Jian Ghomeshi joins J.K. Rowling at the top of the bestsellers
Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles, plus our most recent book reviews
A Convalescent, c.1876 (oil on canvas)
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Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Leonardo and the Last Supper, by Ross King, review by Brian Bethune.
- Good Italy Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future, by Bill Emmott, review by Erica Alini.
- The Big Squeeze: A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram, by Handel Reynolds, review by Anne Kingston.
- Mrs. Queen Takes the Train, by William Kuhn, review by Patricia Treble.
- The Cutting Season, by Attica Locke, review by Sarah Weinman.
- On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, by William Souder, review by Brian Bethune
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
| 1 | THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling | 1 (2) |
| 2 | WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett | 2 (4) |
| 3 | TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon | 6 (4) |
| 4 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan | 3 (6) |
| 5 | THIS IS THE WAY YOU LOSE HER by Junot Díaz | (1) |
| 6 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny | 4 (6) |
| 7 | SLEEPING FUNNY by Miranda Hill | 7 (4) |
| 8 | THE PURCHASE by Linda Spalding | (1) |
| 9 | THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M.G. Vassanji | 8 (2) |
| 10 | TOBY’S ROOM by Pat Barker | (1) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi | 3 (4) |
| 2 | LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER by Ross King | (1) |
| 3 | JOSEPH ANTON by Salman Rushdie | 1 (4) |
| 4 | WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young | 4 (2) |
| 5 | NO EASY DAY by Mark Owen | 5 (5) |
| 6 | MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens | 2 (5) |
| 7 | A NATION WORTH RANTING ABOUT by Rick Mercer | 8 (3) |
| 8 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames | 7 (10) |
| 9 | FROM THE RUINS OF EMPIRE by Pankaj Mishra | (1) |
| 10 | THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY by Robert Kaplan | 9 (2) |
**LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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