Kelley Armstrong has two books (and three spots) on the Canadian Booksellers’ Association’s bestsellers list

Kelley’s lastest novel, Thirteen, is at #8 this week in the Hardcover Fiction list and at #12 in Canadian Fiction.  Her most recent Young Adult novel, The Calling, is also still hanging on, at #14 in the Kids Canadiana list, even though The Calling has been out forever now. 

Kelley will be my guest speaker at the Secrets of Writing a Page-turner workshop on October 27 in London, Ontario. (Details here.)

I see there’s also a new Alan Furst novel out. Furst writes spy fiction set during the Second World War, and he’s a treat….

Top Hardcover Fiction
1.   Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness $31, Vikin, 0-670-02348-5 , 9780670023486
2.   A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin $38, Rando, 0-553-80147-3 , 9780553801477
3.   Canada by Richard Ford $29.99, Harpe, 1-4434-1111-6 , 9781443411110
4.   Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn $29.95, Crown, 0-307-58836-X , 9780307588364
5.   The Red House by Mark Haddon $29.95, Doubl, 0-385-67692-1 , 9780385676922
6.   The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon $29.99, Harpe, 1-4434-1379-8 , 9781443413794
7.   In One Person by John Irving $34.95, Knopf, 0-307-36178-0 , 9780307361783
8.   Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong $29.95, Random House. More here.
9.   Creole Belle by James Lee Burke $32, Simon, 1-4516-4813-8 , 9781451648133
10.  Mission to Paris by Alan Furst $32, Rando, 1-4000-6948-3 , 9781400069484
11.  The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam $32.95, Doubl, 0-385-66145-2 , 9780385661454
12.  Capital by John Lanchester $32.99, M&S , 0-7710-4671-5 , 9780771046711
13.  A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers $27.95, McSwe, 1-936365-74-X , 9781936365746
14.  The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel by Stephen King $29.99, Scrib, 1-4516-5890-7 , 9781451658903
15.  The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer $29.99, St.Ma, 1-250-00097-1 , 9781250000972

I see Fifty Shades of Grey has the top three spots in the paperback list. Depressing…     
                                                                                                                           

Top Paperback Fiction

1.   Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James $17.95, Knopf, 0-345-80348-5 , 9780345803481
2.   Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy by E L James $17.95, Knopf, 0-345-80349-3 , 9780345803498
3.   Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy by E L James $17.95, Knopf, 0-345-80350-7 , 9780345803504
4.   The Litigators by John Grisham $11.99, Rando, 0-345-53056-X , 9780345530561
5.   A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin $10.99, Rando, 0-553-57340-3 , 9780553573404
6.   A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin $10.99, Rando, 0-553-57342-X , 9780553573428
7.   The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje $22, Knopf, 0-307-40142-1 , 9780307401427
8.   A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin $10.99, Rando, 0-553-57990-8 , 9780553579901
9.   The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern $21, Doubl, 0-385-67173-3 , 9780385671736
10.  A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin $10.99, Rando, 0-553-58202-X , 9780553582024
11.  Bared to You by Sylvia Day $16, Pengu, 0-425-26390-8 , 9780425263907
12.  The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt $22.95, Anans, 1-77089-032-7 , 9781770890329
13.  Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel $24.99, Harpe, 1-55468-779-9 , 9781554687794
14.  The Virgin Cure by Ami Mckay $22, Knopf, 0-676-97957-2 , 9780676979572
15.  A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny $16.99, St.Ma, 1-250-00734-8 , 9781250007346

I’m afraid I haven’t read any of this Canadiana. I’d welcome recommendations in the comments…

