Calgary Herald

BEST SELLERS

- — Compiled from informatio­n from Owl’s Nest and Shelf Life Bookstores.

FICTION

1

The Wonky Donkey

Craig Smith. A funny, rhyming book of a donkey that only has three legs.

2

City of Crows

Chris Womersley. France in plague times; a vivid past full of slavery, witchery and a hunt for a lost child.

3

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan. A dazzling, original novel of slavery and freedom.

4

Unsheltere­d

Barbara Kingsolver. A family doesn’t understand how they lost everything.

5

Mothering Sunday: A Romance

Graham Swift. The events of one day echo throughout a lifetime for a young housemaid in Britain.

6

Paradise Rot

Jenny Hval. A woman has a sexual awakening.

7

The Noise of Time Julian Barnes. A novel inspired by the life of composer Dmitri Shastakovi­ch.

8

Fox 8: A Story

George Saunders. A darkly comedic short story about the unintended consequenc­es unleashed by a quest to tame the natural world.

9

The Ever After of Ashwin Rao

Padma Viswanatha­n. A story set against the 1985 Air India bombing.

10

Ask the Dust

John Fante. A struggling writer lets his romantic relationsh­ips affect his writing.

NON-FICTION

1

The Civic City in the Nomadic World

Charles Landry. The urban landscape and its potential.

2

Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country David Johnston. A guide to restoring personal, community and national trust from the former governor general.

3

Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary Kevin Allen. History of the LGBTQ2 community in Calgary. Local author

4

Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditation­s

Richard Wagamese. Reflection­s from the late Indigenous writer.

5

I’m Afraid of Men Vivbestek Shraya. A trans artist explores how masculinit­y continues to haunt her. Local author.

6

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionair­es Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

Jane Mayer. An electrifyi­ng work of investigat­ive journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group.

7

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari. Exploring the future of the human species.

8

Run, Hide, Repeat: A memoir of a Fugitive Childhood

Pauline Dakin. A family tale of deception and betrayal, love and forgivenes­s.

9

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Comfabulou­s Memoir Kai Cheng Thom. A young, trans, Asian girl’s memoir.

10

Educated

Tara Westover. A memoir of a woman who did not set foot in a classroom until age 17.

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