BEST ON THE SHELF
FICTION
1 ( 1) 6 wks Death Comes to Pemberley
P. D. James The grand dame of the British murder mystery takes on the characters of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
2 (-) 1 wk. Believing The Lie
Elizabeth George Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley is back on the case in the newest Elizabeth George mystery.
3 ( 2) 20 wks The Cat’s Table
Michael Ondaatje Ondaatje’s latest novel tells the story of a boy crossing the ocean from Ceylon to England.
4 ( 3) 7 wks The Scottish Prisoner
Diana Gabaldon This novel features Outlander hero Jamie Fraser in the latest book in the Lord John series.
5 ( 4) 19 wks Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes The Man Booker Prize- winning novel about memory and recollection.
6 ( 5) 10 wks 11/ 22/ 63: A Novel
Stephen King A piece of historical fiction by the American horror master, about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of U. S. President John F. Kennedy.
7 ( 6) 12 wks The Virgin Cure
Ami Mackay
The latest novel by the author of The Birth House, it’s the story of a young girl in Victorian New York.
8 ( 7) 12 wks The Litigators
John Grisham Grisham’s latest work features a young, burnt- out lawyer who joins a boutique law firm.
9 ( 8) 27 wks A Dance with Dragons
George R. R. Martin The fifth instalment in George R. R. Martin’s adult fantasy
epic, A Song of Ice and Fire.
10 ( 9) 12 wks 1Q84
Haruki Murakami
A modern homage to George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984.
NON- FICTION
1 ( 1) 12 wks Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson A biography of the man behind Apple and all of the i- gadgets.
2 ( 3) 32 wks Go the F--- to Sleep
Adam Mansbach & Ricardo Cortes A naughty bedtime book for parents inspired by the author’s daughter.
3 ( 2) 7 wks The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver
Chuck Davis A great big tome about the history of Vancouver, completed by friends and colleagues after Davis’s death.
4 ( 4) 13 wks Cornered: Hijinks, Highlights, Late Nights and Insights Ron Maclean & Kristie Mclellan Day
Book by the host of CBC’S Hockey Night in Canada.
5 ( 5) 12 wks Oliver’s Twist
Craig Oliver A memoir recounting the professional and personal life of the chief parliamentary correspondent for CTV News.
6 ( 6) 10 wks Civilization: The West and the Rest
Niall Ferguson A historian’s look at how the West came to rule the world, through the development of competition, science, democracy, medicine, consumerism and work ethic.
7 ( 7) 12 wks Here’s Mike
Mike Mccardell A collection of stories subtitled With Junkyard Annie, Whistling Bernie Smith, The Robertson Screwdriver, Pancakes and Eternal Truth.
8 ( 8) 15 wks Seriously ... I’m Kidding
Ellen Degeneres Stand up comedian and TV host Ellen Degeneres’s third book contains stories and advice.
9 ( 9) 16 wks Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap Stories
Randy Bachman A new book by the Canadian musician, a former member of the Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive.
10 ( 10) 14 wks Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
Wade Davis Anthropologist explores the significance of the assault on Everest by not only George Mallory, but by postwar Britain.