> BESTSELLERS
Original fiction
1. The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins, Doubleday Canada (51)*
2. Fifteen Dogs, Andre Alexis, Coach House Books (8)
3. After She’s Gone, Lisa Jackson, Kensington Publishing (3)
4. The Piano Maker, Kurt Palka, M&S (3)
5. The Golden Son, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Harper Avenue (9)
6. The Bone Labyrinth, James Rollins, HarperCollins (3)
7. City of the Lost, Kelley Armstrong, Random House Canada (1)
8. The Bitter Season, Tami Hoag, Dutton (1)
9. Grey, E.L. James, Vintage (20)
10. Rogue Lawyer, John Grisham, Doubleday (11)
Original non-fiction
1. Money Talks: When to Say Yes and How to Say No, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Collins (1)*
2. Pope Francis: The Name of God Is Mercy: A conversation with Andrea Tornielli, translated by Oonagh Stransky, Random House (1)
3. My Secret Sister: Twins Separated at Birth — One Sister Abused, One Loved — A Powerful True Story, Helen Edwards and Jenny Lee Smith, Pan (44)
4. How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, Michael Greger with Gene Stone, Flatiron Books (1)
5. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, Jenny Lawson, Flatiron Books (11)
6. To Sell is Human, Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead Books (2)
7. Sins of the Mother: A Heartbreaking True Story of a Woman’s Struggle to Escape Her Abusive Past and the Price her Family Paid, Irene Kelly with Katy Weitz, Pan (7)
8. Strong Looks Better Naked, Khloe Kardashian, Regan Arts (1)
9. Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, Randall Munroe, Harcourt, Houghton, Mifflin (4)
10. Ready To Retire? What You and Your Spouse Need to Know About the Reality of Retirement, Lyndsay Green, HarperCollins, Patrick Crean Editions
Canadian fiction
1. Fifteen Dogs, Andre Alexis, Coach
House Books 2. The Piano Maker, Kurt Palka, M&S
3. The Golden Son, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Harper Avenue
4. City of the Lost, Kelley Armstrong, Random House Canada 5. The Princeling of Nanjing, Ian Hamilton, Spiderline
6. The Illegal, Lawrence Hill, HarperCollins
7. Room, Emma Donoghue, HarperPerennial
8. Come Away With Me, Karma Brown, MIRA
9. Moonlight over Paris, Jennifer Robson, Wm. Morrow
10. Dark Territory, Susan Philpott, Simon & Schuster
Canadian non-fiction
1. Money Talks: When to Say Yes and How to Say No, Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Collins
2. Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes, W. Brett Wilson, Portfolio Canada
3. Ready To Retire? What You and Your Spouse Need to Know About the Reality of Retirement, Lyndsay Green, Patrick Crean Editions
4. The Reason You Walk: A Memoir, Wab Kinew, Viking
5. The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind and other Stories of Cognitive Transformation, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, Free Press
6. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield, Vintage Canada
7. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, And Energy, Chris Bailey, Random House Canada
8. Common Ground, Justin Trudeau, HarperCollins
9. A Season to Remember: How Canada’s Team Gave Us Our Best Summer in Twenty-Two Years, Toronto Star Staff, Penguin Canada
10. A House in the Sky, Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett, Scribner
Children and Young Adult
1. Worlds of Ink and Shadow, Lena Coakley, HarperCollins
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Star Wars The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary, Pablo Hidalgo, Kids Play
4. The Infinite Sea: The Second Book of the 5th Wave, Rick Yancey, Putnam
5. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, Random House
6. 5-Minute Star Wars Stories, Disney Lucas Film Press
7. I Love You Through and Through, Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, Cartwheel Books
8. Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
9. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day, Ann M. Martin, illustrator Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic Graphix
10. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-so-Perfect Pet Sitter, Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
Self-Improvement
1. How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie, Gallery Books
2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen R. Covey, Free Press
3. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Possible, 101 Stories about Using a Positive Attitude to Improve Your Life, Amy Newmark and Deborah Norville, Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing
4. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead
5. Money Rules: Rule Your Money, or Your Money Will Rule You, Gail VazOxlade, HarperCollins
6. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brene Brown, Hazelden
7. Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Everyday Lives, Gretchen Rubin, Anchor Canada
8. The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health, David B. Agus, Simon & Schuster
9. Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life From Dear Sugar, Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
10. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead, Brene Brown, Avery The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData. * Weeks on the bestseller list