BEST ON THE SHELF

FICTION

1 (1) Even Dogs in the Wild (6 wks)

Ian Rankin DI John Rebus is back on the case with Fox, Clarke and Cafferty, too.

2 (4) Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page (6 wks)

Stuart McLean Dave and Morley are back in this new collection.

3 (3) The Illegal (14 wks)

Lawrence Hill This book about illegal migrants is by the author of The Book of Negroes.

4 (2) Avenue of Mysteries (6 wks)

John Irving The author of A Prayer for Owen Meany is back.

5 (5) The Heart Goes Last: A Novel (11 wks)

Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood puts the human heart to the ultimate test in an utterly brilliant new novel.

6 (6) Rogue Lawyer (8 wks)

John Grisham The latest legal thriller by the author of The Client and A Time to Kill. 7

(7) The Lake House (8 wks)

Kate Morton This is a new novel by the author of The Distant Hours.

8 (10) The Girl in the Spider’s Web (14 wks)

David Lagercrantz Lisbeth Salander is back in this new novel by a different author.

9 (12) Daddy Lenin and Other Stories (4 wks)

Guy Vanderhaeghe This is a new book of stories by the author of A Good Man.

10 (-) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (9 wks)

George R R Martin & Gary Gianni This story takes place 100 years before Game of Thrones.

NON-FICTION

1 (1) History’s People (13 wks)

Margaret MacMillan The popular historian writes about personalities of the past.

2 (2) The Reason You Walk (11 wks)

Wab Kinew A moving story of fatherson reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal star.

3 (3) The Road to Little Dribbling (9 wks)

Bill Bryson This book is subtitled: More Notes From a Small Island.

4 (4) Thing Explainer : Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (4 wks)

Randall Munroe This is a big book with diagrams that explains things.

5 (6) Between the World and Me (20 wks)

Ta-Nehisi Coates A black American father shares life lessons with his son.

6 (7) Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (12 wks)

Jenny Lawson New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness.

7 (5) My Life on the Road (7 wks)

Gloria Steinem Noted feminist Steinem tells her life story.

8 (8) The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea (6 wks)

Lorna Crozier & Ian McAllister This little book is a collection of poems and photographs.

9 (15) H is for Hawk (32 wks)

Helen Macdonald A memoir about a woman and her relationship with a hawk.

10 (11) Canoe Country (13 wks)

Roy Macgregor This book is subtitled: The Making of Canada.