> BESTSELLERS
ORIGINAL FICTION
1. The Testaments, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart (2)* 2. The Institute, Stephen King, Scribner (3) 3. The Turn of the Key, Ruth Ware, Simon & Schuster (4) 4. A Better Man, Louise Penny, Minotaur (4) 5. The Last Train to London, Meg Waite Clayton, HarperCollins Canada (2) 6. The Nanny, Gilly Macmillan, William Morrow (2) 7. Elevator Pitch, Linwood Barclay, Doubleday Canada (1) 8. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens, G.P. Putnam’s (16) 9. The Girl Who Lived Twice, David Lagerantz, Viking (4)
10. The Last Widow, Karin Slaughter, William Morrow (5) ORIGINAL NON-FICTION
1. Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown (2) 2. Becoming, Michelle Obama, Crown (44) 3. Permanent Record, Edward Snowden, Henry Holt (1) 4. Educated, Tara Westover, HarperCollins (82) 5. On Fire, Naomi Klein, Knopf Canada (1) 6. From the Ashes, Jesse Thistle, Simon & Schuster (7) 7. From Where I Stand, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Purich (1) 8. The Vagina Bible, Jen Gunter, Random House Canada (5) 9. The Wake, Linden MacIntyre, HarperCollins (4) 10. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson, Random House Canada (83)
CANADIAN FICTION
1. The Testaments, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart 2. The Handmaid’s Tale (2011 edition), Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart 3. A Better Man, Louise Penny, Minotaur 4. Elevator Pitch, Linwood Barclay, Doubleday Canada 5. Someone We Know, Shari Lapena, Doubleday Canada 6. Empire of Wild, Cherie Dimaline, Random House Canada 7. The Handmaid’s Tale (2017 edition), Margaret Atwood, Emblem 8. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, Vintage Canada 9. The Innocents, Michael Crummey, Doubleday Canada 10. The Truth About Magic, Atticus, Saint Martin’s Griffin
CANADIAN NON-FICTION
1. Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown 2. On Fire, Naomi Klein, Knopf Canada 3. From the Ashes, Jesse Thistle, Simon & Schuster 4. From Where I Stand, Jody WilsonRaybould, Purich 5. The Vagina Bible, Jen Gunter, Random House Canada 6. The Wake, Linden MacIntyre, HarperCollins 7. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson, Random House Canada 8. The North-West Is Our Mother, Jean Teillet, Patrick Crean 9. Cat and Nat’s Mom Truths, Catherine Belknap, Natalie Telfer, Penguin Canada 10. Power Shift, Sally Armstrong, House of Anansi CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT
1. Guts, Raina Telgemeier, Graphix 2. For Whom the Ball Rolls, Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 3. Boy-Crazy Stacey, Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan, Graphix 4. Sharon, Lois and Bram’s Skinnamarink, Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison, Qin Leng, Tundra 5. Hug It Out!, Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel 6. Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People, Dav Pilkey, Scholastic 7. Land of the Spring Dragon, Tracey West, Matt Loveridge, Scholastic 8. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie 2!, Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children 9. The Wonky Donkey, Katz Cowley, Scholastic 10. New Adventures Story Box (Peppa Pig), Scholastic staff, Scholastic MYSTERY 1. The Institute, Stephen King, Scribner 2. The Turn of the Key, Ruth Ware, Simon & Schuster 3. A Better Man, Louise Penny, Minotaur 4. Juror #3, James Patterson, Grand Central 5. The Nanny, Gilly Macmillan, William Morrow 6. Elevator Pitch, Linwood Barclay, Doubleday Canada 7. The Girl Who Lived Twice, David Lagercrantz, Viking 8. The Reckoning, John Grisham, Dell 9. The Whole Truth, David Baldacci, Grand Central 10. Blood Work, Michael Connelly, William Morrow * number of weeks on list 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