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The bestselling Canadian books of the week

Here are the top fiction, nonfiction and kids books from June 4-10, 2023.
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Here are the bestselling Canadian books from June 4-10, 2023.

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

Canadian fiction

A pink book cover featuring an illustration of a lake and a photo of the book's author, a woman with long straight light brown hair.
Meet Me at the Lake is a book by Carley Fortune. (Viking Canada, Jenna Marie Wakani)

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune is the #1 Canadian fiction book this week.

Meet Me at the Lake finds Fern Brookbanks, a 32-year-old hotel manager, stuck: she can't quite stop thinking about one perfect day she spent in her twenties. By chance, she met a man named Will Baxter and the two spent a romantic 24-hours in Toronto, after which they promised to meet up one year later, but Will never showed up. Now, instead of living in the city like she thought she would, Fern manages her mother's Muskoka resort by the lake, a role she promised herself she'd never take on. Disillusioned with her life, Fern is shocked when Will shows up at her door, suitcase in hand, asking to help. Why is he here after all this time and more importantly, can she trust him to stay? It's clear Will has a secret but Fern isn't sure if she's ready to hear it all these years later. 

See the full Canadian fiction list below.

  1. Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
  2. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
  3. Greenwood by Michael Christie
  4. The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
  5. Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson
  6. Old Babes in the Woods by Margaret Atwood
  7. Women Talking by Miriam Toews
  8. Sea of Tranquillity by Emily St. John Mandel
  9. Snow Road Station by Elizabeth Hay
  10. Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey                                                           

Canadian nonfiction

On the left is a book cover with a photo of a person with short brown hair wearing a white tank top, black belt, and jeans on the cover. He is sitting in front of a red wall. There is a white border around the image with black text overlay that is the book's title and author name. On the right is a headshot photo of the same person wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with his arms crossed sitting in front of a yellow wall.
Pageboy is a book by Elliot Page. (HarperCollins Publishers, Elliot Page)

Pageboy by Elliot Page is the #1 Canadian nonfiction book this week.

Elliot Page shares his personal journey from the massive success of Juno to discovering his queerness and identity as a trans person, while navigating criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood. Pageboy is filled with behind-the-scenes details and interrogations on sex, love and trauma. It's a story about what it means to free ourselves from the expectations of others and step into our truth with defiance, strength and joy.

 See the full Canadian nonfiction list below.

  1. Pageboy by Elliot Page
  2. Fire Weather by John Vaillant
  3. Ducks by Kate Beaton
  4. Truth Telling by Michelle Good
  5. Outsider by Brett Popplewell
  6. Unbroken by Angela Sterritt
  7. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
  8. The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté
  9. Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
  10. Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph

Canadian kids

Illustrated book cover of two white twin sisters with brown hair touching hands. Many purple objects surround them. Two white twin sisters with brown hair facing camera in fuschia shirts.
Tegan and Sara: Junior High is a middle-grade graphic novel by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, both pictured, and illustrated by Tillie Walden. (Macmillan, Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden is the #1 Canadian kids book this week.

Tegan and Sara: Junior High is a middle-grade graphic novel by Canadian sister musician duo Tegan and Sara. The story is inspired by the authors' own experiences of finding one's identity, musicianship and family in their adolescence. Growing up as identical twins, Tegan and Sara move to a new home and school, and begin to come into their own as individuals.

Tegan and Sara: Junior High is for ages 10 to 14.

See the full Canadian kids book list below.

  1. Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden
  2. Be a Good Ancestor by Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince, illustrated by Carla Joseph
  3. Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Kass Reich
  4. Sometimes I Feel Like a River by Danielle Daniel, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
  5. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
  6. Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie, illustrated by Julie Flett
  7. The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
  8. The Song That Called Them Home by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbin
  9. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
  10. Restart by Gordon Korman

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