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 Canada’s 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 | Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese | Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. |
| 2 | A Hungry Fire | Élyssa Marcoux-Bissoondath ⚜️ | Cormorant Books Incorporated |
| 3 | Our Lady of Mile End | Sarah Gilbert ⚜️ | Anvil Press |
| 4 | Chorus of Mushrooms | Hiromi Goto | NeWest Publishers, Limited |
| 5 | Sword of Kaigen | M.L. Wang | Indigo Books & Music Inc. |
| 6 | Riverwork | Lisa Robertson 🍁 | Coach House Books |
| 7 | Leila and Khaled | Nyla Matuk ⚜️ | House of Anansi Press |
| 8 | Heroine | Gail Scott ⚜️ | Coach House Books |
| 9 | The Sisters Brothers | Patrick deWitt | House of Anansi Press |
| 10 | Moon of the Crusted Snow | Waubgeshig Rice 🍁 | ECW Press |
🍁 = Canadian author, ⚜️= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Non-Fiction from Canadian-Owned Publishers
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opioids and Organs | Arizona O’Neill ⚜️ | Drawn & Quarterly Publications |
| 2 | Charity and Sylvia | Tillie Walden | Drawn & Quarterly Publications |
| 3 | Every Salad Ever | Greta Podleski ⚜️ | One Spoon Media Incorporated |
| 4 | The Wealthy Barber | David Chilton 🍁 | Financial Awareness Corporation |
| 5 | Leading from the Heart | Judy Darcy | Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. |
| 6 | Letters from Montréal | Madi Haslam 🍁 | Vehicule Press |
| 7 | The Canadian Regime | Patrick Malcolmson, Richard Myers, Gerald Baie, Thomas M.J. Bateman, Dave Snow 🍁 | University of Toronto Press |
| 8 | 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act | Bob Joseph 🍁 | Page Two Books, Inc. |
| 9 | The Boys’ Club | Martine Delvaux, trans. Katia Grubisic ⚜️ | Talonbooks, Limited |
| 10 | Ducks | Kate Beaton🍁 | Drawn & Quarterly Publications |
🍁 = Canadian author, ⚜️= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Fiction Overall
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke | Knopf Canada |
| 2 | Dungeon Crawler Carl | Matt Dinniman | Penguin Publishing Group |
| 3 | The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett | Doubleday Canada |
| 4 | The Odyssey | Homer | Arcturus Publishing |
| 5 | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 6 | Theo of Golden | Allen Levi | Simon & Schuster, Incorporated |
| 7 | Carl’s Doomsday Scenario | Matt Dinniman | Penguin Publishing Group |
| 8 | Animal Farm | George Orwell | Penguin Books, Limited |
| 9 | Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 10 | Carl’s Doomsday Scenario | Matt Dinniman | Penguin Publishing Group |
🍁 = Canadian author, ⚜️= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
Top Non-Fiction Overall
| Rank | Title | Contributors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984: the Graphic Novel | George Orwell and Fido Nesti | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 2 | Regime Change | Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan | Simon & Schuster, Incorporated |
| 3 | Atomic Habits | James Clear | Penguin Publishing Group |
| 4 | Kitchen Confidential | Anthony Bourdain | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 5 | The Psychology of Money | Morgan Housel | Harriman House Publishing |
| 6 | The Let Them Theory | Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins | Hay House, Incorporated |
| 7 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | The Crown Publishing Group |
| 8 | All About Love | bell hooks | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 9 | Hamlet | William Shakespeare and Neil Babra | Barnes & Noble, Incorporated |
| 10 | Regime Change | Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan | Simon & Schuster, Incorporated |
🍁 = Canadian author, ⚜️= Quebec-based author, Bold = AELAQ member publisher
