Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children’s books from Aug. 9-16.

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 One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Valentine in Montreal by Heather O’Neill, illustrated by Arizona O’Neill Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Snap by Susin Nielsen Finding Flora by Elinor Florence Endling by Maria Reva Greenwood by Michael Christie The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters The Adversary by Michael Crummey Canadian nonfictionA book cover of scaffolding around the globe. A headshot of Mark Carney.Values is a nonfiction book by Mark Carney. (Signal, Toby Madden)

Value(s) by Mark Carney is the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week.

Values is a book by the former Bank of Canada governor and current prime minister, Mark Carney. Published in 2021, Values looks at the “fault lines” that divide contemporary society — racial, geographical, cultural and economic — and argues that they all stem from the same thing: a crisis of values. In the book, Carney offers a vision of a “more humane society” and a map toward getting there.

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Value(s) by Mark Carney  One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism by Stewart Reynolds The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté, with Daniel Maté The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne Theory of Water by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson A History of Canada in Ten Maps by Adam Shoalts Fire Weather by John Vaillant Messy Cities edited by Dylan Reid, Zahra Ebrahim, Leslie Woo and John Lorinc The Golden Spruce 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 New Girl by Cassandra Calin Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Arley Nopra The Marrow Theives by Cherie Dimaline I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko The Great Dinosaur Sleepover by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Joe Bluhm Shark Girl by Kate Beaton