International: 30 bestselling books of the week for May 20

Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores.

Published May 24, 2023 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 2 minute read

International bestsellers for the week.

NEW RELEASES

1. Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang.

2. Standing in the Shadows: An Inspector Banks Novel, by Peter Robinson.

3. The Postcard, by Anne Berest.

4. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber, David Wengrow.

5. Quietly Hostile: Essays, by Samantha Irby.

6. Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can’t Stop Eating Food That Isn’t Food, by Chris Van Tulleken.

7. The Lie Maker: A Novel, by Linwood Barclay.

8. When Women Were Dragons: A Novel, by Kelly Barnhill.

9. The Guest: A Novel, by Emma Cline.

10. The True Love Experiment, by Christina Lauren.

FICTION

1. Happy Place, by Emily Henry.

2. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories, by Margaret Atwood.

3. Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin.

4. Standing in the Shadows: An Inspector Banks Novel, by Peter Robinson.

5. Snow Road Station, by Elizabeth Hay.

6. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros.

7. The Covenant of Water: A Novel, by Abraham Verghese.

8. Birnam Wood: A Novel, by Eleanor Catton.

9. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.

10. Babel: An Arcane History, by R. F. Kuang.

NON-FICTION

1. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton.

2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin.

3. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, by David Grann.

4. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, by Gabor Mate, Daniel Mate.

5. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, by Charlie Mackesy.

6. Spare, by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex.

7. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, by James Clear.

8. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, by Peter Attia, Bill Gifford.

9. Held By the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness, by Leigh Joseph.

10. Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can’t Stop Eating Food That Isn’t Food, by Chris Van Tulleken.

— Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores.

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