CALGARY BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1 Table for Two

Amor Towles. A richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories.

2 Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist

Yvonne Kjorlien. Get ready to join Elise Marquette on a wild ride full of adventure, heart, and a healthy dose of humour.

3 Was it a Cat I Saw?

Laura Bontje and Emma Lidia Squillari. A delight for readers who like their language silly and their friendships sincere.

4 Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan. A deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism and empathy.

5 Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt. A charming, witty story of a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

6 The Wild Robot Protects

Peter Brown. This third instalment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters.

7 The Great Divide

Cristina Henriquez. A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal.

8 Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus. Elizabeth Zott is a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show.

9 Horse

Geraldine Brooks. Based on the true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington.

10 The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition

Ursula K. Le Guin. (Introduction by David Mitchell; afterword by Charlie Jane Anders). Embracing the aspects of psychology, society and human emotion on an alien world.

NON FICTION 1 Back from the Deep: How Gene and Sandy Ralston Serve the Living by Finding the Dead

Doug Horner. The dramatic story of an unlikely search and recovery duo.

2 On the Clock: Calgary Flames: Behind the Scenes with the Calgary Flames at the NHL Draft

Ryan Pike. From seemingly surefire first-rounders to surprising late selections and the ones that got away.

3 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance 1917 - 2017

Rashid Khalidi. Upends accepted interpretations of the conflict.

4 Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir

Shoji Morimoto. After an old boss told him that he contributed nothing, he wondered if he could still have a place in the world.

5 Calgary's Architecture in 40 Buildings

Calgary Atlas Project. This map shows important examples of Calgary's architecture with its evolving styles and architectural characters.

6 A Mile in Their Boots: Stories from the Veterans' Writing Workshop

Melanie Timmons. These are honest and authentic stories of some of the men and women who serve in our Canadian military.

7 Big Mall

Kate Black. Investigates how malls have become the ultimate symbol of late-capitalist dread and hope.

8 Homage To Barcelona

Colm Toibin. A sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city.

9 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir

Dolly Alderton. This debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes and other vignettes.

10 Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

James Nestor. Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.