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Stephenie Meyer dominates book sales in Canada
BookNet Canada’s list of top-selling books in Canada for 2009 shows that Stephenie Meyer has had an outstanding year as her vampire books Breaking Dawn, Eclipse and New Moon took spots two, three, and four behind Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol.
Top-selling books, from January 1, 2009 to the week ending December 13, 2009:
Top 5 Overall, All Categories:
- The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
- Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer
- Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
- New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
- The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
Top 5 Canadian-Authored, All Categories:
- The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
- The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, William P. Young
- Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
- Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury
- Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox
Top 5 Trade Paperback Adult Fiction:
- The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill
- The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, William P. Young
- The Time Traveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
- My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer
Top 5 Hardcover Adult Fiction:
- The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
- The Host, Stephenie Meyer
- An Echo in the Bone, Diana Gabaldon
- The Associate, John Grisham
- Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella
Top 5 Juvenile:
- Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer
- Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
- New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
- Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
- The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney
“Once again this year vampires feature heavily on the bestselling lists, with three of the top selling books of the year featuring the undead. The strong showings by Playing With Fire, Always Looking Up, Outliers and The Book of Negroes give a decidedly Canadian feel across many of the lists.” said BookNet CEO Noah Genner.
Source: National Post
Stephenie Meyer was born on the 24th of December 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and was one of six children. The unusual spelling of her name came from her father, Stephen (+ ie). Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in English. She lives with her husband and three young sons in Phoenix, Arizona. After the publication of her first novel, Twilight, booksellers chose Stephenie Meyer as one of the “most promising new authors of 2005″ (Publishers Weekly).
Posted: December 22nd, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Stephenie Meyer
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