The BC Bestseller List is compiled using sales data from more than 80 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. View eligibility criteria.
No. 1
The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things—Stories from Science and Observation
by Peter Wohlleben, translated by Jane Billinghurst
Greystone Books | 9781771643887
The final book in The Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben.
BC Bestseller for 11 consecutive weeks
No. 2
The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family
by Lindsay Wong
Arsenal Pulp Press | 9781551527369
The darkly comedic memoir of a young woman coming of age in a dysfunctional Asian family who blame their woes on ghosts and demons when they should really be on anti-psychotic meds.
BC Bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks
No. 3
A Deceptive Devotion: A Lane Winslow Mystery
by Iona Whishaw
TouchWood Editions | 9781771513005
Wedding bells, a grisly murder, and a defecting Russian spy bring drama to King’s Cove in the newest Lane Winslow mystery.
BC Bestseller for 3 consecutive weeks
No. 4
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurants
by Ann Hui
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771622226
Using her own family’s story as a touchstone, Ann Hui explores the importance of small-town Canadian Chinese restaurants and the families who run them and makes the case for why chop suey cuisine should be recognized as quintessentially Canadian.
BC Bestseller for 12 consecutive weeks
No. 5
Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer
by Eve Lazarus
Arsenal Pulp Press | 9781551527468
The sensational criminal case of a charismatic and handsome Vancouver radio personality who was charged with capital murder for poisoning his wife with arsenic-laced milkshakes.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 6
Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories
by Richard Van Camp
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781551527468
Master Tłı̨chǫ storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp captures the shifting and magical nature of the North in this stunning collection of genre-bending short stories.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 7
The Magic Boat
by Kit Pearson & Katherine Farris, illus. by Gabrielle Grimard
Orca Book Publishers | 9781771622202
The Magic Boat is a tale of adventure and friendship that never leaves the beach— except in the imagination.
BC Bestseller for 7 consecutive weeks
No. 8
George Garrett: Intrepid Reporter
by George Garrett
Harbour Publishing | 9781551527468
Reporter George Garrett takes readers to the front lines of news coverage with some of his most memorable stories from the past five decades.
BC Bestseller for 10 consecutive weeks
No. 9
A Year on the Wild Side: A West Coast Naturalist’s Almanac
by Briony Penn
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512671
A freshly designed, new edition of this funny weekly chronicle offers a year-long, intimate view of the flora and fauna populating the West Coast.
BC Bestseller for 6 consecutive weeks
No. 10
Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
by Arthur Kruckeberg, Linda Chalker-Scott
Greystone Books | 9781771645065 | 3rd Edition
With hundreds of stunning colour photographs and new chapters by horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott, this fully updated edition of one of the Pacific Northwest’s favourite gardening books is more extensive and user-friendly than ever before.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 11
Trout School: Lessons from a Fly-Fishing Master
by Mark Hume, with Mo Bradley
Greystone Books | 9781771644167
Award-winning author and journalist Mark Hume passes on what he’s learned from his countless hours on—and off—the lakes in the Thompson-Okanagan with the fly-fishing master Mo Bradley.
BC Bestseller for 3 consecutive weeks
No. 12
The Hidden Life of Trees: Illustrated Edition
by Peter Wohlleben
Greystone Books | 9781771643481
In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers’ eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. This new, breathtakingly illustrated edition is a visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 13
Babies of the Great Bear Rainforest
by Ian McAllister
Orca Book Publishers | 9781459821668
Award-winning nature photographer Ian McAllister has photographed the cutest of the cute to teach the little ones in your life about some of the little ones found in this temperate rainforest on BC’s Pacific coast.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 14
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age
by Darrel J. McLeod
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771622004
Beautifully written, honest, and thought-provoking, Mamaskatch—named for the Cree word used as a response to dreams shared—is ultimately an uplifting account of overcoming personal and societal obstacles.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 15
105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia
by Stephen Hui
Greystone Books | 9781771642866
The all-new, expanded follow-up to southwestern BC’s best-selling hiking guidebook—now featuring trails on the islands and northern Washington.
BC Bestseller for 8 consecutive weeks