BESTSELLERS
FICTION 1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy. The tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse, who share their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about kindness, hope, friendship and love.
2. Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart. Winner of the 2020 Man Booker Prize. A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family.
3. The Push
Ashley Audrain. A psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, told by a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing that she hoped for.
4. The Outlander
Gil Adamson. This award-winning novel opens in heart-pounding midflight and propels the reader through a gripping road trip with a twist — the steely outlaw in this story is a grief-stricken young woman.
5. The Crash Palace
Andrew Wedderburn. Audrey Cole has always loved to drive. One night, while her young daughter is asleep at home, Audrey gets the old urge. Before she knows it, she's headed north in a stolen car.
6. Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War
Jennifer Robson. To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer's wife.
7. Miss Benson's Beetle
Rachel Joyce. In 1950, Margery Benson places an ad for a companion to help her search for a beetle that may, or may not, exist. An adventure story.
8. Hamnet and Judith
Maggie O'farrell. In the 1580s, a woman settles in Stratford and has three children: a daughter and twins Hamnet and Judith. Later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet.
9. Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer
Gillian Goerz. This graphic novel introduces two unlikely friends who save each other's summers.
10. The Dishwasher
Stephane Larue. A graphic design student with a gambling addiction goes after the first job that promises a paycheque: dishwasher at a posh restaurant.
NON-FICTION 1. Calgary's Best Walks: Expanded 2nd Edition
Lori Beattie. Beattie is back with an updated edition of her compendium of Calgary's best walks.
2. The Diary of a Bookseller
Shaun Bythell. Memoir of Bythell's experiences at the helm of Scotland's largest second-hand bookstore.
3. The Quiet Book
Deborah Underwood. In this picture book, many quiet moments are captured.
4. Greenlights
Matthew Mcconaughey. The actor's memoirs detail how he “found an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction.”
5. Accidentally Wes Anderson
Wally Koval. Koval collects the world's most Anderson-like sites, telling the story behind each location.
6. Dirty Food: Sticky, Saucy, Gooey, Crumbly, Messy, Sharable Food
Julie Van Rosendaal. Dirty Food is a joyful pushback against the abstract buzz phrase “clean eating.”
7. Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words
Bill Bryson. Originally published as The Penguin Dictionary of Troublesome Words, it's been updated.
8. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Ben Macintyre. A thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union.
9. Everlastings: How to Grow, Harvest and Create with Dried Flowers
Bex Partridge. A celebration of the life of flowers.
10. A Promised Land
Barack Obama. A deeply personal account of history in the making. Information from Owl's Nest Books and Shelf Life Books