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Book Publishers Association of Alberta

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Founded in 1975, the Book Publishers Association of Alberta supports the thriving Alberta publishing industry. https://bookpublishers.ab.ca/

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Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 10h ago

Have you bought your ticket to the #ABPubAwards Gala yet? Don’t miss out on this amazing night celebrating Alberta’s literary community! Buy your tickets now: buff.ly/Nj9wdzs #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Promotional poster for the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards on Thursday, September 17, 2026, urging viewers "4 weeks left to get your tickets!" and registration closes September 2, 2026, with teal starburst decorations on an orange background.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 6d ago

Today we are highlighting the titles on the Trade Fiction shortlist. The shortlist includes: Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand published by Freehand Books A Story Can Be Told About Pain published by @newestpress.bsky.social Rag Pickers published by @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 6d ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 26, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 26, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.
FICTION

1. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
2. What Gentlemen Do - Todd Babiak (McClelland & Stewart)
3. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *
4. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
5. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
6. The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press)
7. We Were Forbidden - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
8. Katabasis - R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
9. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
10. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 26, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.
NON-FICTION
1. Regime Change - Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster)
2. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *
3. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
4. The Land and Its People - David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company)
5. No! - Sara Ahmed (The Feminist Press)
6. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
7. Theory of Water - Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Alchemy by Knopf Canada)
8. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
9. How Long 'til Black Future Month? - N. K. Jemisin (Orbit)
10. Our Rights and Freedoms - Aaron W. Hughes - University of Alberta Press +

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 26, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.
POETRY

1. I Still Believe in Miracles - Lucas Jones (Union Square & Co.)
2. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *
3. This Wound is a World - Billy-Ray Belcourt (McClelland & Stewart) *
4. river woman - katherena vermette (House of Anansi Press Inc)
5. Born Sacred - Smokii Sumac (Fernwood)
6. No Depression in Heaven - ryan fitzpatrick (Talonbooks) *
7. Lost Signal - Chris Hutchinson (Palimpsest Press) *
8. Nightstead - David Martin (Palimpsest Press) *
9. So Far So Good - Ursula K. Le Guin (Copper Canyon Press)
10. Pitiful - Brandi Bird (House of Anansi Press)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last wk.

A big thank you to @albertaviews.bsky.social for sponsoring the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! Your contribution goes far in highlighting the excellence of Alberta’s book publishers. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last wk.

(1/3) The Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry recognizes poetry books exhibiting quality text through innovative content, excellent design, and unique marketing promotion. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist #CanLit

Robert Kroetsch award for poetry: shortlist. The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Image: An open book with the logos for Frontenac House and University of Calgary Press.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2w ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 23, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 23, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Cadillac Wheels - Scott Saxberg (self-published) *Alberta Author
2. Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink - Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, and Bram Morrison, illus. Qin Leng (Tundra Books)
3. We are Busy Being Alive - Rishi Midha (Anvil Press)
4. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
5. Sharon, Lois and Bram's One Elephant Went Out to Play - Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison, and Randi Hampson, illus. Qin Leng (Tundra Books)
6. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
7. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
8. East of Eden - John Steinbeck (Penguin Classics)
9. We Were Forbidden - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
10. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 23, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. The Audacity of Relevance - Alex Sarian (ECW Press) *Alberta Author
2. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
3. You’ll Pay for This! - Michel Durand-Wood (Great Plains Publications)
4. The Art of Spending Money - Morgan Housel (Portfolio)
5. Love at the Center - ed. Sofía Betancourt (Skinner House Books)
6. Music and How it Works - DK (DK Children)
7. Regime Change - Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster)
8. Kelly Sutherland - Glen Mikkelsen (Folklore Publishing) +Alberta Publisher
9. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *Alberta Author
10. Embers - Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thank you to @EPLdotca for sponsoring the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! When local libraries and local publishers support each other, magical things happen. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2w ago

