The book world is quiet, taking a well-deserved nap after the Christmas rush, with most sales centred on self-help books, because we all need lots of ballast to prop up our new year’s resolutions.
In fact, the non-fiction title that sold best this past week was “The Let Them Theory,” a self-help tome by American motivation expert Mel Robbins, which, according to the publishing blurb, “teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can’t control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU.” It seems likely to hold the top spot on the Star’s Self-Help rankings, which appear every five weeks, for several cycles to come.
For those not focusing entirely on personal fulfilment, the most interesting new title to reach Canadian bookstores since the holidays is “Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill,” by political journalist Catherine Tsalikis. It debuts on the Canadian non-fiction list at No. 8. Tsalikis’s recent take in the Star on Freeland’s explosive falling out with Justin Trudeau and her resignation from the Liberal cabinet is .
ORIGINAL FICTION
1. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, Grand Central (19)
2. Quicksilver, Callie Hart, Forever (3)
3. I Died on a Tuesday, Jane Corry, Doubleday Canada (1)
4. The Housemaid’s Secret, Freida McFadden, Quercus (1)
5. Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, Knopf Canada (12)
6. Here One Moment, Liane Moriarty, Doubleday Canada (10)
7. The Women, Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s (18)
8. It Starts With Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (40)
9. Daydream, Hannah Grace, Atria (6)
10. The Housemaid Is Watching, Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen (9)
ORIGINAL NON-FICTION
1. Cher, Cher, Dey Street (5)
2. The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt, Penguin (30)
3. The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Scribner (6)
4. Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari, Signal (13)
5. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown (12)
6. Guinness World Records 2025, Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records (12)
7. We Who Wrestle With God, Jordan B. Peterson, Portfolio (6)
8. Home and Away, Mats Sundin, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster (8)
9. Be Ready When Luck Happens, Ina Garten, Crown (1)
10. War, Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster (5)
CANADIAN FICTION
1. The Grey Wolf, Louise Penny, Minotaur
2. Wild Eyes, Elsie Silver, Bloom
3. Butcher and Blackbird, Brynne Weaver, Zando
4. Wild Love, Elsie Silver, Bloom
5. Held, Anne Michaels, McClelland & Stewart
6. The Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L. Jensen, Del Ray
7. Training the Heart, Paisley Hope, Viking
8. Leather and Lark, Brynne Weaver, Zando
9. The Defector, Chris Hadfield, Vintage Canada
10. When the World Fell Silent, Donna Jones Alward, One More Chapter
CANADIAN NON-FICTION
1. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown
2. We Who Wrestle With God, Jordan B. Peterson, Portfolio
3. Home and Away, Mats Sundin, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster
4. The Knowing, Tanya Talaga, HarperCollins Canada
5. Reconciling History, Jody Wilson-Raybould, McClelland & Stewart
6. Who We Are, Murray Sinclair, Sara Sinclair, Niigaan Sinclair, McClelland & Stewart
7. Dreamer, Nazem Kadri, Viking
8. Chrystia, Catherine Tsalikis, House of Anansi
9. At a Loss for Words, Carol Off, Random House Canada
10. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron
CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT
1. Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8), Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes, Graphix
2. Big Jim Begins (Dog Man #13), Dav Pilkey, Graphix
3. Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19), Jeff Kinney, Abrams
4. The Wild Robot Escapes, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
5. Powerless, Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
6. The Wild Robot, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
7. Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra
8. Bluey 5-Minute Stories, Penguin Young Readers
9. The Scarlet Shredder (Dog Man #12), Dav Pilkey, Graphix
10. If He Had Been With Me, Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire
HEALTH & FITNESS
1. The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin
2. Meals That Heal Inflammation (revised), Julie Daniluk, Penguin Canada
3. Outlive, Peter Attia, Bill Gifford, Harmony
4. The New Menopause, Mary Claire Haver, Avery
5. Eat Like a Girl, Mindy Pelz, Hay House
6. Fast Like a Girl, Mindy Pelz, Hay House
7. When the Body Says No, Gabor Maté, Vintage
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, Workman
9. The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté, Knopf Canada
10. Super Gut, William Davis, Collins
* Weeks on list
The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star ߲ݴýpapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
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