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It’s good to see some veterans zoom to the tops of their respective lists this week.
The Scottish crime-fiction great Ian Rankin, 64, is back with his 25th novel, “Midnight and Blue,” featuring series sleuth Detective Inspector John Rebus. Rebus, unlike his creator, retired in 2007 but continues to work closely with the Edinburgh police. The new Rebus debuts at No. 2 on the fiction list, second only to “The Waiting,” a new thriller by Michael Connelly. Connelly, 68, is a writing powerhouse who is never far from the list. This is his 39th novel.
Bob Woodward, 81, is at No. 1 on the non-fiction list with his 21st political book, “War,” in which he takes us inside the three conflicts that most dominate U.S. news: Ukraine-Russia, the Middle East and the domestic clash between the Democrats and Republicans.
ORIGINAL FICTION
1. The Waiting, Michael Connelly, Little, Brown (1)
2. Midnight and Blue, Ian Rankin, Orion (1)
3. The Boyfriend, Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen (3)
4. Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, Knopf Canada (4)
5. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, Grand Central (12)
6. The Christmas Tree Farm, Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter (1)
7. The Pumpkin Spice Café, Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter (3)
8. Counting Miracles, Nicholas Sparks, Doubleday Canada (4)
9. Identity Unknown, Patricia Cornwell, Grand Central (1)
10. The Life Impossible, Matt Haig, Harper Avenue (5)
ORIGINAL NON-FICTION
1. War, Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster (1)
2. From Here to the Great Unknown, Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Random House (1)
3. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown (3)
4. Framed, John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday (1)
5. Taylor Swift Style, Sarah Chapelle, Saint Martin’s Griffin (2)
6. Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari, Signal (6)
7. Guinness World Records 2025, Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records (6)
8. What I Ate in One Year, Stanley Tucci, Gallery (1)
9. Sonny Boy, Al Pacino, Penguin (1)
10. The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World/Ballantine (2)
CANADIAN FICTION
1. The Bridge Kingdom, Danielle L. Jensen, Del Rey
2. Proof, Beverley McLachlin, Simon & Schuster
3. The Last Secret, Maia Caron, Doubleday Canada
4. When the World Fell Silent, Donna Jones Alward, One More Chapter
5. Wild Eyes, Elsie Silver, Bloom
6. The Mistletoe Mystery, Nita Prose, Viking
7. The Forgotten Home Child, Genevieve Graham, Simon & Schuster
8. The Treasure Hunters Club, Tom Ryan, Simon & Schuster
9. What Have You Done?, Shari Lapena, Doubleday Canada
10. Butcher and Blackbird, Brynne Weaver, Zando
CANADIAN NON-FICTION
1. Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
2. Taylor Swift Style, Sarah Chapelle, Saint Martin’s Griffin
3. Hockey Rants and Raves, Steve “Dangle” Glynn, HarperCollins Canada
4. This Is Our Life, The Tragically Hip, Genesis
5. Dreamer, Nazem Kadri, Viking
6. The Knowing, Tanya Talaga, HarperCollins Canada
7. A Most Extraordinary Ride, Marc Garneau, Signal
8. Who We Are, Murray Sinclair, Sara Sinclair, Niigaan Sinclair, McClelland & Stewart
9. Walking Disaster, Deryck Whibley, Gallery
10. At a Loss for Words, Carol Off, Random House Canada
CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT
1. Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie, Knopf Books for Young Readers
2. Christmas at Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling, Ziyi Gao, Bloomsbury Children’s
3. The Wild Robot, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
4. Karen’s Grandmothers (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #9), D.K. Yingst, Ann M. Martin, Graphix
5. Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise, Ms. Rachel, Monique Dong, Random House Books for Young Readers
6. Kristy and the Walking Disaster (Baby-Sitters Club #16), Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw, Graphix
7. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #7), Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion
8. The Wild Robot Escapes, Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9. Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister (Dork Diaries #16), Rachel Renée Russell, Aladdin
10. Powerless, Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
COOKING
1. I Love You, Pamela Anderson, Voracious
2. Ottolenghi Comfort, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Appetite by Random House
3. Sweet Tooth, Sarah Fennel, Clarkson Potter
4. The Elements of Baking, Katarina Cermelj, Quercus
5. Eat Like a Girl, Mindy Pelz, Hay House
6. Healthy, My Way, My Nguyen, Rodale
7. Stacked, Owen Han, Harvest
8. What Goes With What, Julia Turshen, Flatiron
9. Does This Taste Funny?, Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon
10. Jenna Rae Cakes at Home, Ashley Kosowan, Jenna Hutchinson, Penguin Canada
*Weeks on list
The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
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