BEST ON THE SHELF
FICTION
1 (1) 3 wks As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust
Alan Bradley
The next instalment of the Flavia de Luce mystery series.
2 (3) 2 wks The Jaguar’s Children: A Novel
John Vaillant This novel is about a young Mexican man who pays “coyotes” to take him into the U.S.
3 (2) 41 wks All My Puny Sorrows
Miriam Toews The author of A Complicated Kindness writes a novel of two sisters, one of whom is suicidal.
4 (4) 9 wks Us Conductors
Sean Michaels This novel, which won the Giller Prize, is about music conductors.
5 (11) 2 wks The First Bad Man
Miranda July This is the debut novel by the author of the short story collection No One Belongs Here More Than You.
6 (8) 17 wks Adult Onset
Ann-Marie MacDonald The author of The Way the Crow Flies and Fall on Your Knees writes now about family life.
7 (5) 19 wks Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett This is the third book in Ken Follett’s century trilogy, about international affairs in the 20th century.
8 (7) 59 wks The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt This new novel by the author of The Secret History is about a boy who survives a terrorist incident that kills his mother.
9 (-) 1 wk. Saint Odd
Dean Koontz
This is the latest in the Odd Thomas series.
10 (6) 15 wks The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan This love story about a doctor won the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
NON-FICTION
1 (1) 19 wks This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein This book is subtitled Capitalism versus the Climate and is by the author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine.
2 (3) 2 wks Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Harari
This book is subtitled, A brief history of humankind.
3 (4) 14 wks Party of One
Michael Harris This book is subtitled: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover.
4 (6) 11 wks So, Anyway ...
John Cleese So, Anyway ... details Monty Python star John Cleese’s early days. 5
(2) 13 wks Yes Please
Amy Poehler
Comedian Amy Poehler pens a memoir. 6
(5) 13 wks The Comeback
John Ralston Saul This book is about Canada’s aboriginal people making a comeback to a position of power and influence.
7 (9) 17 wks Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham This book is subtitled: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s Learned.
8 (11) 8 wks All the Way: My Life on Ice
Jordin Tootoo & Stephen Brunt The first professional NHL player to have grown up in Nunavut, Tootoo has also battled with addiction.
9 (8) 20 wks What If?
Randall Munroe This book is subtitled Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.
10 (9) 64 wks An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield writes about his experiences on the International Space Station. Large number indicates rating in the past week, number in parentheses indicates rating the previous week, third number indicates number of weeks on bestseller list. © TBM BookManager Ltd., www.bookmanager.com. Lists are compiled weekly from actual sales at more than 280 Canadian independent booksellers.