Alberta Bestsellers: December 2021
The final bestseller list of 2021 shows off some of the best Alberta-published books of the year, from Bailey Oster and Marilyn Lizee’s important contribution, Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me; to essays on aging by the incomparable Sharon Butala; to the queer glam rock graphic novel love story that is Pass Me By: Electric Vice; and so much more. Here’s to another year of great Alberta books!
The Alberta Bestseller list is created using national sales data from Bookmanager to rank books published in Alberta.
The Alberta Bestseller list is created using national sales data from Bookmanager to rank books published in Alberta.
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Stories of Métis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me Bailey Oster
Published: Aug 15, 2021 by Durvile Publications
Bailey Oster 
Published: Aug 15, 2021 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781988824215
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The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour Dawn Dumont
Published: Sep 27, 2021 by Freehand Books
Dawn Dumont
Published: Sep 27, 2021 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298870
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Mother Earth Plants for Health & Beauty: Indigenous Plants, Traditions, and Recipes Carrie Armstrong
Published: Dec 01, 2020 by Eschia Books
Carrie Armstrong
Published: Dec 01, 2020 by Eschia Books
ISBN: 9781926696645
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This Strange Visible Air: Essays on Aging and the Writing Life Sharon Butala
Published: Sep 13, 2021 by Freehand Books
Sharon Butala
Published: Sep 13, 2021 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298962
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Spirit Animals: The Wisdom of Nature Wayne Arthurson
Published: Nov 29, 2012 by Eschia Books
Wayne Arthurson
Published: Nov 29, 2012 by Eschia Books
ISBN: 9781926696218
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Electric Vice Kyle Simmers
Published: Oct 19, 2021 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
Kyle Simmers , Ryan Danny Owen
Published: Oct 19, 2021 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903859
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Season of Fury and Wonder Sharon Butala
Published: Jul 15, 2020 by Freehand Books
Sharon Butala
Published: Jul 15, 2020 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298740
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Laugh Out Loud Dogs: Fun Facts and Jokes Wendy Pirk
Published: Jan 01, 2018 by Folklore Publishing
Wendy Pirk
Published: Jan 01, 2018 by Folklore Publishing
ISBN: 9781897206157
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We Remember the Coming of the White Man: Special Edition in Recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Signing of Treaty 11 Raymond Yakeleya
Published: Mar 21, 2021 by Durvile Publications
