by: Mark Medley
There are no surprises on BookNet Canada's list of top-selling books in Canada for 2009. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown's long-awaited follow-up to The DaVinci Code, was this year's best-selling book.
While Brown captured the number one spot, it could be argued Stephenie Meyer had an even better year: her young adult novels Breaking Dawn, Eclipse, and New Moon took spots two, three, and four.
Rounding out the top five was an actual Canadian author: Lawrence Hill, for The Book of Negroes.
Here are the top-selling books, from January 1, 2009 to the week ending December 13, 2009
Top 5 Overall, All Categories:
• The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
• Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer
• Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
• The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
Top 5 Canadian-Authored, All Categories:
• The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
• The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, William P. Young
• Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
• Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury
• Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
Top 5 Trade Paperback Adult Fiction:
• The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
• The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, William P. Young
• The Time Traveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
• My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer
Top 5 Trade Paperback Non-Fiction:
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson
• Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle
• The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
• The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
Top 5 Hardcover Adult Fiction:
• The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
• The Host, Stephenie Meyer
• An Echo in the Bone, Diana Gabaldon
• The Associate, John Grisham
• Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella
Top 5 Hardcover Non-Fiction:
• Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
• Guinness World Records 2010, Craig Glenday
• Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury
• Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
• Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom
Top 5 Juvenile:
Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
“Once again this year vampires feature heavily on the bestselling lists, with three of the top selling books of the year featuring the undead.” said BookNet CEO Noah Genner in a press release. “The strong showings by Playing With Fire, Always Looking Up, Outliers and The Book of Negroes give a decidedly Canadian feel across many of the lists.”
from: National Post
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