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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 Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2024.

Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children's books from Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2024.

Bestseller lists are compiled byBookmanagerusing weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.

Canadian fiction

A white woman with a blond bob and bangs looks into the camera. A book cover shows a cloudy night sky with a tree in front of the moon.
In Winter I Get Up at Night is a book by Jane Urquhart. (Nicholas Tinkl, McClelland & Stewart)

In Winter I Get Up at Nightby Jane Urquhartis the #1Canadian fiction book this week.

In Winter I Get Up at Nighttells the story of music teacher Emer McConnell who lives in rural Saskatchewan. One day, as she heads to work in the early morning, she takes a trip down memory lane, taking us on her life's journey, from the prairie storm that left her in a children's ward when she was 11 to family secrets and distant love affairs.

See the full Canadian fiction list below.

  1. In Winter I Get Up at Nightby Jane Urquhart
  2. real onesby katherena vermette
  3. Heldby Anne Michaels
  4. Proofby Beverley McLachlin
  5. The Capital of Dreamsby Heather O'Neill
  6. Moon of the Crusted Snowby Waubgeshig Rice
  7. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rustby Alan Bradley
  8. Black Iceby Thomas King
  9. The Berry Pickersby Amanda Peters
  10. Greenwood by Michael Christie

Canadian nonfiction

A book cover of a colourful picture of church women and soldiers attacking an Indigenous community. A woman with black-grey hair smiles.
The Knowing is a book by Tanya Talaga. (HarperCollins, Nadya Kwandibens/Red Works Photography)

The Knowingis the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week.

InThe Knowing, Tanya Talaga retells her family story to explore Canada's history with an Indigenous lens.The Knowingstarts with the life of Talaga's great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and charts the violence she and her family experienced for decades at the hands of the Church and the government.

See the full Canadian nonfiction list below.

  1. The Knowingby Tanya Talaga
  2. Who We Areby Murray Sinclair, with Sara Sinclair and Niigaan Sinclair
  3. Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
  4. At a Loss for Wordsby Carol Off
  5. Our Green Heartby Diana Beresford-Kroeger
  6. I Heard There Was A Secret Chordby Daniel J. Levitin
  7. Fire Weatherby John Vaillant
  8. Doppelgangerby Naomi Klein
  9. True Reconciliationby Jody Wilson-Raybould
  10. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Actby Bob Joseph

Canadian kids

In the middle a book cover shows a child wearing an orange shirt that says 'Every Child Matters.' On either side of the book cover two women smile at the camera.
Today is Orange Shirt Day is a picture book by Phyllis Webstad, right, illustrated by Natassia Davies, left. (Medicine Wheel Publishing)

Today is Orange Shirt Dayby Phyllis Webstad,illustrated by Natassia Davies is the #1 Canadian kids book this week.

Today is Orange Shirt Dayis a touch-and-feel book for ages 0-3 that explains to little ones the importance of Orange Shirt Day and what they can do to mark it.

See the full kids list below.

  1. Today is Orange Shirt Dayby Phyllis Webstad,illustrated by Natassia Davies
  2. With Our Orange Heartsby Phyllis Webstad,illustrated by Emily Kewageshig
  3. Every Child Mattersby Phyllis Webstad,illustrated by Karlene Harvey, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
  4. The Barren Groundsby David A. Robertson
  5. The New Girlby Cassandra Calin
  6. Carson Crosses Canadaby Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich
  7. Barnaby Unboxed!by The Fan Brothers
  8. Phyllis's Orange ShirtbyPhyllis Webstad, illustrated by Brock Nicol
  9. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
  10. We Found a Hatby Jon Klassen

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