We are excited to present the top 20 bestselling BC books of 2019! How many have you read?
Thank you for supporting your local independent bookstore in 2019. May 2020 be full of BC books!
No. 1: One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet
by Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre)
No. 2: Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurants
by Ann Hui (Douglas & McIntyre)
No. 3: Vancouver After Dark: The Wild History of a City’s Nightlife
by Aaron Chapman (Arsenal Pulp Press)
No. 4: Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things — Stories from Science and Observation
by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books)
No. 5: From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada
by Jodi Wilson-Raybould (Purich Books, an imprint of UBC Press)
No. 6: Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue
illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers, by Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing)
No. 7: Phyllis’s Orange Shirt
by Phyllis Webstad (Medicine Wheel Education)
No. 8: I Saw Three Ships: West End Stories
by Bill Richardson (Talonbooks)
No. 9: A Year on the Wild Side: A West Coast Naturalist’s Almanac
by Briony Penn: (TouchWood Editions)
No. 10: Voices from the Skeena: An Illustrated Oral History
illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers, by Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing)
No. 11: E. J. Hughes Paints British Columbia
by Robert Amos (TouchWood Editions)
No. 12: Along the E&N: A Journey Back to the Historic Hotels of Vancouver Island
by Glen A. Mofford (Touchwood Editions)
No. 13: A Deceptive Devotion: A Lane Winslow Mystery
by Iona Whishaw (TouchWood Editions)
No. 14: George Garrett: Intrepid Reporter
by George Garrett (Harbour Publishing)
No. 15: The Survival Guide to British Columbia
by Ian Ferguson (Heritage House Publishing)
No. 16: Moccasin Square Gardens
by Richard Van Camp (Douglas & McIntyre)
No. 17: Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid
by Cecil Paul (Rocky Mountain Books)
No. 18: Raincoast Chronicles 24: Cougar Companions: Bute Inlet Country and the Legendary Schnarrs
by Judith Williams (Harbour Publishing)
No. 19: Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum
by John M. MacFarlane & Lynn J. Salmon (Harbour Publishing)
No. 20: Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest
by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books)
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. This list represents sales from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 of BC books published in 2019. View eligibility criteria.
3 replies on “Top 20 BC Bestsellers Published in 2019”
[…] This past year so many readers enjoyed discovering their own backyard … trails, parks and neighbourhood routes all over BC. There was a boom of visitors to the Let’s Go Biking blog and Vancouver and Okanagan guidebooks became best-sellers. […]
I was thrilled to discover that my guidebook Let’s Go Biking to the Okanagan & Beyond made it as #16 on the 2020 Bestsellers list! But I don’t see it posted here?
Hi Colleen, congrats on making the list! We just shared it here: https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2021/01/07/top-2020-bc-bestsellers-of-2020/