BESTSELLING BOOKS OF 2015
CANADIAN FICTION
1. The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill,
HarperCollins 2. All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews, Random House of Canada
3. The Illegal, Lawrence Hill, HarperCollins
4. After the War is Over, Jennifer Robson, HarperCollins
5. The Nature of the Beast, Louise Penny, St. Martin’s Press
6. Vinyl Café Turns the Page, Stuart McLean, Viking
7. Fifteen Dogs, Andre Alexis, Coach House Books
8. Broken Promise, Linwood Barclay, Doubleday Canada
9. Someone is Watching, Joy Fielding, Doubleday Canada
10. Ru, Kim Thuy, translated by Sheila Fischman, Random House
CANADIAN NON-FICTION
1. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, Thomas King, Anchor Canada
2. The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity, Norman Doidge, Viking
3. Open Heart, Open Mind, Clara Hughes, Touchstone
4. A House in the Sky, Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett, Scribner
5. Shift Work, Tie Domi, Simon & Schuster
6. David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown
7. Hockey Towns: Untold Stories From
the Heart of Canada, Ron MacLean with Kirstie McLellan Day, HarperCollins
8. You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes, Chris Hadfield, Random House Canada 9. Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper, Jody Mitic, Simon & Schuster
10. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield, Vintage Canada
CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, Jeff Kinney, Amulet
2. Paper Towns, John Green, Penguin
3. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House
4. Love You Forever, Robert Munsch, illustrator Sheila McGraw, Firefly
5. What Pet Should I Get? Dr. Seuss,
Random House
6. Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen, Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
7. Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams, Amulet
8. National Geographic Kids Almanac 2016: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Everything, Canadian Edition, National Geographic Kids
9. The Day the Crayons Came Home, Drew Daywalt, illustrator Oliver Jeffers, Philomel
10. The Book With No Pictures, B.J. Novak, Dial, Penguin
MYSTERY & THRILLERS
1. The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins, Doubleday Canada
2. Gray Mountain: A Novel, John Grisham, Dell
3. The Girl in the Spider’s Web, David Lagercrantz, Viking
4. Rogue Lawyer, John Grisham, Doubleday 5. Personal, Lee Child, Dell 6. Hope to Die: The Return of Alex Cross, James Patterson, Grand Central Publishing
7. Finders Keepers, Stephen King, Scribner
8. The Escape, David Baldacci, Vision
9. Mean Streak, Sandra Brown, Grand Central Publishing
10. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, Stephen King, Scribner
COOKING
1. The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Vegan Recipes and Glow From the Inside Out, Angela Liddon, Penguin
2. Thug Kitchen, Thug Kitchen Staff, Anansi
3. Make Ahead Meals, Michael Smith, Penguin Canada
4. Everyday Super Food, Jamie Oliver, HarperCollins
5. Canadian Living: Recipes from the Canadian Living Test Kitchen, Juniper Press
6. The Looneyspoons Collection: Janet & Greta’s Greatest Recipe Hits, Plus A Whole Lot More! Janet & Greta Podleski, Granet Publishing Incorporated
7. The Pioneer Woman Cooks — Dinnertime! Ree Drummond, Wm. Morrow
8. Make it Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Ina Garten, Potter
9. Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London’s Ottolenghi, Yotam Ottolenghi, Appetite by Random House
10. Deliciously Ella: 100+ Easy, Healthy and Delicious Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Recipes, Ella Woodward,
Scribner
HEALTH & FITNESS
1. The 20/20 Diet, Phil McGraw, Bird St. Books
2. The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom, Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hart, Viking
3. Goddesses Never Age, Dr.Christiane Northrup, Hay House Incorporated 4. Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain — For Life, David Perlmutter, Little, Brown
5. Aging Backwards: 10 Years Younger, 10 Years Lighter, 30 Minutes a Day, Miranda Esmonde-White, Random House Canada
6. The Miracle Ball Method, Elaine Petrone, Workman Publishing Company Incorporated
7. The Fast Metabolism Diet, Haylie Pomroy, Crown Publishing Group
8. Eat, Nourish, Glow, Amelia Freer, HarperCollins
9. Tox-Sick, Suzanne Somers, Crown Publishing Group
10. Yoga Girl, Rachel Brathen, Touchstone
PARENTING
1. What To Expect When You’re Expecting: 4th Edition, Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel, Workman
2. The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves and Empowering our Children, Shefali Tsabary, Namaste Publishing.
3. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, Scribner
4. The Whole-Brain Child, Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, Random House
5. Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Mate, Knopf Canada
6. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Marc Weissbluth, Ballantine Books
7. The Explosive Child: A New Approach to Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, Ross W. Greene, Harper
8. Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (And Their Par- ents), Eline Snel, Shambhala
9. Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin, Bantam Books
10. The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems, Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau, Atria
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
1. How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie, Gallery Books
2. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger Publications and Noetic Books
3. Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and The Importance of Imagination, J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown
4. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brene Brown, Hazelden
5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen R. Covey, Free Press
6. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle, New World Library 7. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead
8. Wreck This Journal, Extended Edition, Keri Smith, Penguin
9. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen Publishing Incorporated
10. Daring Greatly: How the Courage To Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, And Lead, Brene Brown, Penguin The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData