CALGARY BEST SELLERS

FICTION

1

An Extraordinary Destiny

Shekhar Paleja. Three generations of an Indian family affected by the Partition of India.

2

Yiddish for Pirates

Gary Barwin. A swashbuckling and powerful tale of pirates told by a 500-year-old parrot.

3

The Change Room

Karen Connelly. Two women meet at a local pool and begin an all-encompassing affair.

4

Men Walking on Water

Emily Schultz. A brilliant novel about rum-running in the 1920s.

5

Etta and Otto and Russel and James

Emma Hooper. An eighty-twoyear-old woman sets off by foot for her first look at the ocean.

6

Black Apple

Joan Crate. A coming-of-age novel about a Blackfoot girl in the residential school system.

7

Son of a Trickster

Eden Robinson. Humour and heartbreak in the first novel of a Trickster trilogy.

8

Nuala: A Fable

Kimmy Beach. A wood and metal giant hopes to find meaning in a typical dystopian world.

9

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh. The creepy and mesmerizing story of a girl’s disappearance written from her perspective.

10

White Tears

Hari Kunzru. A terrifying murder mystery and a timely meditation on race.

NON- FICTION

1

Towards a Prairie Atonement

Trevor Herriot. Addressing our relationship with the land.

2

Talk Sex Today

Saleema Noon and Meg Hickling. A guide for parents and guardians on children’s questions.

3

The Unbroken Machine

Dale Smith. Is our understanding of the political system broken?

4

My Italian Bulldozer

Alexander McCall Smith. A heartbroken food writer finds himself travelling through Tuscany using an unusual mode of transportation.

5

Juliet’s Answer: One Man’s Search for Love and the Elusive Cure for Heartbreak

Glenn Dixon. A Canadian man travels to Verona to become a scribe of Juliet, answering letters written to the star-crossed lover.

6

On Not Losing my Father’s Ashes in the Flood

Richard Harrison. Poetry from Calgary author combining elements of memoir, elegy and essay.

7

Make It Up

Marie Raymas. Guide to DIY makeup and skin care.

8

Our Place: Changing the Nature of Alberta

Kevin Van Tighem. Collected essays on ecology and conservation history of Alberta.

9

Feast: Recipes and Stories from a Canadian Road Trip

Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller. Over 100 Canadian recipes from coast to coast.

10

Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World

Michael Harris. Profound emotional and intellectual benefits of solitude.