CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION 1. Denison Avenue

Daniel Innes and Christina Wong. A moving story about gentrification, aging in place, grief and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders.

2. Bad Cree

Jessica Johns. Haunting, fierce, an ode to female relations and the strength found in kinship.

3. Q.R.F.: A Novel of the Iraq War

Craig Dilouie. Q.R.F.: military term meaning quick reaction force. When a unit in trouble hears “the cavalry” is coming, it’s these guys.

4. The Signs of No

Judith Pond. A story of guilt and grief, of finding one’s footing in middle life, and of discovery and reinvention.

5. The Observer

Marina Endicott. A quietly devastating revelation of the fragility of life and law in a tight-knit community.

6. The Sleeping Car Porter

Suzette Mayr. Bringing to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a queer man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways.

7. The Phoenix Crown

Kate Quinn and Janie Chang. A narrative about the lives of two wronged women, from the San Francisco earthquake to palaces of Versailles.

8. The Future

Catherine Leroux. In an alternate history, Detroit was never surrendered to the U.S. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty and the legacy of racism — and magical things are happening.

9. Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt. Charming exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope that traces a widow’s connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

10. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

Benjamin Stevenson. A fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.

NON FICTION 1. Blood: The science, medicine, and mythology of menstruation

Dr. Jen Gunter. Book dispels the shame, mythology and misinformation around menstruation.

2. The Vagina Bible

Dr. Jen Gunter. A comprehensive, accessible antidote to the misinformation around female sexual health. 3.

The Menopause Manifesto

Dr. Jen Gunter. Countering stubborn myths and misunderstandings about menopause.

4. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Robin Wall Kimmerer, adapted by Monique Gray Smith. Botanist demonstrates how all living things provide us with gifts and lessons.

5. Regulated Classroom: ‘Bottom Up’ Trauma-informed Teaching, Revised Edition

Emily Read Daniels. A foundational tool for educators, book explains the principles of the autonomic nervous system, the Polyvagal Theory, and the impacts of stress and trauma.

6. 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (and how we can get them right)

Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott. The contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today’s Canada.

7. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin. A beautifully crafted book from legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with their creativity.

8. Free: Coming of Age at the End of History

Lea Ypi. A colourful coming-of-age story in a time of social upheaval.

9. Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions

Donald J. Savoie. The forces shaping the workings of Canadian federalism and the country’s political and bureaucratic institutions.

10. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi. Book upends accepted interpretations of the conflict. Compiled from information from Owl’s Nest Books and Shelf Life Books