Amazon Announces the Bestselling Books of 2015

Amazon has finally announced their bestselling books of 2015 list for Canada and the United States. This comes at a time where people are starting to do their holiday shopping and inevitably there is going to be lots of books bought for people.

The 2015 top 20 best-selling books overall on Amazon.com are:

1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

2. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian by E.L. James

3. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

4. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

5. Memory Man by David Baldacci

6. Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

7. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham

8. The Girl in the Spider’s Web: Millennium Series Book 4 by David Lagercrantz

9. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

10. Silent Scream by Angela Marsons

11. 14^th Deadly Sin (Women’s Murder Club) by James Patterson with Maxine Paetro

12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School by Jeff Kinney

13. Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Coloring Book by Johanna Basford

14. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

15. Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Patterns by Blue Star Coloring

16. The Liar by Nora Roberts

17. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

18. The Crossing by Michael Connelly

19. The Stranger by Harlan Coben

20. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

Fun facts about Amazon’s best-selling books of 2015:

• It’s the first time a coloring book has made the list, let alone two!
• Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll is the top debut
• The top two authors are British
• The top four authors are female; There are nine female authors on the list, eleven men
• The best-selling print book of 2015 was Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee; the best-selling Kindle book was The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The top 20 best-selling Kids & Teens books overall are:

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School by Jeff Kinney

2. What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss

3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

4. The Heir: Book Four of the Selection Series by Kiera Cass

5. The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel by Melissa de la Cruz

6. Your Baby’s First Word Will be DADA by Jimmy Fallon

7. The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt

8. Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book 1 by Herobrine Books

9. Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner by Rush Limbaugh

10. Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

11. Queen of Shadows: A Throne of Glass Novel by Sarah J. Maas

12. The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

13. Firefight: The Reckoners Book Two by Brandon Sanderson

14. Winter: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

15. The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan

16. Dork Diaries 9: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen by Rachel Renée Russell

17. The Fate of Ten: Lorien Legacies Book 6 by Pittacus Lore

18. The Ruby Circle: A Bloodlines Novel by Richelle Mead

19. Theodore Boone: The Fugitive by John Grisham

20. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Fun Facts about Amazon’s best-selling Kids & Teen Books of 2015:

• Three years in a row Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan and Rush Limbaugh have been in the top 20 best-selling Kids & Teens list
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School is the top selling print book and The Heir is the top selling Kindle book
• 17 of the 20 books are part of a series
• Two authors, Rick Riordan and Sarah J. Maas, each have two books on the list

Canadian Bestselling books from Amazon.ca

“There is truly something for everyone on this year’s best-selling books list. From page-turning thrillers and relaxing adult colouring books, to laugh out loud picture books and action-packed young adult series, we are making it easy for customers to find the perfect gift for the book lovers on their lists this holiday,” said Alexandre Gagnon, country manager for Amazon.ca.

The top 20 Best-Selling Books of the Year from Amazon.ca are:

• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian by E.L. James
• Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
• Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book by Johana Basford
• The Girl in the Spider’s Web: Millennium Series Book 4 by David Lagercrantz
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
• Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
• Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
• Memory Man by David Baldacci
• Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
• Creative Haven Creative Cats ColouringBook by Marjorie Sarnat
• Last Ocean: An Inky Adventure & Colouring Book by Johana Basford
• Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
• The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Into Reality by Dr. Phil McGraw
• *The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny
• *Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
• The Crossing by Michael Connelly
• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
• Mightier Than the Sword by Jeffrey Archer
• Finders Keepers by Stephen King

*Books with asterisks (*) are by Canadian authors.

In taking a closer look at the list, Amazon.ca found:

• Adult colouring books—a hot new trend this year—entered the list with three placing within the top 20. Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book by Johana Basford was in the top five at number 4 and was also the best-selling print book of 2015. Johana was the only author to have two books on the list, with Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure & Colouring Book at number 12.
• The top four authors on the list are female, with exactly 10 women and 10 men placing in the top 20.
• Two Canadians, Louise Penny and former First Novel Award winner Andre Alexis, placed at number 15 and 16 with their books The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel and Fifteen Dogs, which also won this year’s Giller’s Prize.

The top 20 Best-Selling Books of the Year for Kids & Teens from Amazon.ca are:

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School by Jeff Kinney
• The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
• Your Baby’s First Word Will Be DADA by Jimmy Fallon
• PAW Patrol Phonics Box Set by Jennifer Liberts
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
• What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss
• The Heir: Book Four of the Selection Series by Kiera Cass
• Theodore Boone: The Fugitive by John Grisham
• Queen of Shadows: A Throne of Glass Novel by Sarah J. Maas
• Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
• The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• Firefight: The Reckoners Book Two by Brandon Sanderson
• The Fate of Ten: Lorien Legacies Book 6 by Pittacus Lore
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Winter: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett
• Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
• *When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid
• I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

*Books with asterisks (*) are by Canadian authors.

Fun facts from the Kids & Teens list include:

• The top-selling print book was The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Dewalt, while the number 9 book, John Grisham’s Theodore Boone: The Fugitive, was the top e-book.
• Sarah J. Maas is the only author to have two books in the top 20 with Queen of Shadows: A Throne of Glass Novel and A Court of Thorns and Roses at number 9 and 14.
• Series were very popular this year among kids and teens, with 13 books in the top 20 list being a part of a series.
• There was one Canadian author in the top 20 list, Raziel Reid, who just made the cut at number 18 with his award-winning book When Everything Feels Like the Movies.

The collection of best-sellers follows the Best Books of the Year list, which named H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald as the Best Book of 2015.This curated list is determined by the books team and features their favourite books released in Canada in 2015. Amazon.ca also named the 10 Best Canadian Books of the Year and the 10 Best Books of the Year for Children and Teens. Topping the Best Canadian Books of the Year was Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick DeWitt. The number 1 Best Book of the Year for Children and Teens was Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking by Canadian author Elin Kelsey.