‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes tops Maclean’s fiction list

Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending June 5 as compiled by Maclean’s magazine. The previous week’s position is in parentheses.

FICTION

1. (5) The Noise of Time _ Julian Barnes

2. (-) The City of Mirrors _ Justin Cronin

3. (4) The Nest _ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

4. (-) The Weekenders _ Mary Kay Andrews

5. (1) 15th Affair _ James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

6. (-) Zero K _ Don DeLillo

7. (7) Mothering Sunday _ Graham Swift

8. (3) The Fireman _ Joe Hill

9. (2) Everyone Brave is Forgiven _ Chris Cleave

10. (6) The Last Mile _ David Baldacci

NON-FICTION

1. (1) The Gene: An Intimate History _ Siddhartha Mukherjee

2. (2) The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss _ Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

3. (3) When Breath Becomes Air _ Paul Kalanithi

4. (-) The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols _ Genevieve von Petzinger

5. (5) Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike _ Phil Knight

6. (9) Lab Girl _ Hope Jahren

7. (-) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics _ Carlo Rovelli

8. (-) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging _ Sebastian Junger

9. (4) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance _ Angela Duckworth

10. (8) The Romanovs: 1613-1918 _ Simon Sebag Montefiore