‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes tops Maclean’s fiction list

Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending June 12 as compiled by Maclean’s magazine. The previous week’s position is in parentheses.

FICTION

1. (1) The Noise of Time _ Julian Barnes

2. (3) The Nest _ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

3. (-) After You _ Jojo Moyes

4. (2) The City of Mirrors _ Justin Cronin

5. (-) End of Watch _ Stephen King

6. (8) The Fireman _ Joe Hill

7. (5) 15th Affair _ James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

8. (-) Smoke _ Dan Vyleta

9. (4) The Weekenders _ Mary Kay Andrews

10. (9) Everyone Brave is Forgiven _ Chris Cleave

NON-FICTION

1. (1) The Gene: An Intimate History _ Siddhartha Mukherjee

2. (2) The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss _ Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

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

4. (8) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging _ Sebastian Junger

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

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

7. (-) The View from the Cheap Seats _ Neil Gaiman

8. (7) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics _ Carlo Rovelli

9. (10) The Romanovs: 1613-1918 _ Simon Sebag Montefiore

10. (4) The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols _ Genevieve von Petzinger