Here's something that might surprise you.
Six of the top eight B.C. bestselling books of all publication dates in 2020 were written or coauthored by Indigenous authors.
The Association of B.C. Book Publishers just released the list of the Top 20 bestsellers published in 2020, as well as the Top 20 with all publication dates.
On the latter list, Bob Joseph's 2018 smash hit, 21 Things You Didn't Know About the Indian Act, came in first place.
Three novels by deceased Indigenous author Richard Wagamese were in second, third, and fifth place. And books coauthored by First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers came seventh and eight.
Topping the list of B.C. bestsellers published in 2020 was Victoria author and photographer Cheryl Alexander's Takaya: Lone Wolf. Her book ranked fourth among all B.C. titles, regardless of the year in which they were published.
The first list below features the Top 20 bestsellers published in B.C. in 2020.
That's followed by a list of the Top 20 bestsellers published in B.C. of all publication dates.
| No. 1 Takaya: Lone Wolf
by Cheryl Alexander
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books | 9781771603737 | $30.00 |
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| No. 5 When We Are Kind
by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt
Orca Book Publishers | 9781459825222 | $19.95 |
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2020 BC Bestsellers – All Publication Dates - 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph, Page Two Books (2018).
- Embers by Richard Wagamese, Douglas & McIntyre (2016).
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, Douglas & McIntyre (2012).
- Takaya by Cheryl Alexander, RMB | Rocky Mountain Books (2020).
- One Drum by Richard Wagamese, Douglas & McIntyre (2019).
- The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books (2016).
- One Eagle Soaring by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, Harbour Publishing (2018).
- Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, Harbour Publishing (2020).
- Vancouver Exposed by Eve Lazarus, Arsenal Pulp Press (2020).
- A Match Made for Murder by Iona Whishaw, TouchWood Editions (2020).
- A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw, TouchWood Editions (2016).
- Hello Humpback! by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, Harbour Publishing (2017).
- Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchet, Whitecap Books (2011).
- When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith, Orca Book Publishers (2020).
- Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue, by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, Harbour Publishing (2019).
- Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast: British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest by Collin Varner, Heritage House Publishing (2020).
- The E. J. Hughes Book of Boats by Robert Amos, TouchWood Editions (2020).
- A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Daniel Winkler, Harbour Publishing (2011).
- Can You Hear the Trees Talking? by Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books (2019).
- Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food by Shelley Adams, Alicon Holdings Ltd. (2017).
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