BEST ON THE SHELF
FICTION
1 (1) The High Mountains of Portugal (7 wks) Yann Martel This is a new novel by the author of Life of Pi.
2 (-) The Waters of Eternal Youth (1wk.) Donna Leon This is a new Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery.
3 (-) Quantum Night (1wk.) Robert J. Sawyer This books brings a psychologist and a quantum physicist together.
4 (3) The Steel Kiss (2 wks)
Jeffery Deaver This is a new detective thriller from Jeffery Deaver.
5 (2) Cometh the Hour (5 wks)
Jeffrey Archer This is a new Clifton Chronicles novel.
6 (5) What’s Left Behind (2 wks)
Gail Bowen This is a new Joanne Kilbourn mystery from Gail Bowen.
7 (4) The Gangster (2 wks)
Clive Cussler & Justin Scott This is a new Isaac Bell adventure from Clive Cussler.
8 (6) My Name is Lucy Barton: A Novel (9 wks) Elizabeth Strout A story of trauma, survival and mother-daughter relationships.
9 (11) Morning Star (6 wks) Pierce Brown This is book three of the Red Rising series.
10 (12) The Nightingale (10 wks) Kristin Hannah This bestseller takes place in France during the Second World War.
NON-FICTION
1 (1) When Breath Becomes Air (9 wks) Paul Kalanithi & Abraham Verghese A young neurosurgeon faces a terminal diagnosis.
2 (2) Dark Money (5 wks)
Jane Mayer This book is subtitled: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.
3 (3) The Reason You Walk (25 wks)
Wab Kinew A moving story of fatherson reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal star.
4 (4) Gratitude (13 wks)
Oliver Sacks These four essays were written near the end of the noted neurologist’s life.
5 (5) Bee Time (4 wks)
Mark L Winston This book is subtitled Lessons from the Hive.
6 (6) Between the World and Me (34 wks)
Ta-Nehisi Coates A black American father shares life lessons with his son.
7 (7) The Road to Little Dribbling (23 wks)
Bill Bryson This book is subtitled: More Notes From a Small Island.
8 (10) History’s People (27 weeks)
Margaret MacMillan This book by the popular historian is about famous personalities of the past.
9 (8) Stalin’s Daughter (2 wks)
Rosemary Sullivan This book about the dictator’s daughter won the Taylor Prize and the B.C. National Award for Non-Fiction.
10 (-) How Can I Help? (1 wk.)
David Goldbloom This book is subtitled: A Week in My Life As a Psychiatrist.
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