(1/3) The next four titles we are showcasing are from the Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction shortlist. These books feature supernatural and fantastical elements, a hot genre in 2026. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction Shortlist. The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2w ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 19, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 19, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *Alberta Author
2. Rose and the Dragon’s Flame - Ivy N. Templeton (self-published) *Alberta Author
3. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
4. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
5. Sunburn - Chloe Michelle Howarth (Melville House)
6. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
7. The Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
8. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
9. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
10. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 19, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. All About Love - bell hooks (William Morrow)
2. The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Herbs - Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau (TouchWood Editions) *Alberta Author
3. Politics and the English Language - George Orwell (Penguin Classic)
4. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
5. On The Edge - Jim Morgan (self-published)
6. Values - Mark Carney (McClelland & Stewart)
7. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
8. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
9. Is a River Alive? - Robert Macfarlane (Random House Canada)
10. Theory of Water - Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Alchemy by Knopf Canada)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 19, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. The Odyssey - Homer (various editions)
2. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair - Pablo Neruda (Vintage Classics)
3. Slow War - Benjamin Hertwig (McGill-Queen's University Press) *Alberta Author
4. Rabbit Head Gut - Kaitlin Neal (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. South Side of a Kinless River - Marilyn Dumont (Brick Books) *Alberta Author
6. The Big Melt - Emily Riddle (Nightwood Editions) *Alberta Author
7. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
8. Poets Re-Imagine Canada - Edmonton Stroll of Poets Society, ed. Gary Garrison (self-published) *Alberta Author
9. The Dream Songs - John Berryman, ed. Daniel Swift (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
10. We Survived Until We Could Live - Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (University of Calgary Press) *

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are excited to highlight the stunning graphic novels published in Alberta with the Graphic Novel of the Year award. This year’s short list is: The Last Band on Earth and Pass Me By: Lily. Both titles are published by @renegadeartsent.bsky.social #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Text: Graphic novel of the year shortlist: Renegade Arts Entertainment. The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Award.

Graphic Novel of the Year Shortlist. Renegade Arts Entertainment. The Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Image: Pass Me By's book cover.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 16, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 16, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
2. We are Busy Being Alive - Rishi Midha (Anvil Press)
3. Treat Them as Buffalo - Blair Palmer Yoxall (HarperCollins Publishers) *Alberta Author
4. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
5. The Decameron - Giovanni Boccaccio, trans. Wayne A Rebhorn (W.W. Norton)
6. Ready, Cassette, Go! - Jarett Sitter (Annick Press) *Alberta Author
7. Shift Change - Oliver V Ledene (self-published) *Alberta Author
8. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
9. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
10. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 16, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. The Art of Spending Money - Morgan Housel (Portfolio)
2. Infinite Audition - Charlie Petch (Brick Books)
3. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *Alberta Author
4. Allodynia - Nisa Malli (Anstruther Books)
5. The Never-Ending Present - Michael Barclay (ECW Press)
6. State of Our City 2026 - Noel Keough (self-published) *Alberta Author
7. Beyond the Trees - Adam Shoalts (Penguin Canada)
8. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
9. Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions)
10. CLOWNS - ed. Michelle Tea (DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e))

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Leading up to the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards, we'll be highlighting the #ABPubShortlist & our sponsors! Don't forget to purchase your ticket to the awards gala so that you can find out who the winner of each category is! buff.ly/ZeGCF4V

The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Thursday, September 17, 2026. Get Your Tickets! Registration closes: September 2, 2026.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 12, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @aupress.ca

