Here are the best-selling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children’s books from July 27 to August 3, 2024.

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager based on weekly sales statistics from over 260 independent Canadian stores.

Canadian Fiction

During her summer vacation on Prince Edward Island, Lucy meets Felix in an electrifying night full of chemistry. There is just one problem: Felix is ​​the younger brother of her best friend Bridget. On her annual trips to Prince Edward Island, Lucy vows to avoid Felix and his bed, because This summer will be differentT — easier said than done. When Bridget rushes home to Prince Edward Island in a crisis a week before her wedding, Lucy can only follow her, reminding herself to protect her heart, but ultimately wondering if that’s even what she wants.

The full list of Canadian fiction can be found below.

1. This summer will be different by Carley Fortune
2. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
3. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China China Miéville
4. What have you done? by Shari Lapena
5. Greenwood by Michael Christie
6. Meet me at the lake by Carley Fortune
7. The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra
8. The berry pickers by Amanda Peters
9. Moon of turning leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
10. Moon of Crusted Snow by Waubgeshing Rice

Canadian non-fiction

Fire weather by John Vaillant is this week’s No. 1 Canadian nonfiction book.

Fire weather Is an epic nonfiction book that examines the events surrounding the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the center of Canada’s oil industry and America’s largest foreign supplier, was ravaged by a wildfire. The multi-billion dollar disaster melted vehicles, firebombed entire neighborhoods, and displaced 88,000 people from their homes in a single afternoon. Fire weather examines the legacy of North American resource extraction, the influence of climate science, and the symbiotic relationship between humans and combustion.

The full list of Canadian nonfiction books can be found below.

1. Fire weather by John Vaillant
2. The war we won separately by Nahlah Ayed
3. The golden spruce by John Vaillant
4. Beneath the surface of things by Wade Davis
5. Crosses in the sky by Mark Bourrie
6. outsider by Brett Popplewell
7. Making love to the land by Joshua Whitehead
8. The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite
9. When the body says no by Dr. Gabor Maté
10. Friends, lovers and the big, terrible thing by Matthew Perry

Canadian children

The new girl by Cassandra Calin is this week’s No. 1 Canadian children’s book.

Inspired by the immigration story of artist Cassandra Calin, The new girl is a middle school graphic novel about Lia and her family’s move from Romania to Canada. In addition to all the complicated feelings Lia has about moving to a completely different place from home, she experiences her first period upon arrival. While Lia now navigates a new school with new classmates and new languages, she also faces the daunting task of puberty.

The full list of children can be found below.

1. The new girl by Cassandra Calin
2. Carson crosses Canada by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich
3. Claudia and the bad joke by Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Arley Nopra
4. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
5. Gamerville by Johnny Christmas
6. Mushrooms know: Wisdom from our friends by Kallie George, illustrated by Sara Gillingham
7. love you forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
8. Fraudster by Gordon Korman
9. persons by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen
10. The Mark Thieves by Cherie Dimaline