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
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 4 consecutive weeks
No. 2
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 12 consecutive weeks
No. 3
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 2 consecutive weeks
No. 4
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 14 consecutive weeks
No. 5
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 13 consecutive weeks
No. 6
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 11 consecutive weeks
No. 7
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 3 consecutive weeks
No. 8
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 8 consecutive weeks
No. 9
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 2 consecutive weeks
No. 10
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 7 consecutive weeks
No. 11
Little Island Bake Shop: Heirloom Recipes Made for Sharing
by Jana
Figure 1 Publishing | 9781773270630
Bring the taste of Salt Spring Island’s Bake Shop into your home with a collection of 80 easy recipes designed to satisfy almost any craving.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 12
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid
by Cecil Paul, as told to Briony Penn
Rocky Mountain Books | 9781771602952
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 13
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 9 consecutive weeks
No. 14
Raincoast Chronicles 24—Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs
by Judith Williams
Harbour Publishing | 9781550178623
Richly illustrated, impeccably researched and featuring diaries, interviews and oral history, Raincoast Chronicles 24 illuminates the experience of homesteading on the remote BC coast.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 15
Woo, The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr: A Biography
by Grant Hayter-Menzies
Douglas & McIntyre | 9781771622141
A lyrical biography of Emily Carr’s beloved and enigmatic pet monkey, Woo.
BC Bestseller for 3 consecutive weeks