The week brings two new books of particular interest to Canadian readers.
First up is the latest Louise Penny mystery, “The Grey Wolf,” her 19th novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, head of homicide in the Quebec police force. It tops both our fiction lists and was the bestselling book across all categories in Canada last week.
Another significant debut this past big week is “Reconciling History,” by Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former federal justice minister and attorney-general, in collaboration with Roshan Danesh, a lawyer specializing in Indigenous rights. This is Wilson-Raybould’s fourth book since she left federal politics; her first was 2021’s bestselling “Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power.”
1. The Grey Wolf, Louise Penny, Minotaur (1)*
2. Here One Moment, Liane Moriarty, Doubleday Canada (3)
3. The Striker, Ana Huang, Bloom (2)
4. In Too Deep, Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte (2)
5. Throne of Secrets, Kerri Maniscalco, Little, Brown (1)
6. The Waiting, Michael Connelly, Little, Brown (3)
7. The Blue Hour, Paula Hawkins, Doubleday Canada (1)
8. Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, Knopf Canada (6)
9. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, Grand Central (14)
10. The Boyfriend, Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen (4)
1. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown (5)
2. Home and Away, Mats Sundin, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster (2)
3. War, Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster (3)
4. Framed, John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday (2)
5. From Here to the Great Unknown, Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Random House (2)
6. Guinness World Records 2025, Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records (7)
7. Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari, Signal (7)
8. Reconciling History, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Roshan Danesh, McClelland & Stewart (1)
9. Patriot, Alexei Navalny, Knopf (2)
10. Brothers, Alex Van Halen, Harper (2)
1. The Grey Wolf, Louise Penny, Minotaur
2. Proof, Beverley McLachlin, Simon & Schuster
3. The Last Secret, Maia Caron, Doubleday Canada
4. When the World Fell Silent, Donna Jones Alward, One More Chapter
5. The Mistletoe Mystery, Nita Prose, Viking
6. The Queen, Nick Cutter, Gallery
7. Looking for Jane, Heather Marshall, Canary Street
8. Butcher and Blackbird, Brynne Weaver, Zando
9. The Holiday Honeymoon Switch, Julia McKay, Viking
10. The Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L. Jensen, Del Rey
1. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown
2. Home and Away, Mats Sundin, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster
3. Reconciling History, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Roshan Danesh, McClelland & Stewart
4. Taylor Swift Style, Sarah Chapelle, St. Martin’s Griffin
5. Laugh More, Debbie Travis, Random House Canada
6. This Is Our Life, The Tragically Hip, Genesis
7. Hockey Rants and Raves, Steve “Dangle” Glynn, HarperCollins Canada
8. Dreamer, Nazem Kadri, Viking
9. The Knowing, Tanya Talaga, HarperCollins Canada
10. Who We Are, Murray Sinclair, Sara Sinclair, Niigaan Sinclair, McClelland & Stewart
1. Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19), Jeff Kinney, Abrams
2. Christmas at Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling, Ziyi Gao, Bloomsbury Children’s
3. Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie, Knopf Books for Young Readers
4. The Wild Robot, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
5. Karen’s Grandmothers (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9), D.K. Yingst, Ann M. Martin, Graphix
6. The Wild Robot Escapes, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
7. Kristy and the Walking Disaster (Baby-Sitters Club #16), Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw, Graphix
8. A Study in Drowning (collector’s edition), Ava Reid, HarperCollins
9. Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise, Ms. Rachel, Monique Dong, Random House Books for Young Readers
10. Gamerville, Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley
BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE
1. Atomic Habits, James Clear, Avery
2. The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel, Harriman House
3. Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata
4. Renting for Canadians for Dummies, Douglas Gray, Peter Mitham, Abdul Muid, For Dummies
5. Start with Why, Simon Sinek, Portfolio
6. Unreasonable Hospitality, Will Guidara, Optimism
7. This Is Day One, Drew Dudley, Hachette
8. The 5AM Club, Robin Sharma, HarperCollins Canada
9. Traction, Gino Wickman, BenBella
10. Hidden Potential, Adam Grant, Viking
The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
