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The bestselling Canadian books of the week

Here are the top fiction, nonfiction and kids books from Feb. 12-18, 2023.

Here are the bestselling Canadian books from Feb. 12-18, 2023.

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

Canadian fiction | Canadian nonfiction | Canadian Kids

Canadian fiction

A composite photo of a book cover featuring a green forest and the book's author, a man white short hair looking straight at the camera.
Michael Christie is the author of Greenwood. (McClelland & Stewart, Cedar Bowers)

Greenwoodby Michael Christieis the#1 Canadian fiction book this week.

In the novelGreenwood,it's the year 2038 and most of the world has suffered from an environmental collapse. But there is a remote island with 1,000-year-old trees and that's where Jake Greenwood works as a tour guide. The novel takes you back in time as you learn more about Jake, herfamily and how secrets and lies can have an impact for generations.

Greenwood will be championed by actor Keegan Connor Tracy on Canada Reads 2023.

See the full Canadian fiction list below.

  1. Greenwood by Michael Christie
  2. The Sleeping Car Porterby Suzette Mayr
  3. Women Talking by Miriam Toews
  4. Five Little Indiansby Michelle Good
  5. Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
  6. Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
  7. VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
  8. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  9. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
  10. Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Canadian nonfiction

Two panel image. Illustrated book cover with orange and white text overlaid on the left. Headshot of smiling woman with reddish-brown hair standing in front of aqua blue wall.
(Drawn & Quarterly)

Ducksby Kate Beatonis the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week.

Ducksis an autobiographical graphic novel that recounts authorKateBeaton'stime spent working in the Alberta oil sands. With the goal of paying off her student loans,Beatonleaves her tight-knit seaside Nova Scotia community and heads west, where she encounters harsh realities, including the everyday trauma that no one discusses.

Ducks will be defended by Jeopardy! superchampion Mattea Roach on Canada Reads 2023.

See the full Canadian nonfiction list below.

  1. Ducksby Kate Beaton
  2. The Myth of NormalbyDr. Gabor Mat with Daniel Mat
  3. Finding the Mother Treeby Suzanne Simard
  4. True Reconciliationby Jody Wilson-Raybould
  5. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Actby Bob Joseph
  6. Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph
  7. Healing Through Wordsby Rupi Kaur
  8. Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson
  9. Embers by Richard Wagamese
  10. Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley

Canadian kids

A book cover featuring an illustration if four people walking over a barren tundra. A man with short dark hair and glasses.
The Barren Grounds is a middle-grade novel by David A. Robertson (Puffin, Amber Green)

The Barren Groundsby David A. Robertsonis the #1 Canadian kids book this week.

The Barren Groundsis the first book of Robertson's new middle-grade series.It is set in Winnipeg where two Indigenous kids, Morgan and Eli, are placed in a new foster home. The pair feel out of place and disconnected in their new surroundings until they uncover a secret portal in the attic that opens up to a magical reality. The frozen barren grounds they find set the pair on a mission of survival and self-determination.

See the full Canadian kids book list below.

  1. The Barren Groundsby David A. Robertson
  2. Still This Love Goes Onby Buffy Sainte-Marie, illustrated by Julie Flett
  3. The Marrow Thievesby CherieDimaline
  4. Enemiesby Svetlana Chmakova
  5. Dreamer byAkim Aliu & Greg Anderson Elyse, illustrated by Karen De la Vega & Marcus Williams
  6. Sharon, Lois and Bram's SkinnamarinkbySharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein & Bram Morrison with Randi Hampson, illustrated by Qin Leng
  7. Ride Onby Faith Erin Hicks
  8. Be a Good Ancestor byLeona Prince and Gabrielle Prince, illustrated by Carla Joseph
  9. Love You Foreverby Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
  10. The Kindest RedbyIbtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly

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