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FICTION

THIS WEEK/LAST WEEK/WEEKS ON LIST/ TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/PRICE
1 1 48 The Shack, by William P. Young (Windblown Media, $15.99).
2 - 1 Matters Of The Heart, by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $32).
3 2 5 Vision In White, by Nora Roberts (Berkley, $20).
4 - 1 Medusa, by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam, $35).
5 3 2 The Scarecrow, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $30.99).
6 7 48 The Host, by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown, $28.99).
7 5 4 Assegai, by Wilbur Smith (Pan, $34.95).
8 4 10 The Best Of Times, by Penny Vincenzi (Headline, $24.95).
9 - 1 Skin Trade, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley, $33.50).
10 6 8 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk, $17.95).
IN PAPER
1 1 3 My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult (Simon & Schuster, $11.99).
2 - 1 Rogue, by Danielle Steel (Dell, $10.99).
3 2 45 The Book Of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
4 - 1 Salvation In Death, by J.D. Robb (Berkley, $9.99).
5 4 5 The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial, $16.50).
6 3 152 Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown (Pocket, $11.99).
7 8 3 Careless In Red, by Elizabeth George (HarperCollins, $8.99).
8 5 3 Say Goodbye, by Lisa Gardner (Bantam, $10.99).
9 9 2 The Front, by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley, $9.99).
10 6 6 Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Grand Central, $11.99).

Non-Fiction

THIS WEEK/LAST WEEK/WEEKS ON LIST/ TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/PRICE
1 1 3 Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by Jeff Rubin (Random House Canada, $29.95).
2 4 29 Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $30.99).
3 2 10 Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion, $33.99).
4 3 3 My Remarkable Journey, by Larry King (Viking Canada, $35).
5 5 4 Slow Death By Rubber Duck, by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie and Sarah Dopp (Knopf Canada, $32).
6 7 60 The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch, with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $23.50).
7 9 8 True Patriot Love, by Michael Ignatieff (Viking Canada, $30).
8 6 2 The Vanishing Face Of Gaia, by James Lovelock (Penguin, $34).
9 - 1 I Met The Walrus, by Jerry Levitan (Collins Design, $29.99).
10 - 1 Dead Aid, by Dambisa Moyo (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30).
IN PAPER
1 1 65 Three Cups Of Tea, by Greg Mortenson (Penguin, $18.50).
2 2 40 Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama (Crown, $21).
3 7 5 In Defense Of Food, by Michael Pollan (Penguin, $16.50).
4 4 166 The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay, $21.95).
5 3 5 Audition: A Memoir, by Barbara Walters (Vintage, $18.95).
6 - 1 My Stroke Of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor (Plume, $18.50).
7 - 1 When You Are Engulfed In Flames, by David Sedaris (Back Bay, $17.99).
8 5 64 Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay, $18.50).
9 6 58 The Audacity Of Hope, by Barack Obama (Crown, $9.99).
10 - 45 The Brain That Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge (Penguin, $17.50).
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The bestseller list is compiled by The Globe and Mail using sales figures provided by BookNet Canada's national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData, and from bookstores across Canada, including those named above.

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Canadian Bestsellers

RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
FICTION
1 The Book Of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
2 The Shack, by William P. Young (Windblown Media, $15.99).
3 The Flying Troutmans, by Miriam Toews (Random House Canada, $22).
4 All The Colours Of Darkness, by Peter Robinson (McClelland & Stewart, $11.99).
5 Any Known Blood, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
6 The Origin Of Species, by Nino Ricci (Doubleday Canada, $22).
7 The Cellist Of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway (Random House Canada, $21).
8 The Winter Vault, by Anne Michaels (McClelland & Stewart, $32.99).
9 Shanghai, by David Rotenberg (Penguin Canada, $13.50).
10 Three-Day Road, by Joseph Boyden (Penguin Canada, $20).
11 The Retreat, by David Bergen (McClelland & Stewart, $21).
12 Valor's Trial, by Tanya Huff (Penguin, $9.99).
13 Charley's Web, by Joy Fielding (Random House Canada, $11.99).
14 Through Black Spruce, by Joseph Boyden (Viking Canada, $34).
15 Lullabies For Little Criminals, by Heather O'Neill (HarperCollins, $17.50).
Non-Fiction
1 Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by Jeff Rubin (Random House Canada, $29.95).
2 Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion, $33.99).
3 Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $30.99).
4 The Hormone Diet, by Natasha Turner (Random House Canada, $32.95).
5 Slow Death By Rubber Duck, by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie and Sarah Dopp (Knopf Canada, $32).
6 The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $16.99).
7 Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $18.50).
8 The Power Of Now, by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library, $14.95).
9 A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle (Penguin, $15.50).
10 True Patriot Love, by Michael Ignatieff (Penguin Canada, $30).
11 I Met The Walrus, by Jerry Levitan (Collins, $29.99).
12 The Brain That Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge (Penguin, $17.50).
13 Prisoner Of Tehran, by Marina Nemat (Penguin Canada, $18).
14 This Is Your Brain On Music, by Daniel Levitin (Penguin, $16.50).
15 Payback, by Margaret Atwood (Anansi, $18.95).

Crafts and Hobbies

RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
1 Paper Creations: Airplanes, by Norman Schmidt (Sterling, $10.95).
2 Wild Animal Origami, by Hector Rojas (Sterling, $12.95).
3 Paper Creations: Under The Sea, by Duy Nguyen (Sterling, $10.95).
4 Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia Of Crafts, by Martha Stewart Magazine Staff (Crown, $40).
5 Mythical Creature Origami, by Duy Nguyen (Sterling, $10.95).
6 Sock Innovation, by Cookie A. (Interweave, $25.95).
7 The Little Book Of Towel Origami, by Alison Jenkins (Andrews McMeel, $6.99).
8 Layer Cake, Jelly Roll And Charm Quilts, by Pam Lintott (David & Charles, $29.99).
9 Simple Sewing For Baby, by Lotta Jansdotter (Chronicle, $33.95).
10 Design It, Knit It, by Debbie Bliss (Sixth & Spring, $26.95).

Comics and Graphic Novels

RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
1 Bleach, Vol. 27, by Tite Kubo (Viz Media, $9.50).
2 Watchman, by Alan Moore (DC Comics, $22.99).
3 Ouran High School Host Club, by Bisco Hatori (Viz Media, $10.50).
4 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 18, by Hiromu Arakawa (Viz Media, $11.50).
5 Tsubasa 21, by Clamp (Random House, $12.99).
6 Time Of Your Life: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 8, by Joss Whedon, Jeph Loeb, Karl Moline et al. (Dark Horse, $19.99).
7 Negima! 22, by Ken Akamatsu (Random House, $12.99).
8 The Story Of Wolverine, by Dorling Kindersley Staff (DK, $4.99).
9 Naruto: Volume 43, by Masashi Kishimoto (Viz Media, $9.50).
10 Rosario + Vampire, Volume 7, by Akihisa Ikeda (Viz Media, $9.50).

The Canadian Fiction and Non-Fiction, Crafts and Hobbies, and Comics and Graphic Novels bestseller lists are compiled for The Globe and Mail by BookNet Canada.

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