The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending Nov. 9, 2022

Christmas has come early to Canada’s bookstores, with publishers everywhere timing their releases to the festive season.

In fiction, new entries on the list this week include a crime novel by Scotland’s Ian Rankin, his 24th Inspector Rebus story; a James Patterson thriller; and Patricia Cornwell’s 26th novel featuring medical examiner Kate Scarpetta.

In non-fiction, the focus is on celebrity biography, with Matthew Perry’s addiction memoir at No. 1 on the Original and Canadian lists; Bono at No. 2 for the story of his life seen through the lens of 40 U2 songs; an autobiography of Olympic soccer gold medallist Christine Sinclair at No. 4; Bob Dylan at No. 5 with more than 60 essays focusing on music by other artists; and Quentin Tarantino at No. 8 with his look at key American films since the 1970s that have informed his own love affair with the genre.

The other big gift category is cookbooks, and several new ones are on our list for the first time, including those by celebrity chefs Ina Garten, Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi.

— Sarah Murdoch

The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.

ORIGINAL FICTION

1. It Starts with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (3)*

2. The Boys from Biloxi, John Grisham, Doubleday (3)

3. It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (62)

4. A Heart Full of Headstones, Ian Rankin, Orion (1)

5. No Plan B, Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte (2)

6. Fairy Tale, Stephen King, Scribner (9)

7. Verity, Colleen Hoover, Grand Central (45)

8. Triple Cross, James Patterson, Little Brown (1)

9. Mad Honey, Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Random House Canada (4)

10. Livid, Patricia Cornwell, Grand Central (1)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron (1)

2. Surrender, Bono, Doubleday Canada (1)

3. Guinness World Records 2023, Guinness World Records (10)

4. Playing the Long Game, Christine Sinclair, Stephen Brunt, Random House Canada (1)

5. The Philosophy of Modern Song, Bob Dylan, Simon & Schuster (1)

6. The Escape Artist, Jonathan Freedland, Harper (3)

7. All Roads Home, Bryan Trottier, Stephen Brunt, McClelland & Stewart (2)

8. Cinema Speculation, Quentin Tarantino, Harper (1)

9. I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster (12)

10. Mussolini’s Daughter, Caroline Moorehead, Random House Canada (1)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. Look Both Ways, Linwood Barclay, William Morrow

2. Healing Through Words, Rupi Kaur, Simon & Schuster

3. The Last Chairlift, John Irving, Knopf Canada

4. Snowflakes and Starlight, Debbie Macomber, JoAnn Ross, Jennifer Snow, MIRA

5. Fayne, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Knopf Canada

6. The End of Her, Shari Lapena, Seal

7. The Apollo Murders, Chris Hadfield, Vintage Canada

8. Five Little Indians, Michelle Good, Harper Perennial

9. All I Want for Christmas, Maggie Knox, Viking

10. Things We Do in the Dark, Jennifer Hillier, Minotaur

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron

2. Playing the Long Game, Christine Sinclair, Random House Canada

3. All Roads Home, Bryan Trottier, Stephen Brunt, McClelland & Stewart

4. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

5. Hockey Moms, Theresa Bailey, Terry Marcotte, Collins

6. Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer, Anchor Canada

7. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

8. What We Give, Terry Salman, Page Two

9. Namwayut: We Are All One, Chief Robert Joseph, Page Two

10. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act, Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

1. Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17), Jeff Kinney, Amulet

2. The Sour Grape, Jory John, Pete Oswald, HarperCollins

3. The Bad Guys in the Others?! (Bad Guys #16), Aaron Blabey, Scholastic Paperbacks

4. Jessi’s Secret Language (The Babysitter’s Club #12), Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau, Scholastic

5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, Neil Packer, Bloomsbury Children’s Books

6. The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool As It Gets, Jory John, Pete Oswald, HarperCollins

7. The First to Die at the End, Adam Silvera, Quill Tree

8. Bluey 5-Minute Stories, Penguin Young Readers Group

9. Narwhalicorn and Jelly (Book #7), Ben Clanton, Tundra

10. A Good Girls Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson, Ember

COOKING

1. Go-To Dinners, Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter

2. One, Jamie Oliver, HarperCollins

3. Canada’s Best New Cookbook, Amy Rosen, IndigoPress

4. The Woks of Life, Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung, Clarkson Potter

5. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things, Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Appetite by Random House

6. More Mandy’s, Mandy Wolfe, Rebecca Wolfe, Meredith Erickson, Appetite by Random House

7. Half Baked Harvest Every Day, Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter

8. The Pasta Queen, Nadia Caterins Munno, Katie Parla, Gallery

9. All About Cookies, Christina Tosi, Clarkson Potter

10. Mandy’s Gourmet Salads, Mandy Wolfe, Rebecca Wolfe, Meredith Erickson, Appetite by Random House

* Number of weeks on list

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