The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending Jan. 25, 2023

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Lots of new fiction debuts on the list this week, including “Hour Game” (No. 5), a new thriller from the reliable David Baldacci; “How to Sell a Haunted House” (No. 6), by Grady Hendrix, on the basis of enthusiastic early reviews; “The Night Travelers” (No. 7), by Armando Lucas Correa, who has an ardent following for his WWII novels, notably “The German Girl”; and “Just the Nicest Couple” (No. 10), by Mary Kubica, a purveyor of twisty domestic thrillers.

And the award for engaging titles this week goes to Jen Sookfong Lee for her memoir “Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart” (No. 10 on the Canadian Non-Fiction list), one of the Star’s most anticipated books of the winter and spring (here is the review).

Finally, the prize for biggest leap forward goes to “Where to From Here,” by former finance minister Bill Morneau (written with John Lawrence Reynolds). It debuted last week a No. 7 on the Canadian Non-Fiction list. This week it’s No. 1 on the Canadian list and No. 2 on the Original list. (Am I the only one who is bothered that there isn’t a question mark at the end of that title, which isn’t at all rhetorical?)

— 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 (13)*

2. It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (72)

3. The House in the Pines, Ana Reyes, Dutton (3)

4. Verity, Colleen Hoover, Grand Central (55)

5. Hour Game, David Baldacci, Grand Central (1)

6. How to Sell a Haunted House, Grady Hendrix, Berkley (1)

7. The Night Travelers, Armando Lucas Correa, Atria (1)

8. Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover, Atria (34)

9. Book Lovers, Emily Henry, Berkley (14)

10. Just the Nicest Couple, Mary Kubica, Park Row (1)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Spare, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House Canada (2)

2. Where to from Here, Bill Morneau, John Lawrence Reynolds, ECW (1)

3. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada (131)

4. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron (11)

5. I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster (22)

6. Guinness World Records 2023, Guinness World Records (20)

7. Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (95)

8. Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown, Random House (48)

9. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly (7)

10. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, Peter Zelhan, Harper Business (2)

CANADIAN FICTION

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

2. A World of Curiosities, Louise Penny, Minotaur

3. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, Vintage Canada

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

5. Bad Cree, Jessica Johns, HarperCollins

6. Five Little Indians, Michelle Good, Harper Perennial

7. The School of Mirrors, Eva Stachniak, Anchor Canada

8. Looking for Jane, Heather Marshall, Simon & Schuster

9. Every Summer After, Carley Fortune, Viking

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

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

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

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

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

4. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

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

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

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

8. Embers, Richard Wagamese, Douglas and McIntyre

9. The Menopause Manifesto, Jen Gunter, Random House Canada

10. Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart, Jen Sookfong Lee, McClelland & Stewart

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

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

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

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

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

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

6. Moon Rising, Tui T. Sutherland, Graphix

7. The Stolen Heir, Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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

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

10. Girl in Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow, Ember

COOKING

1. One, Jamie Oliver, HarperCollins

2. The Art of Mixology, Parragon Books, Cottage Door

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

4. Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep, Lisa Bryan, Clarkson Potter

5. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple, Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter

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

7. PlantYou, Carleigh Bodrug, Will Bulsiewicz, Hachette

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

9. Smitten Kitchen Keepers, Deb Perelman, Appetite by Random House

10. Yum and Yummer, Greta Podleski, One Spoon Media

* Number of weeks on list

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