The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending March 30

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A few interesting new additions to the Non-Fiction lists this week include “Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women in North America” from Moroccan-Canadian writer Sheima Benembarek, a senior editor at Toronto Life magazine. It tells the stories of six Muslim women exploring non-traditional sexual and social identities. “Halal Sex” ranks No. 4 on the Original and No. 3 on the Canadian Non-Fiction list.

Also new to the Non-Fiction list is “Poverty, by America,” a scathing analysis of income inequality and why it persists, by the Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond. It ranks No. 5 on the Original list.

On the Fiction list there are several striking additions to the list, notably “Hello Beautiful,” by Ann Napolitano, a heartfelt story that has been spurred into bestsellerdom at least in part because it is the 100th pick by Oprah for her book club. It ranks at No. 5 this week. “Pineapple Street” is a funny and knowing novel that tells its own story of privilege and income disparity through the lives of fabulously wealthy Brooklynites. It’s a debut novel by Jenny Jackson and ranks No. 7. On the Canadian list, Giller-nominee Zoe Whittall’s latest, “The Fake,” debuts at No. 5.

— 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. Countdown, James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little Brown (1)

2. It Starts with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (22)

3. A Death at the Party, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster (3)

4. Worthy Opponents, Danielle Steel, Delacorte (1)

5. Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano, Dial (1)

6. It’s One of Us, J.T. Ellison, MIRA (5)

7. Pineapple Street, Jenny Jackson, Viking (1)

8. It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (12)

9. So Shall You Reap, Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly (1)

10. 3 Days to Live, James Patterson, Grand Central (5)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Spare, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House Canada (11)

2. The Watchmaker’s Daughter, Larry Loftis, William Morrow (4)

3. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada (140)

4. Halal Sex, Sheima Benembarek, Viking (1)

5. Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond, Crown (1)

6. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street (8)

7. Paris, Paris Hilton, Dey Street (2)

8. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly (16)

9. Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (104)

10. Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown, Random House (54)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. A Death at the Party, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster

2. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, Vintage Canada

3. Old Babes in the Wood, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart

4. Greenwood, Michael Christie, McClelland & Stewart

5. The Fake, Zoe Whittall, HarperCollins Canada

6. Murder at Haven’s Rock, Kelley Armstrong, Minotaur

7. Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton, McClelland & Stewart

8. Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey, HarperCollins Canada

9. Five Little Indians, Michelle Good, Harper Perennial

10. Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, Harper Perennial

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

1. Run Towards the Danger, Sarah Polley, Penguin Canada

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

3. Halal Sex, Sheima Benembarek, Viking

4. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street

5. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

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

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

8. Beyond Order, Jordan Peterson, Random House Canada

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

10. The Next Age of Uncertainty, Stephen Poloz, Allen Lane

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

1. Big Nate: Nailed It!, Lincoln Pierce, Andrews McMeel

2. Dog Man, Dav Pilkey, Graphix

3. InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T., John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis, First Second

4. Moon Rising, Tui T. Sutherland, Graphix

5. The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

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

7. Why I Love Easter, Daniel Howarth, HarperCollins Children’s

8. Little Blue Truck Board Book, Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, Clarion

9. Curse of the Shadow Dragon (Dragon Masters #23), Tracey West, Graham Howells, Scholastic

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

HEALTH & FITNESS

1. Eat to Beat Your Diet, William W. Li, Grand Central

2. The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté, Knopf Canada

3. Young Forever, Mark Hyman, Little Brown

4. The Body Keeps Score, Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin

5. Gut Feelings, Will Cole, Gretchen Lidicker, Rodale

6. When the Body Says No, Gabor Maté, Vintage

7. Outlive, Peter Attia, Bill Gifford, Harmony

8. The Movement Miracle, Miranda Esmonde-White, Random House Canada

9. Never Finished, David Goggins, Lioncrest

10. Bleed, Tracey Lindeman, ECW

* Number of weeks on list

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