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J.K. Rowling tops the fiction bestseller charts
Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles, plus our most recent book reviews
Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Living Color: the Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color, by Nina G. Jablonski, review by Brian Bethune.
- Hostage: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Pirates, by Paul and Rachel Chandler, review by Andrew Stobo Sniderman.
- Y, by Marjorie Celona, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, by Ty Burr, review by Jaime J. Weinman.
- All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia. With Refreshments, by Alex Witchel, review by Joanne Latimer.
Bestsellers last week:
| 1 | THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling | (1) |
| 2 | WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett | 1 (3) |
| 3 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan | 2 (5) |
| 4 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny | 4 (5) |
| 5 | LIONEL ASBO by Martin Amis | 7 (6) |
| 6 | TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon | 5 (3) |
| 7 | SLEEPING FUNNY by Miranda Hill | 3 (3) |
| 8 | THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M.G. Vassanji | (1) |
| 9 | THE AGE OF HOPE by David Bergen | 6 (2) |
| 10 | A POSSIBLE LIFE by Sebastian Faulks | (1) |
| 1 | JOSEPH ANTON by Salman Rushdie | 1 (3) |
| 2 | MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens | 3 (4) |
| 3 | 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi | 2 (3) |
| 4 | WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young | (1) |
| 5 | NO EASY DAY by Mark Owen | 4 (4) |
| 6 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Antony Beevor | 6 (17) |
| 7 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames | 7 (9) |
| 8 | A NATION WORTH RANTING ABOUT by Rick Mercer | 5 (2) |
| 9 | THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY by Robert Kaplan | (1) |
| 10 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes | 10 (37) |
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