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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian top 20

If you're at Madison Square Garden tonight, congratulate Neil Young for taking top spot on this week's bestsellers list for Canadian fiction and non-fiction. For the two weeks ending Nov. 18: 1. Waging Heavy Peace, ... Read More »

November 27, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (11)

By Sue Carter

The Scotiabank Giller Prize effect has proven its power, with all five 2012 shortlisted titles making appearances on this week's bestseller list. For the two weeks ending Nov. 11: 1. 419, Will Ferguson (Viking Canada, ... Read More »

November 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian history

By Sue Carter

Governor General's Literary Award nominee Wade Davis has climbed to the top of the non-fiction bestsellers' list with Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest. For the two weeks ending Nov. ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian cookbooks

By Sue Carter

As winter approaches, classic recipes and comfort food dominate the bestsellers list for Canadian cookbooks. For the two weeks ending Oct. 28: 1. Best of Bridge Slow Cooker Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes, Sally Vaughan-Johnston (Robert ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Sue Carter

J.K. Rowling proves she still has the magic, landing in the top spot on this week's fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending Oct. 21: 1. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown/Hachette, $36.99 ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (7)

By Safa Jinje

When Neil Young suffered from a rare bout of songwriter's block he didn't abandon writing altogether, instead reflecting on his legendary life and career in his memoir, Waging Heavy Peace. Young's debut into autobiography has ... Read More »

October 22, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: cookbooks

By Sue Carter

Chef Michael Smith, who has this week's best-selling cookbook, is a relative newcomer compared to Jean Paré, whose classic Company's Coming series appears on the list five times. For the two weeks ending Sept. 30: ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (10)

By Sue Carter

Sylvain Reynard's true identity may be a mystery, but the author's success can't be disputed. Reynard takes the first and third spots on today's Canadian fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending Sept. 23: ... Read More »

October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Sports

By Sue Carter

It might be day nine of the NHL lockout but there's plenty of hockey on this week's bestsellers list, dedicated to sports. For the two weeks ending Sept. 16: 1. Team Canada 1972: The Official ... Read More »

September 24, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (5)

By Sue Carter

On Sept. 25, the shortlist for the second annual Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for non-fiction will be announced. One of last year's nominees, Charlotte Gill's Eating Dirt, is number one on this week's Canadian ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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