ADHD can be hard. There are so many things in the world to explore! This kid has trouble, but all his energy makes life so much more interesting. Local author.

2. Shanghai Immortal

A .Y. Chao. This adult fantasy debut teems with Chinese deities and demons cavorting in jazz-age Shanghai. Local author.

3. Table for Two

Amor Towles. A richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories.

4. The Woman with No Name

Audrey Blake. Based on a true story, this is a gripping story of secrets, spies, and the women behind the Resistance. Alberta author.

5. Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan. A deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism and empathy.

6. The Women

Kristin Hannah. At once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

7. Prairie Edge

Conor Kerr. A frenetic, propulsive crime thriller that doubles as a sharp critique of modern activism. Alberta author.

8. The Bittlemores

Jann Arden. A rural fairy tale, a coming-of-age story and a prairie mystery all in one. Local author.

9. Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver. In transposing a Victorian novel to the contemporary American South, Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.

10. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

Benjamin Stevenson. Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club.

NON-FICTION 1. Health for All: A Doctor's Prescription

Dr. Jane Philpott. From the former federal Minister of Health, a call for action on health. Canadian author.

2. The Oneironaut

Sheri-d Wilson. What our society becomes when we're no longer able to dream, due to a totalitarian regime. Local author.

3. Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI

Eds. Lorene Shyba and James R. Parker. A lineup of creatives experiment with artificial intelligence.

4. It Begins in Salt

Natalie Meisner. This book of poems wanders the halls of a blue-collar life while exploring growing up, and evolves into mothering, labour and loves. Canadian author.

5. This is Fine

Peter Katsnelson. A picture of someone learning how to let go of denial.

6. Blue Dahlia, Black Gold: A Journey Into Angola

Daniel Metcalfe. A rich and fascinating book about an overlooked African powerhouse.

7. Crossing the River: An Unsettling Memoir

Sandra Hayes-gardiner. By digging into her own story, the author beckons you to make new a flawed history that left out Canada's Indigenous origin. Local author.

8. Horizons: A Global History of Science

James Poskett. A major retelling of the history of science from 1450 to the present day.

9. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017

Rashid Khalidi. Upending accepted interpretations of the conflict.

10. Back from the Deep: How Gene and Sandy Ralston Serve the Living by Finding the Dead

Doug Horner. An unlikely search and recovery duo help law enforcement and grieving families with their uncanny knack for locating bodies underwater. Local author.