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Hardcover Fiction: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast weekWeeks on List
1CountdownJames Patterson; Brendan DuBois Little Brown & Company$37.00-1
2It Starts with UsColleen HooverAtria Books$22.99222
3Berserk Deluxe Volume 13Kentaro Miura; Duane JohnsonDark Horse Comics$65.99-1
4Worthy OpponentsDanielle SteelDelacorte Press$38.9933
5So Shall You ReapDonna LeonAtlantic Monthly Press$41.95-1
6Old Babes in the WoodMargaret AtwoodMcClelland & Stewart$37.0043
7The White LadyJacqueline WinspearHarper$37.00-1
8I Will Find YouHarlan CobenGrand Central Publishing$38.0012
9Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle ZevinViking$34.9566
10Old God's TimeSebastian BarryViking$37.99-1

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Hardcover Non-Fiction: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1SparePrince Harry, The Duke of SussexRandom House Canada$47.001
2Eat to Beat Your DietWilliam W. LiGrand Central Publishing$38.00-
38 Rules of LoveJay ShettySimon & Schuster$34.992
4The Myth of NormalGabor Maté; Daniel MatéKnopf Canada$39.956
5Young ForeverMark HymanLittle Brown & Company$37.009
6Gut FeelingsWill Cole; Gretchen LidickerRodale Books$37.99-
712 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$39.008
8The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie MackesyHarperOne$28.505
9The Light We CarryMichelle ObamaCrown$42.0010
10Poverty, by AmericaMatthew DesmondCrown$37.99-

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Paperback Fiction: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Never NeverColleen Hoover; Tarryn FisherHarlequin$22.431
2The Four WindsKristin HannahSaint Martin's Griffin$24.994
3Heart BonesColleen HooverAtria Books$24.992
4A Death at the PartyAmy StuartSimon & Schuster$24.993
5MercyDavid BaldacciGrand Central Publishing$12.995
622 SecondsJames Patterson; Maxine PaetroGrand Central Publishing$23.9910
7Hello BeautifulAnn NapolitanoThe Dial Press$26.00-
8It's One of UsJ. T. EllisonMira$24.996
9Pineapple StreetJenny JacksonViking$24.959
10The Last Thing He Told MeLaura DaveMarysue Rucci Books$24.99-

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Canadian Fiction: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1A Death at the PartyAmy StuartSimon & Schuster$24.991
2Women TalkingMiriam ToewsVintage Canada$22.002
3Old Babes in the WoodMargaret AtwoodMcClelland & Stewart$37.003
4GreenwoodMichael ChristieMcClelland & Stewart$22.007
5The FakeZoe WhittallHarperCollins Canada$23.99-
6Murder at Haven's RockKelley ArmstrongMinotaur Books$23.996
7Birnam WoodEleanor CattonMcClelland & Stewart$36.955
8Really Good, ActuallyMonica HeiseyHarperCollins Canada$24.99-
9Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarper Perennial$22.99-
10Station ElevenEmily St. John MandelHarper Perennial$21.00-

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Canadian Non-Fiction: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Myth of NormalGabor Maté; Daniel MatéKnopf Canada$39.953
2Run Towards the DangerSarah PolleyPenguin Canada$22.002
312 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$39.005
4Halal SexSheima Benembarek; Mona EltahawyViking$24.95-
5When the Body Says NoGabor MatéVintage Canada$24.007
6Love, PamelaPamela AndersonDey Street Books$37.004
7DucksKate BeatonDrawn & Quarterly$39.958
8The Movement MiracleMiranda Esmonde-WhiteRandom House Canada$40.001
9BleedTracey LindemanECW Press$24.95-
10Scattered MindsGabor MatéVintage Canada$24.0010

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Juvenile: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Big Nate: Nailed It!Lincoln PeirceAndrews McMeel Publishing$16.994
2InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.John Patrick Green; Christopher Hastings; Pat LewisFirst Second Books$14.991
3Moon RisingTui T. SutherlandGraphix$16.998
4The Adventures of Captain UnderpantsDav PilkeyScholastic$16.993
5Cat Kid Comic Club 4 CollaborationsDav PilkeyGraphix$16.992
6Why I Love EasterDaniel HowarthHarperCollins Children's Books$14.99-
7Little Blue Truck Board BookAlice Schertle; Jill McElmurryClarion Books$10.99-
8Curse of the Shadow Dragon: a Branches Book (Dragon Masters #23)Tracey West; Graham HowellsScholastic$7.9910
9Mary Anne's Bad Luck MysteryAnn M. Martin; Cynthia Yuan ChengGraphix$16.995
10Where's Waldo?: the Great Speed SearchMartin HandfordCandlewick Press$24.99-

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Self-Improvement: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Eat to Beat Your DietWilliam W. LiGrand Central Publishing$38.00-
2The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene; Joost ElffersPenguin$35.002
3Young ForeverMark HymanLittle Brown & Company$37.009
4Gut FeelingsWill Cole; Gretchen LidickerRodale Books$37.99-
5Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. KiyosakiPlata$11.994
6The Mountain Is YouBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$22.993
7The Creative ActRick RubinPenguin$42.008
8The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ckMark MansonHarper$23.996
9101 Essays That Will Change the Way You ThinkBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$20.995
10Mind over MoodDennis Greenberger; Christine A. Padesky; Aaron T. BeckThe Guilford Press$33.607

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Biography: April 1, 2023

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList Price
1SparePrince Harry, The Duke of SussexRandom House Canada$47.00
2Run Towards the DangerSarah PolleyPenguin Canada$22.00
3The Light We CarryMichelle ObamaCrown$42.00
4Love, PamelaPamela AndersonDey Street Books$37.00
5I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdySimon & Schuster$36.99
6Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible ThingMatthew PerryFlatiron Books$39.99
7Song of the SparrowTara MacLeanHarper Avenue$25.99
8SurrenderBonoDoubleday Canada$45.00
9Born a CrimeTrevor NoahAnchor Canada$22.00
10True ReconciliationJody Wilson-RaybouldMcClelland & Stewart$32.95

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