The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending Feb. 8

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Romances have been selling better than any other fiction category of late — and it’s not just because Valentine’s Day is a week away. The trend is mostly powered by TikTok videos featuring young women swooning over books by Colleen Hoover and other female writers who are catering to this market.

This week is an extreme example of the trend.

Hoover’s latest book, “Heart Bones,” debuts at No. 1. She also occupies the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. “Final Offer,” at No. 4, is a “bad boy” romance by “TikTok sensation” Lauren Asher (the quotes are from publisher Bloom Books). It is the third and final book in Asher’s “Dreamland Billionaires” series). At No. 5 is “Secretly Yours,” a new romance from “TikTok favorite” Tessa Bailey, who “Entertainment Weekly” has called “the Michelangelo of dirty talk.” Hoover nails down the No. 8 and No. 9 spots. The No. 10 spot goes to a new romance, “Icebreaker,” by Hannah Grace (“Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink”).

On the non-fiction front this week, former Canadian-American Playmate and “Baywatch” icon Pamela Anderson debuts at No. 2 on the Original list and No. 1 on the Canadian list with her memoir “Love, Pamela.” The book coincides with the release of the well-received “Pamela, a Love Story,” a Netflix documentary.

— 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. Heart Bones, Colleen Hoover, Atria (1)*

2. It Starts with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (15)

3. It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (74)

4. Final Offer, Lauren Asher, Bloom (1)

5. Secretly Yours, Tessa Bailey, Avon (1)

6. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner (2)

7. The House in the Pines, Ana Reyes, Dutton (5)

8. Verity, Colleen Hoover, Grand Central (57)

9. Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover, Atria (36)

10. Icebreaker, Hannah Grace, Atria (1)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Spare, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House Canada (4)

2. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street (1)

3. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada (133)

4. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly (9)

5. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron (2)

6. Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (97)

7. Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown, Random House (50)

8. I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster (24)

9. Where to from Here, Bill Morneau, John Lawrence Reynolds, ECW (3)

10. Guinness World Records 2023, Guinness World Records (21)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. The Sleeping Car Porter, Suzette Mayr, Coach House

2. Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey, HarperCollins

3. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, Vintage Canada

4. A World of Curiosities, Louise Penny, Minotaur

5. Last Winter, Carrie Mac, Random House

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

7. Five Little Indians, Michelle Good, Harper Perennial

8. In Her Highlander’s Bed, Lynsay Sands, Avon

9. Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel

10. Greenwood, Michael Christie, McClelland & Stewart

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

1. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street

2. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

3. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

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

5. Where to from Here, Bill Morneau, John Lawrence Reynolds, ECW

6. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act, Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations

7. True Reconciliation, Jody Wilson-Raybould, McClelland & Stewart

8. No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot, Wes Hall, Random House Canada

9. Beyond Order, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

10. From the Ashes, Jesse Thistle, Simon & Schuster

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

1. Chain of Thorns, Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books

2. Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery (The Baby Sitter Club #13), Ann M Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng, Graphix

3. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations (Cat Kid Comic Club #4), Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

4. Moon Rising, Tui T. Sutherland, Graphix

5. As Good as Dead, Holly Jackson, Ember

6. Karen’s Birthday (Baby Sitters Little Sister #6), Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina, Graphix

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

8. Little Blue Truck’s Valentine, Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, Clarion

9. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson, Random House Children’s

10. Construction Site: You’re Just Right, A.G. Ford, Sherri Duskey Rinker, Chronicle

BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE

1. The Intelligent Investor (Rev. Ed.), Benjamin Graham, Harper Business

2. The Coaching Habit, Michael Bungay Stanier, Page Two

3. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, Peter Zeihan, Harper Business

4. Traction, Gino Wickman, BenBella

5. StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup

6. Dear Work, Sara Ross, Page Two

7. Radical Candor (Rev. Ed.), Kim Scott, St. Martin’s

8. Start with Why, Simon Sinek, Portfolio

9. Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio, Avid Reader

10. The 5AM Club, Robin Sharma, HarperCollins Canada

* Number of weeks on list

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