Top Canadiana
 1.   The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed by John Vaillant $21, Knopf, 0-676-97646-8 , 9780676976465
2.   Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre $21, D&M , 1-77100-036-8 , 9781771000369
3.   The End of Growth by Jeff Rubin $29.95, Rando, 0-307-36089-X , 9780307360892
4.   Adventures in Solitude by Grant Lawrence $26.95, Harbo, 1-55017-514-9 , 9781550175141
5.   Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe by Charlotte Gill $29.95, D&M , 1-55365-977-5 , 9781553659778
6.   Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812 by James Laxer $29.95, Anans, 0-88784-261-5 , 9780887842610
7.   A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey From Refugee Camp to the Arav Spring by Nahlah Ayed $32, Pengu, 0-670-06909-4 , 9780670069095
8.   The Wealthy Barber Returns by David Chilton $19.95, Finan, 0-9683947-4-4 , 9780968394748
9.   Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression, Recovery, Redemption, and Yes by Jan Wong $21.99, JanWo, 0-9878685-0-0 , 9780987868503
10.  Road to Valour by Aili & Andres McConnon $32.95, Doubl, 0-385-66948-8 , 9780385669481
11.  A Field Guide to the Identification of Pebbles by Eileen Van der Flier-Keller $7.95, Harbo, 1-55017-395-2 , 9781550173956
12.  Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War Two by Michael Wyatt & Paul Keery $24.95, D&M , 1-55365-596-6 , 9781553655961
13.  The Ice Pilots: Flying with the Mavericks of the Great White North by Michael Vlessides $21.95, D&M , 1-55365-939-2 , 9781553659396
14.  Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass by Wade Davis $50, D&M , 1-55365-880-9 , 9781553658801
15.  The Curve of Time: 50th Anniversary Edition by M Wylie Blanchet et al $24.95, White, 1-77050-037-5 , 9781770500372

Top Canadian Fiction

1.   The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje $22, Knopf, 0-307-40142-1 , 9780307401427
2.   The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt $22.95, Anans, 1-77089-032-7 , 9781770890329
3.   The Virgin Cure by Ami Mckay $22, Knopf, 0-676-97957-2 , 9780676979572
4.   Half Blood Blues: A Novel by Esi Edugyan $24.95, Thoma, 0-88762-741-2 , 9780887627415
5.   The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis $19.99, McCle, 0-7710-4758-4 , 9780771047589
6.   Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay $22, M&S , 0-7710-3797-X , 9780771037979
7.   A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaughe $22, M&S , 0-7710-8608-3 , 9780771086083
8.   Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda $10.99, Harpe, 0-06-220396-7 , 9780062203960
9.   Shelter by Frances Greenslade $19.95, Rando, 0-307-36032-6 , 9780307360328
10.  Room by Emma Donoghue $10.99, Harpe, 1-4434-1369-0 , 9781443413695
11.  Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden $20, Pengu, 0-14-305695-6 , 9780143056959
12.  Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong $29.95, Random House. More here.
13.  The High Road by Terry Fallis $19.99, McCle, 0-7710-4787-8 , 9780771047879
14.  The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak $24.95, Doubl, 0-385-66656-X , 9780385666565
15.  The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam $32.95, Doubl, 0-385-66145-2 , 9780385661454

You'll notice that a lot of these top-selling kids books have been out for years, including the #1 spot. That's the nature of fiction for small children – it never gets old. 

Top Kids Canadian

1.   Love You Forever by Robert Munsch $5.95, Firef, 0-920668-37-2 , 9780920668375
2.   Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch $6.95, ANNIC, 0-920236-16-2 , 9780920236161
3.   Dustlands 1: Blood Red Road by Moira Young $12.95, Doubl, 0-385-67185-7 , 9780385671859
4.   Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt $8.95, KIDS , 1-55453-023-7 , 9781554530236
5.   This Dark Endeavour: Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel $12.99, Harpe, 1-55468-340-8 , 9781554683406
6.   Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel $12.99, Harpe, 1-55468-611-3 , 9781554686117
7.   Moose by Robert Munsch $7.99, Schol, 1-4431-0718-2 , 9781443107181
8.   Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt $8.95, KIDS , 1-55453-462-3 , 9781554534623
9.   It's My Room by Robert Munsch $7.99, Schol, 1-4431-1365-4 , 9781443113656
10.  Abc of Canada by Kim Bellefontaine $6.95, KIDS , 1-55337-685-4 , 9781553376859
11.  Mortimer by Robert Munsch $6.95, ANNIC, 0-920303-11-0 , 9780920303115
12.  Red is Best by Kathy Stinson $6.95, Annic, 1-55451-051-1 , 9781554510511
13.  Grandma and the Pirates by Phoebe Gilman $7.99, SCHOL, 1-4431-1308-5 , 9781443113083
14.  The Calling by Kelley Armstrong $19.99, Doubleday (a Random House imprint). More here.
15.  Good Night Canada by Adam Gamble $9.95, OUR W, 1-60219-038-0 , 9781602190382

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