CALGARY BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1.
Table for Two
Amor Towles. A richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories.
2.
Tech
Vincenzo Natali. Debut graphic novel envisions a near future in which mankind has cracked the code for alien engineering.
3.
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan. A story of hope, quiet heroism and empathy.
4.
Denison Avenue
Daniel Innes and Christina Wong. A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders. Canadian author.
5.
Lightning Strikes the Silence
Iona Whishaw. A study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice. Canadian author.
6.
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger, compassion, and faith in the power of a story.
7.
Happy Place
Emily Henry. A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual vacation with their best friends.
8.
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson. A fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.
9.
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers. Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you've just got to be kind.
10.
Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 1
Naguib Mahfouz. Trilogy traces three generations of the family of a tyrannical patriarch.
NON FICTION
1.
On the Edge of Being: An Afghan Woman's Journey
Sharifa Sharif. First published in 2011, On the Edge of Being is more pertinent than ever. Canadian author.
2.
Where Tenderness Lives: On Healing, Liberation, and Holding Space for Oneself
Heather Plett. What it means to unravel what we've learned from our families, societies, religions, and cultures. Canadian author.
3.
It's Just a Hiccup: Reclaiming Your Identity
Trish Exton-parder and Corinne Wilkinson. Encouragement, inspiration, and guidance to help navigate your identity search. Calgary authors.
4.
Crushed Wild Mint: Poems Jess Housty. Housty grapples with the natural and the supernatural, and the hard work of living that our bodies are doing. Canadian author.
5.
The Peace: A Warrior's Journey
Romeo Dallaire. Guides readers on an inspiring journey from past wars toward a vision of lasting peace. Canadian author.
6.
Health for All: A Doctor's Prescription for a Healthier Canada
Jane Philpott. A timely, practical, ambitious, and personal call for action on health from a former federal health minister. Canadian author
7.
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
Paulina Bren. History of this extraordinary hotel, and of the women who arrived in New York City with a suitcase and a dream.
8.
A Year of Last Things: Poems
Michael Ondaatje. We journey back through time to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Canadian author.
9.
The Life of Birds
David Attenborough. Sir David shows the lifelong pleasure offered by birds around us.
10.
Fi: A Memoir of My Son
Alexandra Fuller. Author recounts the wild medicine of painstakingly grieving a child in a culture that has no instructions for it.
Compiled from information from Owl's Nest Books and Shelf Life Books.