Canada's bestselling books by province and territory

These are Canada's bestselling books by province and territory as tracked by @BookNet_Canada's #SalesData.
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Canada Day is here and so are barbecues, beaver tails, and BookNet Canada’s favourite — bestseller lists!

Five years ago we shared the top 15 bestselling books in each of Canada’s provinces and territories.

Today we’re bringing you an update, with the help of our SalesData service.

This time around we’ll be presenting the top 15 bestselling books in each Canadian region from the last five years — from 2017 to 2021.

Just like last time, each province and territory has its own bestseller list below, with the exception of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut which are grouped together in one list.

Drumroll, please!

Bestsellers across Canada

Before we break down the bestseller lists region by region, no Canada Day celebration would be complete without a national bestseller list.

According to the number of units sold, these are the top 15 bestselling titles across Canada from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. Becoming by Michelle Obama

3. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

4. Educated by Tara Westover

5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

6. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

7. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 🍁

8. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

9. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

10. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

11. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

12. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

13. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Sheila McGraw

14. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

15. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

Bestsellers by region

Every single one of the bestsellers above appears at least once on the individual bestseller lists for each province and territory:

• Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets is a regional bestseller on all 12 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NT & NU, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is a regional bestseller on 11 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT

• Becoming by Michelle Obama is a regional bestseller on 11 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT

• Educated by Tara Westover is a regional bestseller on 10 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, SK, and YT

• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a regional bestseller on 10 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, SK, and YT

• The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁 is a regional bestseller on 10 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, QC, SK, and YT

• The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley is a regional bestseller on 9 lists — AB, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, SK, and YT

• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a regional bestseller on 7 lists — AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, and YT

• Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁 is a regional bestseller on 7 lists — AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, and YT

• You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero is a regional bestseller on 7 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, SK, and YT

• Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey is a regional bestseller on 6 lists — AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, and SK

• Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁 is a regional bestseller on 6 lists — MB, NB, NL, QC, SK, and YT

• A Promised Land by Barack Obama is a regional bestseller on 5 lists — BC, NB, NS, ON, and PE

• 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 🍁 is a regional bestseller on 3 lists — AB, BC, and SK

• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Sheila McGraw is a regional bestseller on 3 lists — MB, SK, and YT

And these aren’t the only titles in common among Canada’s 13 provinces and territories:

• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn is a regional bestseller on 7 lists — AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, and YT

• Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey is a regional bestseller on 5 lists — AB, BC, MB, ON, and SK

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a regional bestseller on 4 lists — NS, ON, PE, and YT

• Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey is a regional bestseller on 2 lists — AB and MB

• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🍁 is a regional bestseller on 2 lists — NS and PE

• Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis is a regional bestseller on 2 lists — PE and SK

What do the bestseller lists look like for each province and territory?

Check out the full bestseller lists for each region below. Titles that are exclusive to each province and territory’s list are bolded.

Alberta

These are the top 15 bestselling books in Alberta from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. Educated by Tara Westover

3. Becoming by Michelle Obama

4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

5. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

6. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

7. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

8. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

9. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 🍁

10. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

11. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

12. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

13. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

14. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

15. Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey

British Columbia

These are the top 15 bestselling books in British Columbia from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. Becoming by Michelle Obama

3. Educated by Tara Westover

4. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

6. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

7. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

9. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

10. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

11. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

12. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

13. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 🍁

14. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

15. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

Manitoba

Below are the top 15 bestselling books in Manitoba from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. Becoming by Michelle Obama

3. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

4. Educated by Tara Westover

5. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

6. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

7. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

8. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

9. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

10. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

11. Guts by Raina Telgemeier

12. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Sheila McGraw

13. Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey

14. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

15. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

New Brunswick

These are the top 15 bestselling books in New Brunswick from 2017 to 2021:

1. Becoming by Michelle Obama

2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

3. Educated by Tara Westover

4. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

5. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

7. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

8. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

9. Hiking Trails of New Brunswick, 4th edition by Marianne Eiselt 🍁 and H.A. Eiselt 🍁

10. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

11. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

12. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

13. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

14. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

15. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Newfoundland and Labrador

Here are the top 15 bestselling books in Newfoundland and Labrador from 2017 to 2021:

