‘A Great Reckoning’ by Louise Penny tops Maclean’s fiction list

Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending Sept. 11 as compiled by Maclean’s magazine. The previous week’s position is in parentheses.

FICTION

1. (-) A Great Reckoning _ Louise Penny

2. (1) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two _ J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne

3. (2) By Gaslight _ Steven Price

4. (-) Rushing Waters _ Danielle Steel

5. (3) The Underground Railroad _ Colson Whitehead

6. (-) Serial Monogamy _ Kate Taylor

7. (5) Truly Madly Guilty _ Liane Moriarty

8. (8) Three Sisters, Three Queens _ Philippa Gregory

9. (4) Before the Fall _ Noah Hawley

10. (10) The Nest _ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

NON-FICTION

1. (1) The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo _ Amy Schumer

2. (4) Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis _ J.D. Vance

3. (2) When Breath Becomes Air _ Paul Kalanithi

4. (-) The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World _Peter Wohlleben

5. (-) The Kingdom of Speech _ Tom Wolfe

6. (5) Sully: My Search for What Really Matters _ Chesley B. Sullenberger

7. (7) Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike _ Phil Knight

8. (-) The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories From My Life _ John le Carre

9. (8) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance _ Angela Duckworth

10. (3) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging _ Sebastian Junger