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 12, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *Alberta Author
2. Heartstopper #6 - Alice Oseman (Graphix)
3. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
4. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
5. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
6. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
7. Inheritance - Jane Park (House of Anansi Press) *Alberta Author
8. Afterlife-time Employment - Jeff Martin (Renegade Arts Entertainment) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
9. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
10. The Dragon Has Some Complaints - John Wiswell (DAW)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 12, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
2. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *Alberta Author
3. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
4. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. A History of Canada in Ten Maps - Adam Shoalts (Penguin Canada)
6. The Outrage Cure - Alika Lafontaine M.D. (HarperCollins Publishers) *Alberta Author
7. The Table Where We Meet - Jess Janz (HarperCollins Publishers)
8. Art Cure - Daisy Fancourt (Celadon Books)
9. The Prairie Gardener's Go-To Guide for Perennials - Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau (TouchWood Editions) *Alberta Author
10. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 12, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. Kiyâm - Naomi McIlwraith (Athabasca University Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
2. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
3. Ariel - Sylvia Plath (Faber & Faber Poetry)
4. One Crow Sorrow - Lisa Martin-DeMoor (Brindle & Glass) *Alberta Author
5. Breathing Room - James Crews (Mandala Publishing)
6. Air - Daniel Halpern (Copper Canyon Press)
7. You Are Here - Ada Limón (Milkweed Editions)
8. Autobiography of Red - Anne Carson (McClelland & Stewart)
9. Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence - Homero Aridjis, trans. George McWhirter (New Directions)
10. Penguins Fly - Teren Hazzard (Wild Skies Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 3w ago

The BPAA is excited to announce that registration for the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Gala is now open! Tickets are $50 and can be purchased here: buff.ly/ZeGCF4V until September 2. The gala is open to the public. #ABbooks #ABPubAwards

The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Thursday, September 17, 2026. Registration Now Open! Closes: September 2, 2026.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 4w ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 9, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 9, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Cadillac Wheels - Scott Saxberg (self-published) *Alberta Author
2. We are Busy Being Alive - Rishi Midha (Anvil Press)
3. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
4. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
5. Bad Advice - Susan Carpenter (Now Or Never Publishing) *Alberta Author
6. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
7. The Chambermaid's Key - Genevieve Graham (Simon & Schuster) *Alberta Author
8. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (Vintage)
9. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
10. I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue (HarperCollins Publishers) *Alberta Author

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 9, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
2. Empire of AI - Karen Hao (Penguin Books)
3. Rough Description - Don Pyle (ECW Press)
4. Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition Guidebook - Lori Beattie (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. It's Been a Hoot - Michael Hare (self-published) *Alberta Author
6. Under Grotto Mountain - Charles J. Yonge (RMB | Rocky Mountain Books) *Alberta Author
7. State of Our City 2026 - Noel Keough (self-published) *Alberta Author
8. Speed - Vaclav Smil (Penguin Books)
9. Vanished Beyond the Map - Adam Shoalts (Allen Lane)
10. The Black Madonna - Christena Cleveland (Hay House LLC)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 4w ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 5, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Heartstopper #6 - Alice Oseman (Graphix)
2. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
3. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
4. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
5. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
6. Butter - Asako Yuzuki, trans. Polly Barton (Ecco)
7. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
8. The Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
9. The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carrington (New York Review Books)
10. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
2. It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful - Jack Lowery (Bold Type Books)
3. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
4. We Are Nature Defending Itself - Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan (Pluto Press)
5. Politics and the English Language - George Orwell (Penguin Classic)
6. Indigenous Writes - Chelsea Vowel (HighWater Press) *Alberta Author
7. Talk Treaty to Me - Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky (Collins) *Alberta Author
8. Understory - Kevin Van Tighem (RMB | Rocky Mountain Books) *Alberta Author
9. Enshittification - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
10. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026.

POETRY

1. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
2. Reading the Air - Brenda Gunn (Wild Skies Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
3. This Wound is a World - Billy-Ray Belcourt (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
4. The Beauty of Vultures - Wendy McGrath (NeWest Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
5. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *Alberta Author
6. Crohnic - Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press) *Alberta Author
7. We Survived Until We Could Live - Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (University of Calgary Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
8. There’s Magic Here Too - Skylar Kay (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
9. The Moon That Turns You Back - Hala Alyan (Ecco)
10. The Alberta Health Services Guide to Safer Sex During Recovery from Total Hip Replacement Surgery - Lucas Crawford (Agatha Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last mo.

