Check out what Quebecers are reading this month! We’ve compiled lists with our colleagues at BookNet Canada to show the bestselling titles in Quebec, both overall and amongst titles from Canadian-owned publishers.
The Bestseller and Top Circulated Lists are compiled by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec from information provided by BookNet Canadaβs national sales tracking service, SalesData, and national public library circulation data tracking service, LibraryData.
Top Fiction from Canadian-Owned Publishers
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge City | Patrick deWittπ | House of Anansi Press |
| 2 | Our Lady of Mile End | Sarah Gilbert βοΈ | Anvil Press |
| 3 | Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese π | Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. |
| 4 | Riverwork | Lisa Robertson π | Coach House Books |
| 5 | The Colour of Time, or the Incredible Story of Mary Gallagher | Eric Dupont, trans. Peter McCambridge βοΈβοΈ | VΓ©hicule Press |
| 6 | Leila and Khaled | Nyla Matuk βοΈ | House of Anansi Press |
| 7 | It’s All Coming Back to Me Now | Jean-Michel Fortier, trans. Jonathan Kaplansky βοΈβοΈ | Baraka Books |
| 8 | The Furrow | ValΓ©rie Manteau, Claire Foster | Invisible Publishing |
| 9 | Some of Us May Live | Leigh Kotsilidis βοΈ | Coach House Books |
| 10 | Driving Crazy to the Front Door | Michael Foy π | Linda Leith Publishing |
π = Canadian author, βοΈ= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Non-Fiction from Canadian-Owned Publishers
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What You Won’t Do for Love: a Conversation | David Suzuki, Tara Cullis, Miriam Fernandes πππ | Coach House Books |
| 2 | Opioids and Organs | Arizona O’Neill βοΈ | Drawn & Quarterly Publications |
| 3 | Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants | Joanne Liu, Andre Pratte, Marisa Coulton βοΈβοΈπ | House of Anansi Press |
| 4 | Letters from Montreal | Madi Haslam π | Vehicule Press |
| 5 | I Can’t Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex | Lisa Hanawalt | Drawn & Quarterly Publications |
| 6 | Women, Walking | Jane Farrow, Zahra Ebrahim ππ | Coach House Books |
| 7 | The Wealthy Barber | David Chilton π | Financial Awareness Corporation |
| 8 | Housing Inc | Leilani Farha π | House of Anansi Press |
| 9 | For the Long Haul | Chris Dixon, Rachel Herzing π | Between the Lines |
| 10 | The Politics of Lonely | Lee Arden βοΈ | Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd. |
π = Canadian author, βοΈ= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Fiction Overall
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection) | Rebecca Yarros | Entangled Publishing, LLC |
| 2 | A Court of Splintered Harmony | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 3 | Miss Wolcott’s Ghost | Louise PennyβοΈ | St. Martin’s Press |
| 4 | The Witch (Deluxe Edition) | Freida McFadden | Sourcebooks, Incorporated |
| 5 | Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke | Knopf Canada |
| 6 | Dungeon Crawler Carl | Matt Dinniman | Penguin Publishing Group |
| 7 | The French Illusion | John Grisham | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| 8 | The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett | Doubleday Canada |
| 9 | Theo of Golden | Allen Levi | Simon & Schuster, Incorporated |
| 10 | Bound and Unbound | Ali Hazelwood | Penguin Publishing Group |
π = Canadian author, βοΈ= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Non-Fiction Overall
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unreliable Boyfriend | Chrystia Freeland π | Simon & Schuster, Incorporated |
| 2 | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein, Astra Taylorππ | Knopf Canada |
| 3 | I’ll Believe in Anything | Jacob Tierney, Rachel ReidβοΈπ | Little Brown & Company |
| 4 | Swan Song | Charles Spencer | Penguin Publishing Group |
| 5 | Protocols | Andrew D. Huberman | Simon & Schuster |
| 6 | The Buy-In Advantage | Dave Garrison | BenBella Books |
| 7 | The Steps | Sylvester Stallone | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 8 | What You Won’t Do for Love: a Conversation | David Suzuki, Tara Cullis, Miriam Fernandes πππ | Coach House Books |
| 9 | The American Way of Killing | Malcolm Gladwell | Little Brown & Company |
| 10 | The Marina Abramovic Method | Marina Abramovic | Laurence King Publishing |
π = Canadian author, βοΈ= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher