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 6 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 14 consecutive weeks
No. 3
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 15 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 16 consecutive weeks
No. 5
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid
by Cecil Paul, as told to Briony Penn
Rocky Mountain Books | 9781771602952
A remarkable and profound collection of reflections by Wa’xaid (the good river), or Cecil Paul, a Xenaksiala elder and one of North America’s most important Indigenous leaders.
BC Bestseller for 3 consecutive weeks
No. 6
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 9 consecutive weeks
No. 7
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 4 consecutive weeks
No. 8
Along the E&N: A Journey Back to the Historic Hotels of Vancouver Island
by Glen A. Mofford
TouchWood Editions | 9781771512879
An exploration of the fascinating history of more than thirty historic hotels—with some still in operation—nestled along Vancouver Island’s E&N Railway, spanning from Esquimalt to Campbell River.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 9
West Coast 123s
by Jocey Asnong
Rocky Mountain Books | 9781772032772
Time for a new and colourful 123 adventure with bestselling children’s author and illustrator Jocey Asnong, along the remarkable west coast of Canada.
BC Bestseller for 1 consecutive week
No. 10
The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain: The True Adventures of Coola and Grinder
by Shelley Hrdlitschka & Rae Schidlo, illustrated by Linda Sharp
Heritage House Publishing | 9781772032772
A beautifully illustrated and educational children’s book that tells the true life story of Grouse Mountain’s famous resident grizzly bears.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 11
Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railways
by Derek Hayes
Harbour Publishing | 9781771512558
Award-winning map historian Derek Hayes charts the development of BC through its railway lines using a wealth of historical visuals to depict how rail revolutionized the province.
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 12
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. 13
The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by J. Duane Sept
Harbour Publishing | 9781550178371
This completely revised and expanded edition of the bestselling beachcomber’s companion has numerous additional species, new information, and photographs of West Coast seashore life—sure to enhance any trip to the beach!
BC Bestseller for 2 consecutive weeks
No. 14
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. 15
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 13 consecutive weeks