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 2, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 2, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink - Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, and Bram Morrison, illus. Qin Leng (Tundra Books)
2. Sharon, Lois and Bram's One Elephant Went Out to Play - Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison, and Randi Hampson, illus. Qin Leng (Tundra Books)
3. Sharon, Lois and Bram's Peanut Butter and Jelly - Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison, and Randi Hampson, illus. Qin Leng (Tundra Books)
4. Cadillac Wheels - Scott Saxberg (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
6. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
7. Endling - Maria Reva (Vintage Canada)
8. Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel (Harper Perennial)
9. We are Busy Being Alive - Rishi Midha (Anvil Press)
10. Heartstopper #6 - Alice Oseman (Graphix)

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending July 2, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
2. Viewpoint Diversity - John Tomasi and Bernard Schweizer (Heresy Press)
3. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
4. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. State of Our City 2026 - Noel Keough (self-published) *Alberta Author
6. The Simple Guide to ADHD Regulation - Jenna Free, CCC (Harper Celebrate) *Alberta Author
7. The Governors General - John Fraser (Sutherland House Publishing)
8. An Immense World - Ed Yong (Vintage Canada)
9. Field Notes on Listening - Kit Dobson (Wolsak & Wynn) *Alberta Author
10. Precarious - Marcello Di Cintio (Biblioasis) *Alberta Author

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last mo.

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 28, 2026! #ABbooks @ualbertapress.bsky.social @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social

Edmonton's Bestselling Books for the week ending June 28. See the full list at our website.

FICTION

1. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *
2. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
3. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
4. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
5. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
6. Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf Canada)
7. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
8. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
9. Sunburn - Chloe Michelle Howarth (Melville House)
10. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)

Edmonton's Bestselling Books for the week ending June 28. See the full list at our website.
Non-fiction
1. The (Almost) Perfect Heist - Don Levers (Sutherland) *
2. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *
3. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
4. Theory of Water - Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Alchemy by Knopf Canada)
5. The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
6. The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction - Ursula K. Le Guin (Ignota Books)
7. Soft as Bones - Chyana Marie Sage (House Of Anansi Press) *
8. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *
9. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
10. Suicidal Empathy - Gad Saad (Broadside Books)

Edmonton's Bestselling Books for the week ending June 28. See the full list at our website.
1. Reading the Air - Brenda Gunn (Wild Skies Press) * +
2. The Odyssey - Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W.W. Norton & Company)
3. Devotions - Mary Oliver (Penguin Books)
4. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *
5. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *
6. NDN Coping Mechanisms - Billy-Ray Belcourt (House of Anansi Press) *
7. Routine Maintenance - Marco Melfi (Gaspereau Press) *
8. Night Sky with Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong (Copper Canyon Press)
9. Old Gods - Conor Kerr (Nightwood Editions) *
10. Nighthawks - Lisa Martin (University of Alberta Press) * +

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last mo.

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 25, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending June 25, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
2. Dancing With The Leopard - D.H. Brown (self-published) *Alberta Author
3. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
4. Unlocking Queer Futures - Queer Creators of Calgary (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. Pockets in My Heart - Heather Skulski, illus. Nj Mills (self-published) *Alberta Author
6. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
7. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
8. At the Edge of the Woods - Kathryn Bromwich (Two Dollar Radio)
9. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
10. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending June 25, 2026.

NON-FICTION

1. Grande Prairie With an E - Stefano Jun (Renegade Arts Entertainment) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
2. My Mother Joins the Resistance - Richard Harrison (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers) *Alberta Author
3. The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 - Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
4. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
5. The Wiki of Babel - Kyle Flemmer (University of Calgary Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
6. State of Our City - Noel Keough (self-published) *Alberta Author
7. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
8. Clarence Goes Out West & Meets a Purple Horse - Jean Ekman Adams (Cooper Square Publishing)
9. The Land and Its People - David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company)
10. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last mo.

