We are excited to share the bestselling Canadian books from June 13, 2022, to June 18, 2023. What books have been capturing readers' attention? Let’s take a look at the overall, Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Juvenile bestselling lists and discover what titles have been popular among book buyers in the last year.
These rankings are based on data sent to our national sales tracking service for the Canadian English-language trade book market, SalesData.
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Overall
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté MD and Daniel Maté
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Healing Through Words by Rupi Kaur
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Ducks by Kate Beaton
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Fiction
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart
The Last Chairlift by John Irving
Non-Fiction
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté MD and Daniel Maté
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Ducks by Kate Beaton
When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté MD
More Mandy's by Mandy Wolfe, Rebecca Wolfe, and Meredith Erickson
Outlive by Peter Attia MD and Bill Gifford
True Reconciliation by Jody Wilson-Raybould
21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
Mandy's Gourmet Salads by Mandy Wolfe, Rebecca Wolfe, and Meredith Erickson
Juvenile
Love You Forever (Paperback) by Robert Munsch; illustrated by Sheila McGraw
Love You Forever (Board book) by Robert Munsch; illustrated by Sheila McGraw
Leaves! by Robert Munsch; illustrated by Michael Martchenko
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch; illustrated by Michael Martchenko
The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink by Sharon Hampson; Lois Lillienstein; Bram Morrison; illustrated by Qin Leng
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Love You Forever (Hardcover) by Robert Munsch; illustrated by Sheila McGraw
The Tryout: a Graphic Novel by Christina Soontornvat; Illustrated by Joanna Cacao
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt
We want to take this as an opportunity to emphasize the importance of identifying Canadian contributors in a book’s metadata. It is thanks to that piece of data that we’re able to create lists like the ones we’re sharing today. Read this blog post to learn more about the whys and hows of identifying Canadian contributors in your metadata.
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