The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of October 18, 2025

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Hardcover Fiction: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Secret of SecretsDan BrownDoubleday$52.001
2Final OrbitChris HadfieldRandom House Canada$39.00–
3TwiceMitch AlbomHarper$33.50–
4AlchemisedSenLinYuDel Ray$48.002
5Shadow TicketThomas PynchonPenguin Press$39.99–
6Alchemy of SecretsStephanie GarberFlatiron Books$39.99–
7Circle of DaysKen FollettGrand Central Publishing$51.006
8For Whom the Belle TollsJaysea LynnSimon & Schuster$45.00–
9The Impossible FortuneRichard OsmanPamela Dorman Books$39.993
10The PortraitDanielle SteelDelacorte Press$39.007

Hardcover Non-Fiction: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Last RitesOzzy OsbourneGrand Central Publishing$40.00–
2The Let Them TheoryMel Robbins; Sawyer RobbinsHay House$39.991
3The Art of Spending MoneyMorgan HouselPortfolio$39.99–
4Vanished Beyond the MapAdam ShoaltsAllen Lane$37.00–
5HostageEli SharabiHarper Influence$37.00–
6Strong GroundBrené BrownRandom House$42.003
7107 DaysKamala HarrisSimon & Schuster$42.002
8John CandyPaul Myers; Dan AykroydHouse of Anansi Press$34.99–
9Iron Maiden: Infinite DreamsSteve Harris; Bruce Dickinson; Iron MaidenThames & Hudson$86.00–
10Mother Mary Comes to MeArundhati RoySimon & Schuster$39.995

Paperback Fiction: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1MateAli HazelwoodBerkley$27.99–
2The IntruderFreida McFaddenPoisoned Pen Press$26.99–
3The HousemaidFreida McFaddenGrand Central Publishing$24.994
4The HitchhikersChevy StevensSt. Martin’s Press$24.99–
5The MarionetteTerry FallisMcClelland & Stewart$26.00–
6Dream Harbor #5: The Gingerbread BakeryLaurie GilmoreHarper Collins$23.993
7My FriendsFredrik BackmanSimon & Schuster$26.998
8The Killing StonesAnn CleevesMacmillan$25.992
9AtmosphereTaylor Jenkins ReidDoubleday Canada$26.99–
10Every Summer AfterCarley FortuneViking$24.95–

Canadian Fiction: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Final OrbitChris HadfieldRandom House Canada$39.00–
2The HitchhikersChevy StevensSt. Martin’s Press$24.99–
3The MarionetteTerry FallisMcClelland & Stewart$26.00–
4Every Summer AfterCarley FortuneViking$24.95–
5The Spirit of ScatarieLesley CreweVagrant Press$26.951
6Wild CardElsie SilverBloom Books$28.992
7One Golden SummerCarley FortuneViking$26.957
8The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret AtwoodMcClelland & Stewart$22.006
9She Didn’t See It ComingShari LapenaDoubleday Canada$26.953
10Tourist SeasonBrynne WeaverZando$37.99–

Canadian Non-Fiction: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Vanished Beyond the MapAdam ShoaltsAllen Lane$37.00–
2John CandyPaul Myers; Dan AykroydHouse of Anansi Press$34.99–
3Scattered MindsGabor MatéVintage Canada$26.9510
4The Myth of NormalGabor Maté; Daniel MatéVintage Canada$28.95–
5Gimme a CrisisHoward GreenViking$38.00–
6When the Body Says NoGabor MatéVintage Canada$24.00–
7A Truce That Is Not PeaceMiriam ToewsKnopf Canada$34.003
8John HorganJohn Horgan; Rod MickleburghHarbour Publishing Company$38.95–
9EnshittificationCory DoctorowMCD/FSG$42.00–
1052 Ways to ReconcileDavid A. RobertsonMcClelland & Stewart$25.001

Juvenile: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Baby-Sitters Club #18: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-SitterEllen T. Crenshaw; Ann M. MartinGraphix$19.5010
2Secret SantaSophie Jomain; Manon BucciarelliÉditions et Diffusions Auzou $27.994
3Little Blue Truck’s HalloweenAlice Schertle; Jill McElmurryClarion Books$17.508
4Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3Erin Hunter; Natalie Riess; Sara GoetterHarperAlley$19.991
5Cozy CornerCoco WyoRandom House Books for Young Readers$12.503
6Guinness World Records 2026Guinness World Records; Craig GlendayGuinness World Records$36.95–
7A Heart for ChristmasSophie Jomain; Manon BucciarelliÉditions et Diffusions Auzou $27.99–
8Cozy CutiesCoco WyoRandom House Books for Young Readers$12.506
9Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for KidsWhee WinnZonderkidz$8.50–
10Love You ForeverRobert Munsch; Sheila McGrawFirefly Books$14.95–

Self-Improvement: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Let Them TheoryMel RobbinsHay House$39.991
2Strong GroundBrené BrownRandom House$42.002
3All the Way to the RiverElizabeth GilbertRiverhead Books$48.003
4Gimme a CrisisHoward GreenViking$38.00–
5The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene; Joost ElffersPenguin Books$35.005
6When the Body Says NoGabor MatéVintage Canada$24.007
7The Mountain Is YouBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$22.996
8The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz; Janet MillsTarcher$24.95–
9The Trauma of MoneyChantel ChapmanJohn Wiley & Sons Canada$38.00–
10Think and Grow RichNapoleon HillTarcherPerigee$15.0010

Biography: October 18, 2025

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList Price
1Last RitesOzzy OsbourneGrand Central Publishing$40.00
2107 DaysKamala HarrisSimon & Schuster$42.00
3John CandyPaul Myers; Dan AykroydHouse of Anansi Press$34.99
4Mother Mary Comes to MeArundhati RoySimon & Schuster$39.99
5A Truce That Is Not PeaceMiriam ToewsKnopf Canada$34.00
6John HorganJohn Horgan; Rod MickleburghHarbour Publishing Company$38.95
7The Book of SheenCharlie SheenKnopf Canada$49.00
8Rock StarJennifer JonesHarbour Publishing Company$36.99
9Softly, As I Leave YouPriscilla Presley; Mary Jane RossGrand Central Publishing$42.00
10One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against ThisOmar El AkkadMcClelland & Stewart$36.00

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