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 21, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 21, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
2. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *Alberta Author
3. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
4. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
5. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
6. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
7. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
8. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
9. The Final Six - Alexandra Monir (HarperCollins)
10. Armada - Ernest Cline (Ballantine Books)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 21, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
2. The Outrage Cure - Alika Lafontaine M.D. (HarperCollins Publishers) *Alberta Author
3. The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction - Ursula K. Le Guin (Ignota Books)
4. Writing in the Flesh - Thomas Waugh (McGill-Queen's University Press)
5. Sourdough Infinity - Emily Hoven (Anstruther x Hedon) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
6. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
7. The Scenic Geology of Alberta - Dale Leckie (Broken Poplars) *Alberta Author
8. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
9. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *Alberta Author
10. Soft as Bones - Chyana Marie Sage (House Of Anansi Press) *Alberta Author

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 21, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *Alberta Author
2. sometimes, forest - Elee Kraljii Gardiner (Talonbooks)
3. My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet - Misha Solomon (Brick Books)
4. A Rebellion of Care - David Gate (Convergent Books)
5. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
6. ?bédayine - Kaitlyn Purcell (Metatron Press) *Alberta Author
7. Dog and Moon - Kelly Shepherd (University of Regina Press) *Alberta Author
8. Crohnic - Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press) *Alberta Author
9. A Single Syllable of Wild - Angela Waldie (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
10. South Side of a Kinless River - Marilyn Dumont (Brick Books) *Alberta Author

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · last mo.

We are excited to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! View the media release and full shortlist here: buff.ly/ZTeaDAt #ABPubShortlist #ABPubAwards #ABbooks @WeReadAB

The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Shortlist announced.

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 18, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary's Bestselling Books Weekending in June 18, 2026. See the full list on our website.
FICTION

1. Field Notes for an Imaginary Mythology - Alex Benarzi (self-published) *
2. Marika and the Auction - Helen Metella (Your Nickel's Worth Publishing) *
3. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
4. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
5. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
6. Fate - Ian Hamilton (House of Anansi Press)
7. The Forgotten Midwife - Laura Anthony (Gallery Books)
8. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
9. Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf Canada)
10. Riverwork - Lisa Robertson (Coach House Books)

Calgary's Bestselling Books Weekending in June 18, 2026. See the full list on our website.
NON-FICTION

1. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
2. Rogues - Patrick Radden Keefe (Vintage)
3. Sublime - Yvonne Blomer (Caitlin Press)
4. Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe (Vintage)
5. Strong Ground - Brene Brown (Random House)
6. My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet - Misha Solomon (Brick Books)
7. Jesus is a Voyeur - Bret Crowle (Frontenac House) * +
8. The Snakehead - Patrick Radden Keefe (Vintage)
9. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
10. Empire of AI - Karen Hao (Penguin Books)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 14, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @aupress.ca

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 14, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *Alberta Author
2. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
3. Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand - Tim Bowling (Freehand Books) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
4. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
5. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
6. Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf Canada)
7. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
8. Revolution Songs - Carissa Halton (NeWest Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
9. Marika and the Auction - Helen Metella, illus. Hannah Kate Miller (self-published) *Alberta Author
10. An Astonishment of Stars - Kirti Bhadresa (ECW Press) *Alberta Author

