Free books fly out the door at Calgary bookstores Saturday [Video]

The free books didn’t last long at one Chapters bookstore Saturday morning.

There was a lengthy lineup outside the Chapters/Indigo at Signal Hill Saturday, as patient book lovers stood in line waiting for a chance to receive a free book.

The book chain is giving away 10,000 books Saturday, all of them past Heather’s Picks that have inspired her the most in her life.

Titles included The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

“This giveaway is in celebration of the books that create a lasting impact and aims to encourage Canadian book lovers to share the books that have inspired them over the years,” a media release said.

“Nothing has the power to inspire us like a book, and the books we love most have often been recommended to us …