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We now know for sure that warmer weather is on its way, as the first new summer romance, For Summer Abby Jiminez, debuts at #1 this week. Rom-coms are a lucrative category for publishers because of their popularity and staying power. Case in point: last year's big Canadian hit, Carly Fortune“Meet Me at the Lake” remained on the bestseller list for the whole year. “Date Me” is #8 on the Canadian charts this week.

Another new novel is The Secret Keeper by an Alberta historical fiction writer Genevieve Graham, whose last book was the bestseller The Boy in the Forgotten House. It is #6 on the New Fiction list and #1 on the Canadian list.

The big news of the week in book club circles is publication Amor TowlesA new collection of stories titled “A Table for Two” #9.

Original fiction

1. Only for summerAbby Jiminez, Forever (1)*

2. Thorn and rose gardenSarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury (8)

3. WomenChristine Hanna, St. Martin's (9)

4. The fourth wingRebecca Yarros, The Red Tower (39)

5. Iron flameRebecca Yarros, The Red Tower (22)

6. Confidential keeperGenevieve Graham, Simon & Schuster (1)

7. Happy placeEmily Henry, Berkeley (6)

8. IcebreakerHannah Grace, Atria (41)

9. Table for two peopleAmor Towles, Viking (1)

10. He has no regretsMark Kubica, Park Row (1)

Original non-fiction

1. House of hidden meaningsRuPaul, Day Street (4)

2. Anxious generationJonathan Haidt, Penguin Press (2)

3. Rebel uprisingRebel Wilson, Simon & Schuster (1)

4. The era of revolutionsFarid Zakaria, WW Norton (2)

5. PeaceRomeo Dallaire, Random House Canada (1)

6. The heart of a super fanNav Bhatia, Tamara Baluja, Doubleday Canada (7)

7. There are worse fathers than youGlenn Buzan, Priscilla Witte, Workman (1)

8. Friends, Lovers, and Something Big ScaryMatthew Perry, Flatiron (37)

9. Be helpfulArnold Schwarzenegger, Penguin (16)

10. Nuclear warAnnie Jacobsen, Dutton (2)

CANADIAN FICTION

1. Secret keeperGenevieve Graham, Simon & Schuster

2. Great countryShilpi Somaya Gowda, Doubleday Canada

3. Phoenix crownKate Quinn, Janie Chang, William Morrow

4. Fate stained with bloodDanielle L. Jensen, DelRay

5. InheritanceJoanna Goodman, Harper

6. Bad CreeJessica Jones, HarperCollins Canada

7. The butcher and the blackbirdBrynn Weaver, Zando

8. Meet me at the lakeCarley Fortune, Penguin Canada

9. Consider meBecca Mack, Simon & Schuster

10. Twenty-seven minutesAshley Tate, Doubleday Canada

NOT CANADIAN ART

1. PeaceRomeo Dallaire, Random House Canada

2. The heart of a super fanNav Bhatia, Tamara Baluja, Doubleday Canada

3. Friends, Lovers, and Something Big ScaryMatthew Perry, Flatiron

4. 21 Things You May Not Know About Indian LawBob Joseph, Indigenous Relations

5. Health for allJane Philpott, Signal

6. My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee, Harper

7. Dark shades of blueKeith Merit, ECW

8. Our declining stockGregor Craigie, Random House Canada

9. Awkward IndianThomas King, Anchor Canada

10. OutsiderBrett Popplewell, Collins

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

1. Dog Man: And the Red Sheder (Dog Man #12), Dave Pilkey, Graphics

2. The reappearance of Rachel PriceHolly Jackson, Delacorte

3. Crystal Dragon Cave (Dragon Masters #26)Tracy West, Graham Howells, Scholastic

4. The little blue truck feels happyAlice Schertle, Clarion

5. PowerlessBooks for Young Readers by Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster

6. If I had told himLaura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire

7. Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers (#5)Dave Pilkey, Graphics

8. Waverider (Talisman #9)Kazu Kibuishi, Graphics

9. Investigators: Agents of SUIT: From Badass to BadassJohn Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis, First Second

10. Pop Up Peekaboo! Disney Winnie the PoohFrankie Hallam, D.K. Children

BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCE

1. Atomic habitsJames Clear, Avery

2. Money psychologyMorgan Housel, Harriman House

3. Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. Kiyosaki, Plata

4. Hidden potentialAdam Grant, Viking

5. Joint explorationEthan Mollick, Portfolio

6. Courage to manageBrené Brown, Random House

7. Slow performanceCal Newport, Portfolio

8. Open thinkingShane Parrish, Viking

9. The 5:00 ClubRobin Sharma, HarperCollins Canada

10. Why startSimon Sinek, Portfolio

* Weeks listed.