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 14, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
2. From Red Dresses to Memory Stones - Nicolette Little (UBC Press) *Alberta Author
3. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
4. Burn the Haystack - Jennie Young, PhD (William Morrow)
5. How Artists Make Money and How Money Makes Artists - David Berry (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
6. Cruising the Downtown - The Edmonton Queer History Project (NeWest Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
7. Precarious - Marcello Di Cintio (Biblioasis) *Alberta Author
8. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
9. The Many Names of Robert Cree - Robert Cree and Therese Greenwood (ECW
Press) *Alberta Author
10. All About Love - bell hooks (William Morrow)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 14, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. Routine Maintenance - Marco Melfi (Gaspereau Press) *Alberta Author
2. My Mother Joins the Resistance - Richard Harrison (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers) *Alberta Author
3. This Is How We Disappear - Titilope Sonuga (Write Bloody North) *Alberta Author
4. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
5. South Side of a Kinless River - Marilyn Dumont (Brick Books) *Alberta Author
6. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *Alberta Author
7. A Really Good Brown Girl - Marilyn Dumont (Brick Books) *Alberta Author
8. Lord of the Butterflies - Andrea Gibson (Button Poetry)
9. Abode - Jun-long Lee (Athabasca University Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
10. There’s Magic Here Too - Skylar Kay (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 11, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social @durvile-shyba.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending June 11, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
2. Martha Cream Cheese - Charolette Player, illus. Chloe Greer (HummingByrd House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
3. The Forgotten Midwife - Laura Anthony (Gallery Books)
4. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
5. The Chambermaid's Key - Genevieve Graham (Simon & Schuster) * Alberta Author
6. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
7. The Things We Never Say - Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
8. The Chorus Beneath Our Feet - Melanie Schnell (Radiant Press) * Alberta Author
9. The Alchemy of Paradise - Susannah M. Smith (Invisible Publishing)
10. Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf Canada)

Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending June 11, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. The Hidden Hand - Warren Kinsella (Signal)
2. See-Me Street - DerRic Starlight (Durvile & UpRoute) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
3. Leadership Compounds - Kim G C Moody (self-published) *Alberta Author
4. Living on the Prairie Fringe - Mary Vlooswyk (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Anstruther Books) * Alberta Author
6. Nighthawks - Lisa Martin (University of Alberta Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
7. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
8. Making Life Less Taxing - Version 2 - Kim G C Moody (self-published) *Alberta Author
9. The Crisis of Canadian Democracy - Andrew Coyne (Sutherland House Publishing)
10. Held by the Land - Leigh Joseph (WellFleet Press)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 7, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 7, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. The Great Gathering Place - Naomi McIlwraith, illus. Onedove (Kids Can Press) *Alberta Author
2. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
3. The Outside Circle - Patti LaBoucane-Benson, illus. Kelly Mellings (House of Anansi
Press) *Alberta Author
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy (HarperCollins)
5. Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf Canada)
6. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
7. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
8. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
9. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
10. The Second Life of Snap - Erin Entrada Kelly (Greenwillow Books)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 7, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. A Footnote to Freedom - Lance B. Dixon (Dundurn Press) *Alberta Author
2. Fire Weather - John Vaillant (Knopf Canada)
3. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
4. The Serviceberry - Robin Wall Kimmerer, illus. John Burgoyne (Scribner)
5. Talk Treaty to Me - Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky (Collins) *Alberta Author
6. Precarious - Marcello Di Cintio (Biblioasis) *Alberta Author
7. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
8. Strangers - Belle Burden (The Dial Press)
9. No! - Sara Ahmed (The Feminist Press)
10. The Many Names of Robert Cree - Robert Cree and Therese Greenwood (ECW
Press) *Alberta Author

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending June 7, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. Wanderings - ed. Asma Sayed and Pushparaj Acharya (Mawenzi House Publishers)
2. Drapery of Time - Pushpa Acharya (self-published)
3. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
4. Karaikhola Flows - Saraswoti Lamichhane (Mawenzi House Publisher) *Alberta Author
5. Wound Archive - Anna Veprinska (The Porcupine’s Quill) *Alberta Author
6. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *Alberta Author
7. Routine Maintenance - Marco Melfi (Gaspereau Press) *Alberta Author
8. Falling Blues - Jannie Edwards (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
9. Stock - Jennifer Bowering Delisle (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
10. Calling it Back to Me - Laurie D. Graham (McClelland & Stewart)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 6, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social

