Jesse Thistle's memoir聽From the Ashes聽is the #1 bestselling Canadian print book so far in 2020, according to BookNet Canada.
BookNet Canada is a non-profit organization that tracks Canadian book sales. Their data represents approximately 85 per cent of overall Canadian sales.
They looked at sales of print books from Jan. 1 to Sept. 26 to create the list.
From the Ashes聽is a memoir told through prose聽and poetic fragments that details how Thistle's聽issues with abandonment and addiction led to homelessness, incarceration, and shares his eventual redemption through higher education.聽
He is now an聽academic specializing in Indigenous homelessness, addiction and intergenerational trauma.聽