Skip to main content

The Bestsellers Lists are compiled by The Globe and Mail from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData

This article was published more than 1 year ago. Some information may no longer be current.

Sign up for our Books newsletter for the latest reviews, author interviews, industry news and more.

Hardcover Fiction: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast weekWeeks on List
1Go Tell the Bees That I Am GoneDiana GabaldonDoubleday Canada$45.0013
2State of TerrorHillary Rodham Clinton; Louise PennySimon & Schuster$24.9959
3The Apollo MurdersChris HadfieldRandom House Canada$36.0029
4The Judge's ListJohn GrishamDoubleday$39.0048
5Wish You Were HereJodi PicoultRandom House Canada$36.0032
6It Ends with UsColleen HooverAtria Books$22.9965
7The StrangersKatherena VermetteHamish Hamilton$29.9588
8The Stranger in the LifeboatMitch AlbomHarper$29.9976
9Call Us What We CarryAmanda GormanPenguin Publishing Group$33.99-1
10NeverKen FollettViking$48.0095

(Return to top)


Hardcover Non-Fiction: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Atlas of the HeartBrené BrownRandom House$40.002
2Talking to CanadiansRick MercerDoubleday Canada$32.953
3Twelve and a HalfGary VaynerchukHarper Business$36.991
4No One Wins AloneMark MessierSimon & Schuster$39.994
5WillWill Smith; Mark MansonPenguin Press$40.006
6Off the RecordPeter MansbridgeSimon & Schuster$39.997
7The StorytellerDave GrohlDey Street Books$36.995
8The Screaming GoatRunning PressRunning Press$12.50-
9Principles for Dealing with the Changing World OrderRay Dalio Avid Reader Press$45.00-
10TasteStanley TucciGallery Books$37.0010

(Return to top)


Paperback Fiction: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins ReidWashington Square Press$23.001
2LuckyMarissa StapleySimon & Schuster$22.00-
3LostJames Patterson; James O. BornGrand Central Publishing$12.992
4Where the Crawdads SingDelia OwensG.P. Putnam's Sons$24.005
5Ugly LoveColleen HooverAtria Books$22.994
6Thick As ThievesSandra BrownGrand Central$22.993
7VerityColleen HooverIndependently Published$18.697
8NeighborsDanielle SteelDell$11.999
9Deadly CrossJames PattersonGrand Central Publishing$22.996
10Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 0Gege AkutamiViz Media$12.99-

(Return to top)


Canadian Fiction: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1State of TerrorHillary Rodham Clinton; Louise PennySimon & Schuster$24.992
2The Apollo MurdersChris HadfieldRandom House Canada$36.001
3The StrangersKatherena VermetteHamish Hamilton$29.953
4LuckyMarissa StapleySimon & Schuster$22.00-
5What Strange ParadiseOmar El AkkadMcClelland & Stewart$29.954
6The Vinyl Cafe CelebratesStuart McLeanViking$34.005
7Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarperCollins Canada$22.996
8Fight NightMiriam ToewsKnopf Canada$29.957
9The Madness of CrowdsLouise PennyMinotaur Books$36.998
10Dark RoadsChevy StevensSt. Martin's Press$24.9910

(Return to top)


Canadian Non-Fiction: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Talking to CanadiansRick MercerDoubleday Canada$32.951
2No One Wins AloneMark MessierSimon & Schuster$39.992
3Off the RecordPeter MansbridgeSimon & Schuster$39.993
4Indian in the CabinetJody Wilson-RaybouldHarperCollins Canada$34.994
5The Bomber MafiaMalcolm GladwellLittle Brown$34.006
6Talking to StrangersMalcolm GladwellBack Bay Books$23.997
712 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$34.958
8Best Wishes, Warmest RegardsDaniel Levy; Eugene LevyBlack Dog & Leventhal Publishers$40.005
9Beyond OrderJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$39.95-
10Call Me IndianFred Sasakamoose; Bryan TrottierViking$32.00-

(Return to top)


Juvenile: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Cat Kid Comic Club PerspectivesDav PilkeyGraphix$15.991
2Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big ShotJeff KinneyAmulet$17.992
3The Smart CookieJory John; Pete OswaldHarperCollins$23.993
4The Christmas PigJ.K. Rowling; Jim FieldScholastic$29.994
5Cat Kid Comic ClubDav PilkeyGraphix$15.996
6Dog Man: Mothering HeightsDav PilkeyGraphix$15.995
7They Both Die at the EndAdam SilveraQuill Tree$15.997
8Wonky Donkey's SurpriseCraig Smith; Katz CowleyScholastic$9.99-
9A Good Girl's Guide to MurderHolly JacksonEmber$14.99-
10Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs: a Graphic Novel Ann M. Martin; Chan ChauGraphix$16.99-

(Return to top)


Self-Improvement: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Atlas of the HeartBrené BrownRandom House$40.00-
2The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ckMark MansonHarperCollins Canada$23.993
3The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie MackesyHarperOne$28.502
4Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. KiyosakiPlata$11.994
5The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene; Joost ElffersPenguin$35.005
6Badass HabitsJen SinceroPenguin$35.009
7Little Book of MindfulnessPatricia CollardGaia$10.998
8JoyDebbie Travis; Jacky Brown; Stacey Van BerkelRandom House Canada$35.006
9Think Like a MonkJay ShettySimon & Schuster$34.997
10The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz and Janet MillsAmber-Allen Publishing$18.95-

(Return to top)


Biography: Dec. 18, 2021

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList Price
1Talking to CanadiansRick MercerDoubleday Canada$32.95
2No One Wins AloneMark MessierSimon & Schuster$39.99
3WillWill Smith; Mark MansonPenguin Press$40.00
4Off the RecordPeter MansbridgeSimon & Schuster$39.99
5TasteStanley TucciGallery Books$37.00
6Indian in the CabinetJody Wilson-RaybouldHarperCollins Canada$34.99
7Between Two KingdomsSuleika JaouadRandom House$24.00
8UntamedGlennon DoyleDial$37.00
9Call Me IndianFred Sasakamoose; Bryan TrottierViking$32.00
10Over the BoardsHayley WickenheiserViking$29.95

(Return to top)


Previous Bestsellers Lists

(Return to top)

Your Globe

Build your personal news feed

Follow topics related to this article:

Check Following for new articles