Record online sales for "On August 12, I buy a Quebec book"
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Quebecers reportedly bought more books online on Wednesday, during the "August 12, I buy a Quebec book" day, than they did last year.
The cooperative of independent Quebec bookstores Les libraires thus noted a 26% increase in sales on its website.
This new record surpasses the one established in 2025, which had then exceeded the pandemic editions of 2020 and 2021.
Among the works that generated the most enthusiasm, at the top of the list is the novel Traumathys by David Goudreault, who is a regular on the August 12 bestseller list.
Thélyson Orélien, with C’était ça ou mourir, managed to climb to second place for his first novel, placing just ahead of Geneviève Janelle and her book Exploser tout bas on the cooperative's online bestseller list.
In fourth position, we find Le mur by Christian Guay-Poliquin, ahead of Les ravisseuses by Charles Dionne and Haute saison, written by a collective of authors.
Spritz Club: L’Oscar du pire scénario by Amélie Dubois, Y a d’la joie by Michel Rabagliati, Ordures! Journal d’un vidangeur by Simon Paré-Poupart and ÉLITE MAGIC by Claudie Létourneau and Olivier Laforest round out this online bestseller list.
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