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12-07-2016, 03:31 PM
| | 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' announced as Amazon.com's 2016 best-selling book
Amazon.ca announced its best-selling books of 2016, along with its best-selling Kids & Teens books — just in time for the holiday season. Taking the number one spot on both lists is the two-part West End stage play and newest Wizarding World story in nearly a decade, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script), written by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. UPDATE: To no surprise, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was announced as best-selling book on Amazon.com in the United States, as well. Quote:
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
2. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
3. The Whistler by John Grisham
4. The Last Mile (Amos Decker series) by David Baldacci
5. Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
6. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
7. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
8. Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
9. The Black Widow: Book 16 of Gabriel Allon Series by Daniel Silva
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down by Jeff Kinney
11. 15th Affair (Women's Murder Club) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
12. Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
13. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
14. Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate by Gary J. Byrne
15. The Wrong Side of Goodbye: A Harry Bosch Novel by Michael Connelly
16. The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines
17. The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
18. One with You: Book 5 of A Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day
19. The Obsession by Nora Roberts
20. Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale
The runner-up on the overall top 20 list is the memoir When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down by Jeff Kinney is second on the list of best-selling Kids & Teens books. This marks the second annual Amazon.ca best-selling books list, which takes into account first editions published in 2016 and reflects both paid print and Kindle editions.
"We're excited to reveal the list of Amazon.ca's best-selling books of 2016! These are the books Canadians are excited about, learning from, sharing with friends and curling up with in front of the fire," said Mike Strauch, Amazon.ca Country Manager. "Whether you're looking for a new favourite dish to whip up during the holidays, to get your heart racing with a page-turning suspense novel, or find the perfect gift for a teen in your family, there is a book for everyone."
The top 20 best-selling books of the year from Amazon.ca are: - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script) by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
- The Whistler by John Grisham
- *A Great Reckoning: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel) by Louise Penny
- *Oh She Glows Every Day: Quick and Simply Satisfying Plant-Based Recipes by Angela Liddon
- The Widow by Fiona Barton
- *Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
- The Last Mile (Amos Decker series) by David Baldacci
- One with You: A Crossfire Novel (Crossfire Series) by Sylvia Day
- Cometh the Hour: Book Six Of the Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
- *The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
- Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
- Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat by Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman
- The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel) by Michael Connelly
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
- The High Mountains of Portugal: A Novel by Yann Martel
*Books with asterisks (*) are by Canadian authors.
In taking a closer look at the list, Amazon.ca found: - Four Canadian women placed on the list including Louise Penny (who was one of two Canadians on last year's list), Angela Liddon, Madeleine Thien and Shari Lapena.
- All four of the Canadian authors' books were also Globe and Mail bestsellers.
- Canadians were embracing their foodie identity, with two cookbooks placing in the top 20, including Oh She Glows Every Day: Quick and Simply Satisfying Plant-Based Recipes by Angela Liddon, and Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat by Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman.
- Two very different memoirs made the top 20, which were When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, based on his life as a neurosurgeon, and Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen based on his life as a musician.
- The mystery, thriller and suspense category was the most dominant, with nine of the top 20 books, including The Whistler, The Widow, The Couple Next Door, and I Let You Go, hailing from this genre.
The top 20 best-selling books of the year for Kids & Teens from Amazon.ca are: - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script) by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 11: Double Down by Jeff Kinney
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay
- The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper
- The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- Empire of Storms (Throne Of Glass Series) by Sarah J. Maas
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal by DanTDM and Doreen Mulryan
- The Crown by Kiera Cass
- A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses) by Sarah J. Maas
- Amulet Book Seven: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
- Glass Sword (Red Queen) by Victoria Aveyard
- Calamity (The Reckoners) by Brandon Sanderson
- The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
- What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
- Discipline without Damage: How to Get Your Kids to Behave Without Messing Them Up by Vanessa Lapointe and Dr. Laura Markham
- Theodore Boone: The Scandal by John Grisham
Order the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script book hardcover on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and WBShop now. |
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top seller across the board-- as it should . didnt even take 24 hours for copies of the book to run out of stock in bookstores |
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