Calgary's bestselling books for the week ending June 6, 2026. The full list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
2. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
3. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
4. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
5. The Tragically Hip ABC - The Tragically Hip, illus. Clayton Hanmer and Julia Breckenreid
6. Wildwood - Elinor Florence (Simon & Schuster)
7. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
8. The English Masterpiece - Katherine Reay (Harper Muse)
9. The Little Grizzly Who Walked Like a Boss - Victoria Tudor, illus. Natalia Logvanova (self-published)
10. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)

Calgary's bestselling books for the week ending June 6, 2026. The full list can be found on our website.
1. My Early Life - Winston Churchill (St. Augustine Press)
2. Out on a Limb - Erna Buffie (Great Plains Press)
3. Plants of the Western Forest - Derek Johnson, Linda Kershaw, and Andy MacKinnon (Lone Pine Publishing) * +
4. The Serviceberry - Robin Wall Kimmerer, illus. John Burgoyne (Scribner)
5. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
6. The Crisis of Canadian Democracy - Andrew Coyne (Sutherland House Publishing)
7. Raising Hare - Chloe Dalton (Canongate Books)
8. Coke Machine Glow - Gordon Downie (Vintage Canada)
9. Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions)
10. Book of Lives - Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending May 31, 2026! #ABbooks @AudreysBooks @magpiebooksyeg @paperbirchbooks @ualbertapress @frontenachouse @Au_press

Edmonton's Bestselling Books Week Ending in May 31, 2026. Full list is on our website.
FICTION

1. Wild Symphony - Dan Brown, illus. Susan Batori (Dragonfly Books)
2. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
3. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
4. The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carrington (New York Review Books)
5. The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances - Glenn Dixon (HarperCollins Canada)
6. The Mountain in the Sea - Ray Nayler (Picador)
7. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
8. The Downloaded 2 - Robert J Sawyer (Shadowpaw Press)
9. By Night in Chile - Roberto Bolaño (Picador)
10. The Midnight Train - Matt Haig (HarperCollins Canada)

Edmonton's Bestselling Books Week Ending in May 31, 2026. Full list is on our website.
NON-FICTION

1. Leadership & Legacy - Jahsena (self-published) *
2. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *
3. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
4. He Did Not Conquer - Madelaine Drohan (Dundurn Press)
5. From Generation to Generation - Jahsena * (self-published)
6. Talk Treaty to Me - Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky (Collins) *
7. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
8. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
9. NISHGA - Jordan Abel (McClelland & Stewart) *
10. The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction - Ursula K. Le Guin (Ignota Books)

Edmonton's Bestselling Books Week Ending in May 31, 2026. Full list is on our website. POETRY
1. Karaikhola Flows - Saraswoti Lamichhane (Mawenzi House Publisher) *
2. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *
3. Crohnic - Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press) *
4. Stigmata - Scott Jackshaw (Talon) *
5. Swollening - Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press) *
6. Book of Cats - Ursula K. Le Guin (Library of America)
7. What Kind of Daughter? - Rayanne Haines (Frontenac House) * +
8. Nighthawks - Lisa Martin (University of Alberta Press) * +
9. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *
10. Abode - Jun-long Lee (Athabasca University Press) * +

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending May 28, 2026! #ABbooks @owlsnestbooks @shelflifebooks

Calgary's Bestselling Books for the week ending May 28, 2026. The full list is available on our website.

