What Canadian books are popular right now? Check out this week's bestsellers

Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children's books from Nov. 2-9, 2024.

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.

Canadian fiction

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny is the #1 Canadian fiction book this week.

In the 19th instalment of the Inspector Armand Gamache series, The Grey Wolf follows Chief Inspector Gamache and his allies as they pursue a deadly threat from Three Pines, Que., across the province and beyond. What starts as one murder evolves into a desperate mission to track a creature that has the potential to devastate cities and towns including Three Pines. Dealing with betrayal, suspicion and loyalty, Gamache must rely on his instincts to unravel the mystery before it's too late. 

• Louise Penny shares 5 books that inspired her to write the Armand Gamache mystery series

See the full Canadian fiction list below.

1. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
2. In Winter I Get Up at Night by Jane Urquhart
3. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
4. Proof by Beverley McLachlin
5. The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
6. Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr
7. The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
8. Held by Anne Michaels
9. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
10. real ones by katherena vermette

Canadian nonfiction

Revenge of the Tipping Point is the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week. 

In Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell revisits the lessons of his groundbreaking book The Tipping Point and reframes the subject of social epidemics in the current context. Using stories and research, Gladwell highlights a concerning form of social engineering and offers a guide to making sense of modern contagion. 

• Malcolm Gladwell on what The Tipping Point got wrong

See the full Canadian nonfiction list below.

1. Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
2. Who We Are by Murray Sinclair, with Sara Sinclair and Niigaan Sinclair
3. The Knowing by Tanya Talaga
4. At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
5. Reconciling History by Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh
6. Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches by Matty Matheson
7. Our Green Heart by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
8. Fire Weather by John Vaillant 
9. What I Mean to Say by Ian Williams
10. I Heard There Was A Secret Chord by Daniel J. Levitin

Canadian kids

The New Girl by Cassandra Calin is the #1 Canadian kids book this week.

Inspired by artist Cassandra Calin's own immigration story, The New Girl is a middle-grade graphic novel about Lia and her family's move to Canada from Romania. Alongside all the complicated feelings Lia has about moving to somewhere completely different from home, when she arrives she experiences her first period. Now, as Lia navigates a new school with new classmates and new languages she is also faced with the daunting task of puberty.

• Cassandra Calin on creating a comic book about the immigrant experience — and her favourite Romanian snacks

See the full kids list below.

1. The New Girl by Cassandra Calin
2. The Animal People Choose a Leader by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Bridget George
3. Tegan and Sara: Crush by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden
4. The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
5. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
6. Barnaby Unboxed! by The Fan Brothers
7. Haunted Canada Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Joel A. Sutherland
8. Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas
9. Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich
10. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw