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BEST SELLERS

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FICTION

1 Skyjack K.J. Howe. A plane hijacking leads to the discovery of a human traffickin­g ring. 2

The Comedian

Clem Martini. A historical novel of a theatre manager in ancient Rome. 3

The Tiger Flu

Larissa Lai. A community of parthenoge­nic women are threatened with extinction. 4

Finding Sophie

Laura Lovett. A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped by her own father. 5

French Exit

Patrick DeWitt. A widow and her son head to Paris to begin life anew. 6

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald Therese Anne Fowler. A biographic­al fiction of romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda Fitzgerald. 7

InCaseIGo

Angie Abdou. A family returns to their hometown to discover it’s changed. 8 K.J. negotiator The Howe. Freedom A must hostage rescue Broker her own 9 Shan The father. Jiang. Shadow A sci-fi World storytelli­ng 10 Jonny card Appleseed game.

Joshua two-spirit, Whitehead. indigiquee­r A young man must stepfather’s return home funeral. for his NON-FICTION 1 My Canadian Family Raina Schnider. An interactiv­e book for young Canadians to remember their roots from around the world. 2 Homophobia in the Hallways Tonya Callaghan. An interrogat­ion of homophobia and transphobi­a in Canadian Catholic schools. 3

Fear: Trump in the White House Bob Woodward. A portrait of the U.S. president. 4

Home Ice

Angie Abdou. Reflection­s of a reluctant hockey mom. 5

The Girl in the Picture

Denise Chong. A social history of Vietnam through the life of Kim Phuc, the “napalm girl.” 6

Rethinking a Lot

Eran Ben-Joseph. The design and culture of parking. 7

Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill Sonia Purnell. A long overdue tribute to the extraordin­ary woman who was Winston Churchill’s closest confidante. 8

The Secret Teachings of All Ages Manly P. Hall. A codex to the ancient occult and esoteric traditions of the world. 9

Egg on Mao: A Story of Love, Hope and Defiance Denise Chong. The story of Lu Decheng, who famously defaced a public portrait of Chairman Mao. 10

10. North

Cecelia Frey. A poetry collection about memory and loss. Compiled with informatio­n from Owl’s Nest Books and Shelf Life Books

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