1. Chasing a Dream by Carl English 🍁 and Blake Murphy 🍁

2. The Woman in the Attic by Emily Hepditch 🍁

3. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

5. Becoming by Michelle Obama

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

7. Son of a Critch by Mark Critch 🍁

8. Educated by Tara Westover

9. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

10. Rock Recipes Cookies by Barry Parsons 🍁

11. As the Old Folks Would Say by Hubert Furey 🍁

12. Death at the Harbourview Cafe by Fred Humber 🍁

13. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

14. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

15. Operation Wormwood by Helen C. Escott 🍁

Northwest Territories and Nunavut

These are the top 15 bestselling books in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut from 2017 to 2021:

1. Yellowknife by Donna Huffam and Peter Huffam

2. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

3. Little You by Richard Van Camp 🍁 , illus. by Julie Flett 🍁

4. Paying the Land by Joe Sacco

5. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 🍁

6. Journal of a Travelling Girl by Nadine Neema 🍁 , illus. by Archie Beaverho 🍁

7. Northern Wildflower by Catherine Lafferty 🍁

8. Take the Time by Maud Roegiers

9. Welcome Song for Baby by Richard Van Camp 🍁

10. May We Have Enough to Share by Richard Van Camp 🍁

11. Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk 🍁 , illus. by Alexandria Neonakis 🍁

12. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice 🍁

13. Sharing Our Truths / Tapwe by Henry Beaver 🍁, Eileen Beaver 🍁, and Mindy Willett 🍁, photographs by Tessa MacIntosh 🍁

14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

15. Living Stories / Godi Weghàà Ets' eèda by Therese Zoe 🍁, Philip Zoe 🍁, and Mindy Willett 🍁, photographs by Tessa Macintosh 🍁

Nova Scotia

Below are the top 15 bestselling books in Nova Scotia from 2017 to 2021:

1. Becoming by Michelle Obama

2. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

4. Educated by Tara Westover

5. Stay the Blazes Home by Len Wagg 🍁

6. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

7. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

8. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

9. The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe 🍁

10. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

11. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

12. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

13. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

14. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🍁

15. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

Ontario

These are the top 15 bestselling books in Ontario from 2017 to 2021:

1. Becoming by Michelle Obama

2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

3. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

4. Educated by Tara Westover

5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

7. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

8. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

9. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

10. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

11. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

12. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

13. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

14. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

15. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Prince Edward Island

Here are the top 15 bestselling books in Prince Edward Island from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Golden Boy by Grant Matheson 🍁

2. Educated by Tara Westover

3. The Bygone Days by Reginald Thompson 🍁

4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

5. Becoming by Michelle Obama

6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

7. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

8. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

9. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 🍁

10. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

11. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

12. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

13. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

14. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

15. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Québec

These are the top 15 bestselling books in Québec from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

3. Liberté 45 by Pierre-Yves McSween 🍁

4. Becoming by Michelle Obama

5. À la plaque by Ricardo 🍁

6. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

7. Guinness World Records 2021, French edition edited by Craig Glenday

8. Toute ma 1re année by Colette Laberge

9. À la soupe by Josée Di Stasio 🍁

10. Toute ma maternelle by Colette Laberge

11. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

12. Le crépuscule et l'aube by Ken Follett

13. Toute ma 2e année by Colette Laberge

14. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

15. Plus de légumes by Ricardo 🍁

Saskatchewan

Below are the top 15 bestselling books in Saskatchewan from 2017 to 2021:

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

3. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

4. Educated by Tara Westover

5. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

6. Becoming by Michelle Obama

7. Crossroads by Kaleb Dahlgren 🍁

8. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

9. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

10. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

11. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dav Pilkey

12. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

13. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Sheila McGraw

14. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

15. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson 🍁

Yukon

Here are the top 15 bestselling books in the Yukon from 2017 to 2021:

1. Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

3. Educated by Tara Westover

4. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

6. Becoming by Michelle Obama

7. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Sheila McGraw

8. Moose! by Robert Munsch 🍁 , illus. by Michael Martchenko 🍁

9. Yum & Yummer by Greta Podleski 🍁

10. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

11. The Sun and Her Flowers by rupi kaur 🍁

12. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

13. You Are a Badass® by Jen Sincero

14. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley

15. Milk and Honey by rupi kaur 🍁

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