Lots of new novels burst onto the bestselling fiction list this week, many from previously successful authors.
Ana Huang’s “King of Envy,” the fifth novel in her “Kings of Sin” series of contemporary romances about shenanigans among the billionaire class, debuts at No. 1. “My Friends,” the new comic novel by Fredrik Backman, author of the beloved “A Man Called Ove,” takes the third spot, while ultra-prolific veterans Danielle Steel and James Patterson (with Maxine Paetro) also make strong showings.
As for non-fiction, Jeremy Renner debuts high with “My Next Breath,” the actor’s memoir exploring his mental and physical recovery from a near-fatal 2023 snowplow accident. And former supermodel Christie Brinkley, who has been making the media rounds dishing on her new memoir, “Uptown Girl,” hits No. 4 on the non-fiction list.
ORIGINAL FICTION
1. King of Envy, Ana Huang, Bloom Books (1)*
2.Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry, Berkley (2)
3. My Friends, Fredrik Backman, Simon & Schuster (1)
4.25 Alive, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Little Brown & Company (1)
5. A Mind of Her Own, Danielle Steel, Delacorte (1)
6. Broken Country, Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster (9)
7. Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez, Forever (5)
8. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, Grand Central (36)
9. The Retirement Plan, Sue Hincenbergs, Harper Avenue (1)
10. The Maid’s Secret, Nita Prose, Viking (4)
ORIGINAL NON-FICTION
1. My Next Breath, Jeremy Renner, Flatiron (1)
2. Try Hard, Max Kerman, Viking (2)
3. The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Scribner (23)
4. Uptown Girl, Christie Brinkley, Harper Influence (1)
5. Hope, Pope Francis, Carlo Musso, Richard Dixon, Random House (4)
6. One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This,Omar El Akkad, McClelland & Stewart (10)
7. The Trouble With Ottawa, Andrew Coyne, Sutherland House (1)
8. Theory of Water, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Knopf Canada (2)
9. On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan (10)
10. Girl on Girl, Sophie Gilbert, McClelland & Stewart (1)
CANADIAN FICTION
1. The Retirement Plan, Sue Hincenbergs, Harper Avenue
2. The Maid’s Secret, Nita Prose, Viking
3. One Golden Summer, Carley Fortune, Viking
4. Julie Chan Is Dead, Liann Zhang, Simon & Schuster
5.On Isabella Street, Genevieve Graham, Simon & Schuster
6. The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart
7. Every Summer After, Carley Fortune, Viking
8. If Two Are Dead, Rick Mofina, MIRA
9. Death on the Island, Eliza Reid, Simon & Schuster
10. Finding Flora, Elinor Florence, Simon & Schuster
CANADIAN NON-FICTION
1. Value(s),Mark Carney, Signal
2. Try Hard, Max Kerman, Viking
3. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Omar El Akkad, McClelland & Stewart
4. The Trouble With Ottawa,Andrew Coyne, Sutherland House
5. Theory of Water,Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Knopf Canada
6. Where the Falcon Flies,Adam Shoalts, Penguin Canada
7. Ally Is a Verb,Rose LeMay, Page Two
8. The Company,Stephen R. Bown, Anchor Canada
9. Ripper,Mark Bourrie, Biblioasis
10. We Who Wrestle With God,Jordan B. Peterson, Portfolio
CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT
1. Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Fearless, Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
3. Big Jim Begins (Dog Man #13), Dav Pilkey, Graphix
4. Warriors Graphic Novel (The Prophecies Begin #2), Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter, HarperAlley
5. Karen’s Prize (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #10), Shauna J. Grant, Ann M. Martin, Graphix
6. The Cartoonists Club, Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix
7. Watch Me, Tahereh Mafi, HarperCollins
8. Mallory and the Trouble With Twins (Baby-Sitters Club #17), Arley Nopra, Ann M. Martin, Graphix
9. Powerless, Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
10. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers
MYSTERY
1.25 Alive, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Little Brown & Company
2. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, Grand Central
3. The Maid’s Secret, Nita Prose, Viking
4. Julie Chan Is Dead, Liann Zhang, Simon & Schuster
5. The Housemaid’s Secret, Freida McFadden, Mobius
6. The Murder Inn, James Patterson and Candice Fox, Little Brown & Company
7. If Two Are Dead, Rick Mofina, MIRA
8. Ward D, Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press
9. Death on the Island, Eliza Reid, Simon & Schuster
10. The Crash, Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press
*Weeks on list
The bestseller lists are compiled by pc28 Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
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