Globe and Mail Canadian Nonfiction Bestsellers

Recent movers and shakers in Globe and Mail Canadian Nonfiction Bestsellers.
Updated February 8, 2026
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Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Margaret Atwood
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST * How does the greatest writer of our time tell her own story? "The most spectacular,...
John Candy: A Life in Comedy
Paul Myers
The definitive biography of John Candy--a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy's most beloved and enduring stars. INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Vulture's #1 Comedy Book of 2025 * A Globe and Mail, National Post, and CBC Best Book of 2025 "Reading this book was like...
The Wealthy Barber
David Barr Chilton
Paper Book
OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! ."Quite simply the best financial self-help book" (Money Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club)-now revised and updated "One of the most effective tools for teaching personal finance basics."-Arthur Andersen In this updated edition of...
Beauties : hockey's greatest untold stories
Duthie, James
Paper Book
Fifty-seven incredible stories from hockey's biggest names, greatest characters and unsung heroes Essential reading for every fan, Beauties is a collection of the best stories that players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSN's James Duthie as hockey's finest relive highs, lows and...
We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
Rick Westhead
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling incidents of hazing and abuse...
Vanished Beyond the Map: The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
Adam Shoalts
Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
Peter Kuitenbrouwer
Maple syrup flows through the spirit of Canada and has done so since it was first extracted from the forests by Indigenous Peoples. In eastern Canada, especially in the heart of maple syrup country in Quebec, the arrival of sugaring off-season in spring offers an excuse for feasts with dancing in...
The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador
Alan Doyle
From one of Canada's most beloved and celebrated Newfoundlanders comes a rollicking insider's guide to the province, told as only Alan Doyle can tell it. Few Canadian musicians are as synonymous with their home province as Alan Doyle is to his--and even fewer once worked as tour...
Certified Beauties: More of Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories
James Duthie
With its unpredictability, brutality, and camaraderie, hockey is full of great stories. And great characters. Certified Beauties is a new collection of the most compelling, hilarious, and heartwarming inside hockey stories--the ones that the players tell each other. Grab a seat with TSN's James...
Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For
Mark Critch

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