Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children’s books from Aug. 30-Sept. 6.

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from more than 260 Canadian independent stores. 

Canadian fictionA book cover of a apartment building with all the lights on in different colours. An author headshot in black and white with short blonde hair and glasses.She Didn’t See It Coming is a thriller novel by Shari Lapena. (Doubleday Canada, Rachel Wainz)

She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena is the #1 Canadian fiction book this week. 

In She Didn’t See It Coming, husband and wife Bryden and Sam seemingly have a perfect life: thriving careers, a good support system, a beautiful daughter and a fashionable condo. But illusions are up when, one day, Bryden disappears from her own home, leaving no trace. As Sam and the rest of the community try to figure out what happened, the cracks in their perfect life begin to show. 

See the full Canadian fiction list below: 

She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Snap by Susin Nielsen Valentine in Montreal by Heather O’Neill, illustrated by Arizona O’Neill One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Finding Flora by Elinor Florence Aliens on the Moon by Thomas King Greenwood by Michael Christie The Adversary by Michael Crummey Endling by Maria Reva Canadian nonfictionA book cover with a canoe in front of a rising sun, with a headshot of a woman with long hair. A Truce That Is Not Peace is a memoir by Miriam Toews. ( Knopf Canada, Mark Boucher)

A Truce That is Not Peace by Miriam Toews is the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week.

In the memoir A Truce That is Not Peace, award-winning author Toews answers the question: “why do you write?” She’s been asked this in preparation for a literary event in Mexico City, but each of her responses are deemed unsatisfactory by the organizer. As she thinks the question over, she unearths new layers of grief and helplessness surrounding her sister’s suicide, which happened over 15 years ago — and realizes that one of her reasons for writing is to fill the gaping silence her sister left behind.

See the full Canadian nonfiction list below: 

A Truce That is Not Peace by Miriam Toews Value(s) by Mark Carney  One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government by Bob Joseph A Steady Brightness of Being edited by Sara Sinclair and Stephanie Sinclair Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism by Stewart Reynolds Universal by Alex Neve The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté, with Daniel Maté The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne Fire Weather by John Vaillant Canadian kids A headshot of a woman with grey hair and glasses. A book cover of a yellow car with a girl and a dog in it.Award-winning author Linda Bailey has written more than thirty children’s books. (Lia Grainger/Tundra)

Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich, is the #1 Canadian kids’ book this week.  

In Carson Crosses Canada, Annie and her dog Carson set out on a cross-country road trip from British Columbia to Newfoundland to visit Anne’s sister Elsie. As they drive across Canada, they see special sights in every province to finally make it Elsie’s — where a great surprise for Carson awaits.

See the full kids list below:

Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich T is for Terry by Denise Dias, illustrated by Noémie Gionet Landry You Were Made for This World edited by Stephanie Sinclair and Sara Sinclair The Inquisitive Raven by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Bridget George Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Arley Nopra The New Girl by Cassandra Calin Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw Baby Beluga by Raffi, illustrated by Ashley Wolff