The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending March 15

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This was a great week for Canadians in Bestsellerdom.

Margaret Atwood’s new collection, “Old Babes in the Wood,” tops both the Original and Canadian fiction lists. (Interesting fact: It even outsold Prince Harry’s “Spare,” which continues to hold the top spot on the non-fiction list.)

Amy Stuart’s well-received new thriller, “A Death at the Party,” ranks No. 3 on the Original list and No. 2 on the Canadian. The action covers a single day, an homage to Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”

Canadian-born Eleanor Catton’s “Birnam Wood” debuts at No. 6 on the Original list and No. 3 on the Canadian. This is her third novel and her first book since 2014’s “The Luminaries,” which won the Booker Prize. Here’s The Star’s recent conversation with her.

And finally, Sarah Polley’s memoir in essays, “Run Towards the Danger,” tops the Non-fiction Canadian list this week, almost certainly the result of her Oscar bump on Sunday, where she won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “Women Talking,” by Miriam Toews, which itself ranks No. 5 this week. Polley’s book recently came out in paperback.

— Sarah Murdoch

The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada’s national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.

ORIGINAL FICTION

1. Old Babes in the Wood, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart (1)*

2. Worthy Opponents, Danielle Steel, Delacorte (1)

3. A Death at the Party, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster (1)

4. Heart Bones, Colleen Hoover, Atria (6)

5. It Starts with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (20)

6. Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton, McClelland & Stewart (1)

7. It’s One of Us, J.T. Ellison, MIRA (3)

8. It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, Atria (9)

9. 3 Days to Live, James Patterson, Grand Central (4)

10. The London Séance Society, Sarah Penner, Park Row (1)

ORIGINAL NON-FICTION

1. Spare, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House Canada (9)

2. The Watchmaker’s Daughter, Larry Loftis, William Morrow (2)

3. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street (6)

4. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada (138)

5. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act, Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations (28)

6. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly (14)

7. Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (102)

8. Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown, Random House (54)

9. True Reconciliation, Jody Wilson-Raybould, McClelland & Stewart (11)

10. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron (15)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. Old Babes in the Wood, Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart

2. A Death at the Party, Amy Stuart, Simon & Schuster

3. Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton, McClelland & Stewart

4. Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, Sam Maggs, Random House Worlds

5. Women Talking, Miriam Toews, Vintage Canada

6. Greenwood, Michael Christie, McClelland & Stewart

7. Murder at Haven’s Rock, Kelley Armstrong, Minotaur

8. The Sleeping Car Porter, Suzette Mayr, Coach House

9. Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey, HarperCollins

10. Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, Harper Perennial

CANADIAN NON-FICTION

1. Run Towards the Danger, Sarah Polley, Penguin Canada

2. Love, Pamela, Pamela Anderson, Dey Street

3. 12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

4. 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act, Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations

5. Ducks, Kate Beaton, Drawn & Quarterly

6. True Reconciliation, Jody Wilson-Raybould, McClelland & Stewart

7. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry, Flatiron

8. Eyes on the Horizon, Balarama Holness, HarperCollins Canada

9. The Menopause Manifesto, Jen Gunter, Random House Canada

10. Beyond Order, Jordan B. Peterson, Random House Canada

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

1. Curse of the Shadow Dragon: a Branches Book (Dragon Masters #23), Tracey West, Graham Howells, Scholastic

2. InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T., John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis, First Second

3. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations (Cat Kid Comic Club #4), Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

4. Moon Rising, Tui T. Sutherland, Graphix

5. Mary Anne’s Bad Luck Mystery (The Baby Sitter Club #13), Ann M Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng, Graphix

6. Why I Love Easter, Daniel Nowarth, HarperCollins Children’s

7. Big Nate: Nailed It!, Lincoln Pierce, Andrews McMeel

8. CoComelon Let’s All Sing Together, Cottage Door

9. Karen’s Birthday (Baby Sitters Little Sister #6), Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina, Graphix

10. The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey, Scholastic

BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE

1. Atomic Habits, James Clear,

2. Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata

3. The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel, Harriman

4. Dare to Lead, Brené Brown, Random House

5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey, Sean Covey, Jim Collins, Simon & Schuster

6. Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio, Avid Reader

7. Start with Why, Simon Sinek, Portfolio

8. The Intelligent Investor (Rev. Ed.), Benjamin Graham, Harper Business

9. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, Peter Zeihan, Harper Business

10. The Last Act, Kimberley Short, Larry Short, Cormorant

* Number of weeks on list

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