BEST ON THE SHELF

FICTION

1 (1) The High Mountains of Portugal (8 wks)

Yann Martel This is a new novel by the author of Life of Pi.

2 (2) The Waters of Eternal Youth (2 wks)

Donna Leon This is a new Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery.

3

(-) Cometh the Hour (6 wks)

Jeffrey Archer This is a new Clifton Chronicles novel.

4 (-) The Summer Before the War (1 wk.)

Helen Simonson This is a new novel from the author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.

5

(3) Quantum Night (2 wks)

Robert J. Sawyer This books brings a psychologist and a quantum physicist together.

6

(4) The Steel Kiss (3 wks)

Jeffery Deaver This is a new detective thriller from Jeffery Deaver.

7

(7) The Gangster (3 wks)

Clive Cussler & Justin Scott This is a new Isaac Bell adventure from Clive Cussler.

8

(-) The Pharos Gate (1 wk.)

Nick Bantock Author Nick Bantock follows up the story of Griffin & Sabine.

9 (8) My Name is Lucy Barton: A Novel (10 wks)

Elizabeth Strout A story of trauma, survival and mother-daughter relationships.

10 (10) The Nightingale (11 wks)

Kristin Hannah This bestseller takes place in France during the Second World War.

NON-FICTION

1 (1) When Breath Becomes Air (10 wks)

Paul Kalanithi & Abraham Verghese A young neurosurgeon faces a terminal diagnosis.

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(2) Dark Money (6 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 (26 wks)

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

4

(4) Gratitude (14 wks)

Oliver Sacks These four essays were written near the end of the noted neurologist’s life.

5

(10) How Can I Help? (2 wks)

David Goldbloom This book is subtitled: A Week in My Life As a Psychiatrist.

6 (6) Between the World and Me (35 wks)

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

7

(8) History’s People (28 weeks)

Margaret MacMillan This book by the popular historian is about famous personalities of the past.

8 (15) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (3 wks)

Carlo Rovelli The Daily Telegraph calls this the year’s most interesting science book.

9

(13) Thing Explainer (19 wks)

Randall Munroe This book is subtitled: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words.

10

(5) Bee Time (5 wks)

Mark L Winston This book is subtitled: Lessons from the Hive. Large number is rating in the past week, number in parentheses indicates rating the previous week, third number is number of weeks on bestseller list. © TBM BookManager Ltd., bookmanager.com. Lists are compiled weekly from actual sales at more than 280 Canadian independent booksellers.