99 is No. 1

Wayne Gretzky has scored a literary win by writing the top-selling Canadian title of 2016.

BookNet Canada identified the top-selling books over a 48-week period, from Jan. 4 to Dec. 4.

99: Stories of the Game written by Gretzky and Kirstie McLellan Day tops the non-fiction list, ahead of Oh She Glows Every Day by Canadian blogger Angela Liddon and The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.

The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney took the top spot for fiction.

The Couple Next Door by Toronto author Shari Lapena was the highest ranked Canadian title, in eighth place, one spot ahead of The Illegal by award-winning author Lawrence Hill.

Noah Genner, president and CEO of BookNet Canada, said year-to-date print book sales have been fairly flat compared to 2015. The market bumped up for the first time in a few years in 2015 due in part to the colouring book craze, he said.

“Last year, colouring books were massive ... and they had a huge year and sold really well — especially near Christmas as Christmas gifts. It actually was enough to lift the whole market up,” Genner said.

“This year, we’re not seeing that same lift from the colouring book . ... Last year was a phenomenon.

“Generally, it’s been a pretty good year in print book sales, actually, both at the indies and at the chains and online. It’s been pretty consistent across all the channels.” Here are the top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles for 2016, as compiled by BookNet Canada:

FICTION

1. The Nest Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney 2. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins 3. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 4. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins (Movie Tie-in Edition) 5. Me Before You Jojo Moyes 6. Me Before You Jojo Moyes (Movie Tie-in Edition) 7. Rogue Lawyer John Grisham 8. The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena 9. The Illegal Lawrence Hill 10. The Widow Fiona Barton

NON-FICTION

1. 99 Wayne Gretzky with KirstieOh She McLellanGlows EveryDay Day 2. Angela Liddon 3. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo 4. Tropical World Millie Marotta 5. Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur 6. Animal Kingdom Millie Marotta 7. Guinness World Records 2017 Craig Glenday, foreword Buzz Aldrin, and introduction by Chris Hadfield 8. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer 9. Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 10. The Oh She Glows Cookbook Angela Liddon