Alberta Bestsellers: October 2021
Fiction readers rejoice! The Alberta bestseller list for October is full of exciting new fiction from Freehand Books that is well worth celebrating. Plus, several fantastic Indigenous-authored books from Durvile Publications and Eschia Books, and a poetry drop-in from Read Alberta podcaster Rayanne Haines (of Crow Reads).
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.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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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Tell the Birds Your Body is Not a Gun
Rayanne Haines
Published: April 30, 2021 by Frontenac House
ISBN: 9781989466216
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Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart Cary Fagan
Published: Sep 13, 2021 by Freehand Books
Cary Fagan 
Published: Sep 13, 2021 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298900
9
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
10
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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