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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of April 29 to May 4, 2019

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.

There are the bestselling Canadian books for April 29 to May 4, 2019.

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.

Canadian fiction | Canadian nonfiction | Canadian kids

Canadian fiction

Esi Edugyan is the author of Washington Black. (Penguin Random House/ Turgut Yeter, CBC)
  1. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 
  2. Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
  3. The Gown by Jennifer Robson
  4. Moccasin Square Gardens by Richard Van Camp
  5. French Exit by Patrick deWitt
  6. Women Talking by Miriam Toews
  7. The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood
  8. A Deceptive Devotion by Iona Whishaw
  9. Brother by David Chariandy
  10. The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood & Renee Nault   

Canadian nonfiction

A green and gold striped book cover featuring a sepia photo of a young boy. An old man with white hair wearing a suit looking solemnly at the camera.
Max Eisen is the author of By Chance Alone. (HarperCollins, CBC)
  1. By Chance Alone by Max Eisen
  2. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
  3. Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung
  4. Love & Courage by Jagmeet Singh
  5. Embers by Richard Wagamese
  6. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
  7. Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
  8. 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson      
  9. Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui
  10. Mistakes to Run With by Yasuko Thanh   

Canadian kids

A woman with glasses and long brown hair. A blue and purple book cover featuring half the face of a young boy with long brown hair.
Cherie Dimaline is the author of The Marrow Thieves. (Peter Power/CBC, Dancing Cat Books)
  1. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
  2. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
  3. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
  4. Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel
  5. No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen
  6. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield, illustrated by Eric Fan and Terry Fan
  7. Bear for Breakfast by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Jay Odjick
  8. Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland
  9. Inkling by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Sydney Smith
  10. Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey