30 Bestselling Books of the Week for May 9: Top Titles from Canadian Stores

International: 30 Bestselling Books of the Week for May 9

Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from more than 250 Canadian independent bookstores, the latest list of bestselling books for the week of May 9 is now available. This comprehensive ranking highlights the most popular titles across fiction and non-fiction categories, as reported by The Vancouver Sun on May 15, 2026.

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New Releases

1. Our Perfect Storm (Signed Edition) by Carley Fortune
2. The Things We Never Say: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout
3. The New Girl: First Crush by Cassandra Calin
4. Platform Decay by Martha Wells
5. The Book of Birds by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
6. The Calamity Club: A Novel by Kathryn Stockett
7. John of John by Douglas Stuart
8. Dragon Masters: Defending the Swamp Dragon by Tracey West and Matt Loveridge
9. Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Surprise by Shauna J. Grant and Ann M. Martin
10. The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore

Fiction

1. Our Perfect Storm (Signed Edition) by Carley Fortune
2. The Correspondent: A Novel by Virginia Evans
3. Platform Decay by Martha Wells
4. John of John by Douglas Stuart
5. Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
6. Transcription by Ben Lerner
7. The Astral Library: A Novel (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Kate Quinn
8. Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
9. We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune
10. Wild Dark Shore: A Novel by Charlotte McConaghy

Non-Fiction

1. London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
2. When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard
3. Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham
4. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
5. The Book of Birds by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
6. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan
7. The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care by Maybell Eequay
8. Oh She Glows Salads by Angela Liddon
9. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
10. Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I've Cried About: A Memoir by Isabel Klee

This list was compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent bookstores.

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