CALGARY BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1.
Season of Fury and Wonder
Sharon Butala. Short story collection on the lives of women. Local author.
2.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer. A writer finds her next subject in a letter from a man she’s never met.
3.
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity.
4.
Giovanni’s Room
James Baldwin. An American man in Paris is frustrated by his relationships and meets an Italian bartender.
5.
The Order
Daniel Silva. Gabriel Allon must stop The Order from seizing control of the papacy and suppressing a document.
6.
The Night Boat to Tangier
Kevin Barry. A striking and gorgeous novel of two aging criminals at the ends of their damage-filled careers.
7.
The First and Last
Eugene Stickland. New comedy play — at the heart of it is loss and the nature of belonging. Local author
8.
The Diamond House
Dianne Warren. Estella Diamond yearns to be daring but plays the role of good daughter — until she doesn’t.
9.
The Overstory: A Novel
Richard Powers. Americans whose experiences with trees unite them to address the destruction of forests.
10.
The War Widow
Tara Moss. Billie Walker’s search for a missing young German immigrant plunges her into danger and drama. Canadian author.
NON-FICTION
1.
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X Kendi. Kendi weaves a combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his personal story.
2.
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla F. Saad. This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases.
3.
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin Diangelo. Diangelo examines how white fragility develops.
4.
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy
Stephanie Kelton. Important new ways of understanding money, taxes, and the role of deficit spending.
5.
Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods
Tieghan Gerard. Takes what fans loved most about the Half Baked Harvest Cookbook and distils it into quicker, more manageable dishes.
6.
Walking: One Step at a Time
Erling Kagge. Walking is intrinsic to our nature, but each of us will experience it differently.
7.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander. Tenth-anniversary edition with a new preface that discusses the state of the criminal justice reform movement today.
8.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer. Only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the Earth.
9.
Birds of Alberta
Chris Fisher. Illustrated field guide. Alberta author.
10.
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Reni Eddo-lodge.