Best-selling books in Canada for the week ending September 28, 2022

Gabor MateThe latest book in “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture” is enjoying phenomenal acclaim. Over the past week, it has outsold all books sold in Canada – fiction and non-fiction – except “Fairy Tale”, Stephen Kinghis new novel. “The Myth of Normal” debuts this week at No. 1 on our Health & Fitness list, joining “When the Body Says No” (at No. 3) and “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” (at No. 10). ), two of his previous books dealing with mental health issues such as stress and addiction and their effects on the body.

Books of poetry rarely make it to the best-seller list, unless they are by Rupi Kaur, which transitioned from Instagram success to the mainstream book industry about seven years ago. The Brampton poet’s fourth book, “Healing Through Words,” debuts this week at No. 8 on the Canadian novels list.

—Sarah Murdoch

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. Fairy TaleStephen King, Scribner (3)*

2. DreamlandNicholas Sparks, Doubleday Canada (1)

3. It Ends With UsColleen Hoover, Atria (56)

4. The bullet that missedRichard Osman, Pamela Dorman (1)

5. TruthColleen Hoover, Grand Central (39)

6. Carrie Soto is backTaylor Jenkins Reid, Doubleday Canada (4)

7. Ugly LoveColleen Hoover, earbuds (29)

8. Reminders of HimColleen Hoover, Montlake (24)

9. The American roommate experienceElena Armas, Atria (3)

10. Family StaysLisa Jewell, earbuds (7)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Guinness World Records 2023Guinness World Records (4)

2. I’m glad my mother is deadJennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster (6)

3. DucksKate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly (2)

4. The Girl from AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant, Place Hanover (3)

5. Starry MessengerNeil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Holt (1)

6. The dividerPeter Baker, Susan Glasser, Doubleday (1)

7. The SeriesKen Dryden, McClelland and Stewart (5)

8. Namwayut: We are all oneChief Robert Joseph, Page Two (3)

9. 21 things you might not know about the Indian ActBob Joseph, Indigenous Relations (24)

10. Sweetgrass BraidingRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (90)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. Five little IndiansMichelle Good, Vivace Harper

2. Witches of Moonshyne ManorBianca Marais, Mira

3. Every summer afterCarley FortuneViking

4. StrangersKatherena Vermette, Penguin Canada

5. HavenEmma Donoghue, HarperAvenue

6. A Minor ChorusBilly-Ray Belcourt, Hamish Hamilton

7. The Crows TheoryDavid A. Robertson, Harper Perennial

8. Healing with wordsRupi Kaur, Simon & Schuster

9. We SpreadIain Reid, Simon & Schuster

10. Finding JaneHeather Marshall, Simon & Schuster

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

1. DucksKate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

2. The SeriesKen Dryden, McClelland & Stewart

3. Namwayut: We are all oneChief Robert Joseph, Page Two

4. 21 things you might not know about the Indian ActBob Joseph, Indigenous Relations

5. 12 rules for lifeJordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

6. Laugh with the TricksterTomson Highway, Anansi House

7. Battle of the AtlanticTed Barris, Patrick Crean

8. Jennie’s BoyWayne Johnston, Knopf Canada

9. A little brokenRoz Weston, Doubleday Canada

10. Permanent astonishmentTomson Highway, Anchor Canada

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

1. The Babysitters Club: Jessi’s Secret LanguageAnn M. Martin, Chan Chau, Graphix

2. A Good Girl’s Guide to KillingHolly Jackson, Ember

3. The final betJennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

4. With our orange heartsPhyllis Webstad, Emily Kewageshig, Medicine Wheel

5. The little blue truck makes a friendAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, Clarion

6. Keep Dragons InvisibleTracey West, Matt Loveridge, Scholastic

7. Little Blue Truck HalloweenAlice Schertle, Jill McElmurry, Clarion

8. Why I love HalloweenDaniel Howarth, HarperCollins Children’s

9. Legacy GamesJennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

10. Phyllis’ Orange ShirtPhyllis Webstad, Brock Nicol, Medicine Wheel

HEALTH AND FITNESS

1. The myth of normalcyGabor Mate, Daniel Mate, Knopf Canada

2. The body keeps scoreBessel van der Kolk, Penguin

3. When the body says noGabor Mate, Vintage

4. What happened to you?Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Perry, Flatiron

5. Come As You Are (revised and updated)Emily Nagoski, Simon & Schuster

6. What to expect when you’re pregnantHeidi Murkoff, worker

7. Why hasn’t anyone told me this before?Julie Smith, HarperOne

8. The Obesity CodeJason Fung, Timothy Noakes, Greystone

9. Eat to defeat diseaseWilliam W. Li, Balance

10. Hungry Ghost KingdomGabor Mate, Vintage

* Number of weeks on the list

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