We’ve recently shared lists of the most circulated books of 2025. Now, we’re shifting gears and looking into the bestselling books of 2025 in the Canadian market. Similar to previous years, we’ve identified the top-selling titles in the Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Juvenile & Young Adult categories.
The following lists are based on print sales volume in Canada from December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025, according to SalesData, BookNet’s national sales tracking service for the Canadian English-language trade book market.
Top 10 bestselling Fiction books of 2025
Onyx Storm (Wing and Claw Collection) by Rebecca Yarros (9781649374189)
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (9781538742570)
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (9780385546898)
Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) by Rebecca Yarros (9781649377159)
My Friends by Fredrik Backman (9781982121655)
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (9781668093641)
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (9781649377371)
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 🍁 (9781250328175)
Alchemised by SenLinYu (9780593972700)
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden (9780349132617)
You can see all of these titles in this CataList catalogue: Bestselling Titles in Canada in 2025 – Fiction.
Rebecca Yarros and Freida McFadden are the only returning authors compared to last year’s top 10. And, once a dominant force, Romance only had two titles present in this ranking. This year, 70% of the titles are frontlist, however, last year, 80% of the titles were backlist.
Top 10 bestselling Non-Fiction books of 2025
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins (9781401971366)
Every Salad Ever by Greta Podleski 🍁 (9781775047018)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (9780735211292)
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel (9780857197689)
Values by Mark Carney 🍁 (9780771051579)
Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood 🍁 (9780771096433)
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy (9780593994825)
Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre (9780593493120)
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers (9780140280197)
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk (9780143127741)
You can see all of these titles in this CataList catalogue: Bestselling Titles in Canada in 2025 – Non-Fiction.
Atomic Habits by James Clear and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk have been featured on the bestselling Non-Fiction list since 2021 The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene & Joost Elffers has been featured on the list since 2022.
Unlike the Fiction list, the bestselling Non-Fiction list had a majority of backlist titles — 70%. In terms of subjects, Business & Economics takes the lead with three out of 10 titles, followed by Self-Help and Biography & Autobiography with two titles each.
Top 10 bestselling Juvenile and Young Adult books of 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (9781546171461)
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes by Dav Pilkey (9781546176183)
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey (9781338896459)
Partypooper by Jeff Kinney (9781419782695)
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 🍁 and Sheila McGraw 🍁 (9780920668368)
Escaping Peril by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike Holmes (9781339001234)
Guinness World Records 2026 by Guinness World Records (9781913484828)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (9780399226908)
Fearless by Lauren Roberts (9781665955461)
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss (9780679805274)
You can see all of these titles in this CataList catalogue: Bestselling Titles in Canada in 2025 – Juvenile & YA.
Books from the Dog Man series have been featured on this list since 2021. Juvenile Fiction titles take the majority of the list at 70%. This year, the split between backlist and frontlist is even at 50% each.
Stay tuned for posts about the bestselling and most circulated Canadian books of the year!
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