CALGARY BEST SELLERS

FICTION

1 Suicide Stitch: Eleven Stories Sarah L Johnson. Eleven tales of the dark side of love. 2 Some Rain Must Fall Karl Knausgaard. The fifth instalment in the epic sixvolume My Struggle cycle.

3 Sheltering Sky Heather O’Neill. Baby is 13 years old, lost in the moment between childhood and temptations of the adult world.

4 The Illegal Lawrence Hill. An eye on those who turn backs on refugees struggling to survive.

5 Wild Rose Sharon Butala. Life on the Prairies, told from the perspective of a strong woman.

6 How to Build a Girl Caitlin Moran. What do you do in your teenage years when you realize what your parents taught you wasn’t enough?

7 A Dangerous Place: Maisie Dobbs No. 11 Story of political intrigue and personal tragedy.

8 Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Story of love and race centred on young man and woman from Nigeria.

9 The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan. Love story between a doctor and his uncle’s wife.

10 What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours Helen Oyeyemi. Author’s tales span multiple times and landscapes. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation?

NON- FICTION

1 Human Tissue Weyman Chan. Collection takes poetry to laboratory.

2 Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 Craig Davidson. Former Calgary author recalls year spent driving bus and getting to know special needs students.

3 Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights Dr. Melanie Windridge. Beauty, legends and science of northern nights. 4 Once They Were Hats Frances Backhouse. Truths and quirky facts on beavers.

5 The Call of the World: A Political Memoir Bill Graham. Defining moments in recent global history by former foreign affairs and defence minister.

6 Mindfulness Medication Phil Blustein. Simple ways to deal with stress.

7 Black Cat the Shadows Blaine Greenwood. Poetry focusing on Paris’s famed cafe of the Black Cat.

8 Yes Please Amy Poehler. A juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex, love, friendship, parenthood and real-life advice.

9 A Burglar’s Guide to the City Geoff Manaugh. Nearly 2,000 years of heists, tunnel jobs, break-ins, escapes.

10 Native Plants for the Short Season Yard Lyndon Penner. Guide to gardening with native plants on the Prairies.