In this accompanying instalment to the Bestselling Canadian books blog post, we share the top-circulated books by Canadian contributors from June 13, 2022, to June 18, 2023. What books are stealing library patrons' hearts? Keep reading for the overall, Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Juvenile lists.
These rankings are based on data sent to LibraryData, BookNet’s national library collection and circulation analysis tool.
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Overall
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Adventure Time series by Pendleton Ward, Kate Leth, et al.
Sonic the Hedgehog series by Ian Flynn
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
Fiction
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Non-Fiction
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté MD and Daniel Maté
Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Ducks by Kate Beaton
We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Indian in the Cabinet by Jody Wilson-Raybould
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Juvenile
Adventure Time series by Pendleton Ward, Kate Leth, et al.
Sonic the Hedgehog series by Ian Flynn
Sparks! series by Ian Boothby; Illustrated by Nina Matsumoto
Jon le Bon series by Alex A.
The World of Click series by Kayla Miller; Illustrated by Kristina Luu
Arlo and Pips series by Elise Gravel
I Can Fix It! by Robert Munsch; Illustrated by Michael Martchenko
Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
School Rules! by Robert Munsch; Illustrated by Dave Whamond
Creating these lists is possible thanks to publishers who prioritize adding a Canadian contributor marker to their books' metadata. Read this blog post to learn more about the benefits of good Canadian contributor metadata and its impact on discoverability, sales, accuracy in attribution, research, and more.
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