On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what has been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes.
Last fall, there were quite a few one-word titles on the bestseller list. It’s happening again! (If you compare, you’ll even see one repeat.)
Horse Geraldine Brooks (#1 Hardcover Fiction)
Babel R. F. Kuang (#2 Hardcover Fiction)
Afterlives Abdulrazak Gurnah (#12 Hardcover Fiction)
Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh (#15 Hardcover Fiction)
Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris [The hyphenation makes this work!] (#1 Hardcover Nonfiction)
Verity Colleen Hoover (#4 Paperback Fiction)
Circe Madeline Miller (#5 Paperback Fiction)
Attached Amir Levine, Rachel Heller [Yes, it does have a subtitle, but not in our metadata] (#11 Paperback Nonfiction)
Jamberry Bruce Degen (#8 Children’s Illustrated)
Lightlark Alex Aster (#3 Young Adult)
Yolk Mary H.K. Choi (#9 Young Adult)