CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1 TwoBlackEyes Tyler Trafford. Coming-of-age novel with portion of proceeds to the Brandon Flock Foundation.

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After You’ve Gone

Lori Hahnel. A story of a jazz-playing grandmother and a punk-rock granddaughter.

3 Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry. The classic, Pulitzer Prize winner about the defiant wilderness of America. 4 A Fragment of May Susan Cameron. Set in the summer of ’69, a woman starts her life anew after a broken romance.

5 Fates and Furies Lauren Groff. Sometimes the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets.

6 The Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck. The aftermath of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.

7 The Essex Serpent Sarah Perry. A scientifically-minded woman and a pious vicar navigate rumours of a mythical creature.

8 The rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland. A thriller that questions the very foundation of the modern world.

9 Son of a Trickster Eden Robinson. Blending humour and heartbreak in the first of the Trickster trilogy.

10 Men Without Women Haruki Murakami. Short stories about men who find themselves alone.

NON- FICTION

1 Glacier Skywalk Clea Sturgess, Trevor Boddy, Jeremy Sturgess. Inside story of the famous glass-floor platform in the Rockies.

2 Finding Gobi: A Little Dog With A Very Big Heart. Dion Leonard. A man and a dog bond during a gruelling marathon race.

3 Miss Confederation Anne McDonald. The diary of Mercy Anne Coles and the leadup to Canada’s creation.

4 Beauty of Discomfort Amanda Lang. Learning to tolerate and embrace discomfort as a foundation for change.

5 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder. An examination of how democracy yields to tyranny.

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

7 Feast: Recipes and Stories from a Canadian Road Trip. Lindsay Anderson and Dana Vanveller. Over 80 contributors share beloved recipes.

8 Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in Painting Tom Melick and Rebecca Morrill (eds). Spotlighting more than 100 outstanding artists pushing the boundaries of the medium of paint.

9 Nonstop Metropolis Rebecca Solnit and Joshua JellySchapiro. Twenty-six maps with essays on New York City. 10

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari. Exploring the future of the human species. Information provided by Owl’s Nest Books, Pages on Kensington and Shelf Life Books