15 BEST BOOKS OF THE WEEK

1 The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from A Secret World Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books)

2 Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre)

3 On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers Pat Carney (TouchWood Editions)

4 Hello Humpback! Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing)

5 Chilcotin Chronicles: Stories of Adventure and Intrigue from British Columbia’s Central Interior Sage Birchwater (Caitlin Press)

6 The Queen of the North Disaster: The Captain’s Story Colin Henthorne (Harbour Publishing)

7 The Two Sisters E. Pauline Johnson, illustrated by Sandra Butt (Waterlea Books)

8 Dirty Windshields: The Best and the Worst of the Smugglers Tour Diaries Grant Lawrence (Douglas & McIntyre)

9 Tails Don’t Lie 2: A Pack of Dog Cartoons Adrian Raeside, illustrated by Adrian Raeside (Harbour Publishing)

10 We Sang You Home Richard Van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett (Orca Book Publishing)

11 Hard Knox: Musings from the Edge of Canada Jack Knox (Heritage House Publishing)

12 Heart: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Heroic Organ Johannes Hinrich Von Borstel (Greystone Books)

13 Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Nizar Ali Badr (Orca Book Publishing)

14 Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, Vancouver’s First Forensic Investigator Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press)

15 Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival Bev Sellars (Talonbooks)