FICTION

1. Beneficiary - JoAnn McCaig (University of Calgary Press) * +
2. The Downloaded 2 - Robert J Sawyer (Shadowpaw Press)
3. The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke (Harper)
4. The Chambermaid's Key - Genevieve Graham (Simon & Schuster) *
5. Treat Them as Buffalo - Blair Palmer Yoxall (HarperCollins Publishers) *
6. Tinkers - Paul Harding (HarperCollins Publishers)
7. The Forgotten Midwife - Laura Anthony (Gallery Books)
8. The Downloaded - Robert J Sawyer (Shadowpaw Press)
9. When the Cranes Fly South - Lisa Ridzén, trans. Alice Menzies (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
10. The Hounding - Xenobe Purvis (Henry Holt and Co.)

Calgary's Bestselling Books Week Ending May 28, 2026. The full list on our website. NON-FICTION
1. I Wish I'd Quit Sooner - Laura Hambley Lovett (She Writes Press) *
2. Cultures of Growth - Mary C. Murphy (Simon & Schuster)
3. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
4. Do It Wrong - Derek Beaulieu (Assembly Press)
5. Raising Hare - Chloe Dalton (Canongate Books)
6. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
7. The Land and Its People - David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company)
8. This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch - Tabitha Carvan (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
9. The Art of Making - Jared Tailfeathers (Durvile & UpRoute) * +
10. We Survived Until We Could Live - Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (University of Calgary Press) * +

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending May 24, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending May 24, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
2. The Arrival - Shaun Tan (Arthur A Levine Books)
3. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster)
4. Last Wool and Testament - Molly MacRae (Berkley)
5. The Cure for Drowning - Loghan Paylor (Random House Canada)
6. Still Life - Louise Penny (Hodder)
7. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Ballantine Books)
8. A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
9. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
10. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending May 24, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website..

NON-FICTION

1. Modern Asian Family: Grande Prairie With an E - Stefano Jun (Renegade Arts Entertainment) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher2. Between Good and Evil - Mellissa Fung (HarperCollins Publishers)
3. Who Needs Friends - Andrew McCarthy (Grand Central Publishing)
4. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. Parsa's Pithas - Sumaiya Matin (self-published) *Alberta Author
6. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *Alberta Author
7. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
8. Is a River Alive? - Robert Macfarlane (Random House Canada)
9. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
10. It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful - Jack Lowery (Bold Type Books)

Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending May 24, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

POETRY

1. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Anstruther Books) * Alberta Author
2. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
3. Stock - Jennifer Bowering Delisle (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
4. Goldfinches - Mary Oliver, illus. Melissa Sweet (Viking Books for Young Readers)
5. Calling it Back to Me - Laurie D. Graham (McClelland & Stewart)
6. Penguins Fly - Teren Hazzard (Wild Skies Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
7. Loves of Our Lives - Josie Balka (Simon & Schuster) *Alberta Author
8. Poems for All the Annettes - Al Purdy (House of Anansi Press)
9. always be catastrophizing - Claire Kelly (Agatha Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
10. Complete Poems - Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics)

Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending May 21, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social

Calgary's Bestselling Books for the week ending May 21, 2026. Full list on website.
1. Tales of the Mountains and the Sea - Dania Idriss (Freehand Books) * +
2. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
3. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
4. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
5. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
6. The Poppy Fields - Nikki Erlick (William Morrow)
7. Beneficiary - JoAnn McCaig (University of Calgary Press) * +
8. The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff (Simon & Schuster)
9. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
10. Wildwood - Elinor Florence (Simon & Schuster)

Calgary's Bestselling Books for the week ending May 21, 2026. Full list on our website.
Non-Fiction
1. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *
2. No Place Like Home - Jessica Barrett (Viking) *
3. Living on the Prairie Fringe - Mary Vlooswyk (self-published) *
4. This Sweet Rupture - Omar Ramadan (University of Alberta Press) * +
5. A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta - David R. Scott (Heritage House) *
6. Regulated Classroom - Emily Read Daniels (self-published)
7. I Heard There Was A Secret Chord - Daniel J. Levitin (Allen Lane)
8. A Little Feral - Maria Giesbrecht (Write Bloody Publishing)
9. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
10. State of Our City - Noel Keough