Alberta Bestsellers: July 2021
A children’s book hits the Alberta bestseller list for the first time this month—Howdy, I’m John Ware (Red Barn Books 2020), about the legendary Black cowboy. We spoke with Ayesha Clough, the publisher of Red Barn Books, all about how this book has found success. And congratulations to Carrie Armstrong and Eschia Books as Mother Earth: Plants for Health & Beauty tops the list for the fourth time in a row. Fiction from Freehand Books, NeWest Press, and Stonehouse Publishing also make a great showing this month, as well as Dene history from Durvile Publications.
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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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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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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The Lover, the Lake Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau
Published: May 01, 2021 by Freehand Books
Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau 
Published: May 01, 2021 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298849
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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
Raymond Yakeleya
, Elizabeth Yakeleya
, Simon Sarah 
Published: Mar 21, 2021 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781988824635
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Howdy, I’m John Ware Ayesha Clough
Published: Jun 01, 2020 by Red Barn Books
Ayesha Clough 
Published: Jun 01, 2020 by Red Barn Books
ISBN: 9781999108786
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