The BC Bestseller List is compiled using sales data from more than 70 independent bookstores in BC, which is provided to the ABPBC by TBM BookManager. The list represents sales of BC-published books released within the calendar year.
No. 1
Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food is full of new recipes to inspire fans and once again turn home cooks into culinary rock stars, a hallmark of Shelley’s earlier books. Shelley’s innate flair for creating and developing recipes will not disappoint and soon home cooks across Canada will be serving their guests…more beautiful food…
BC Bestseller for 10 consecutive weeks
No. 2
The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion – Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
by Peter Wohlleben
Greystone Books | 9781771643016
Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben’s personal experiences in forests and fields. Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
BC Bestseller for 15 consecutive weeks
No. 3
As A Dog Thinketh: Daily Words of Wisdom
by Monique Anstee
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512374
Daily reflections, guidance, and sound advice from a top trainer and competitor.
BC Bestseller for 8 consecutive weeks
No. 4
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
by Monique Gray Smith
Orca Book Publishers | 9781459815834
Acclaimed Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith teaches readers about the lives of Survivors and how to listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action.
BC Bestseller for 3 consecutive weeks
No. 5
Hello Humpback!
by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers
Harbour Publishing | 9781550177992
With bright and bold illustrations of the wild and magical West Coast by celebrated artist Roy Henry Vickers, this “first words” book, introduces iconic West Coast animals, from hungry sea otters to hopping orcas.
BC Bestseller for 52 consecutive weeks
No. 6
You Hold Me Up
by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel
Orca Book Publishers | 9781459814479
Consultant, international speaker, and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with their friends, classmates and families.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 7
On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers
by Pat Carney
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512107
A collection of stories chronicling the characters and dramas that capture life in small coastal communities.
BC Bestseller for 45 consecutive weeks
No. 8
First, We Brunch: Recipes and Stories from Victoria’s Best-Loved Breakfast Joints
by Rebecca Wellman
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512312
First, We Brunch is an exquisitely photographed cookbook showcasing more than 60 recipes from the city’s most beloved mid-morning eateries.
BC Bestseller for 14 consecutive weeks
No. 9
The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Supernatural Encounters with the Other Side
by Shanon Sinn
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512435
A compelling investigation into supernatural events and local lore on Vancouver Island.
BC Bestseller for 4 consecutive weeks
No. 10
The World’s Most Travelled Man: A Twenty-Three-Year Odyssey to and through Every Country on the Planet
by Mike Spencer Bown
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771621427
A rollicking travel memoir from “the patron saint of backpackers.”
BC Bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks
No. 11
The Spitfire Luck of Skeets Ogilvie: From the Battle of Britain to the Great Escape
by Keith C. Oglivie
Heritage House Publishers | 9781772032116
A young Canadian spitfire pilot finds adventure, love, and a remarkable dose of luck on the frontlines of the Second World War.
BC Bestseller for 12 consecutive weeks
No. 12
Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga
by Chris Czajkowski
Harbour Publishing | 9781550178098
Taking up where Lonesome, the first bestselling wilderness dog, left off, here is another wilderness memoir from the perspective of Chris Czajkowski’s canine companions.
BC Bestseller for 26 consecutive weeks
No. 13
Lure: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the West Coast
by Ned Bell
Figure 1 | 9781927958926
This stunning cookbook, authored by chef and seafood advocate Ned Bell, features simple techniques and straightforward sustainability guidelines around Pacific species as well as 80 delicious recipes to make at home.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 14
Nuptse and Lhotse Go to the West Coast
by Jocey Asnong
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books | 9781771602327
When Nuptse and Lhotse find a Purple Ochre Starfish named Salish is lost, they decide to help Salish get back home. As the trio makes their way back to the beach they meet many marvellous animals of the Pacific Northwest.
BC Bestseller for 1 week
No. 15
The White Angel
by John MacLachlan Gray
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771621465
A novel based on the 1924 murder of Janet Smith in Vancouver–a city at the edge of the empire, still reeling from the Great War with a barely functioning police department and a thriving criminal class.
BC Bestseller for 1 week