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. This week’s list is full of all kinds of star power.
From Page to Screen (bestsellers that have adaptations you can watch, too):
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus (#1 Hardcover fiction)
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr (#10 Paperback fiction)
Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann (#1 Paperback nonfiction)
Nimona ND Stevenson (#6 Young Adult)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins (#5 Children’s/ YA series)
The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han (#10 Children’s/ YA series)
From Screen to Page (famous entertainers writing books):
Making It So Patrick Stewart (#5 Hardcover nonfiction)
Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Arnold Schwarzenegger (#8 Hardcover nonfiction)
I’m Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy (#14 Hardcover nonfiction)
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play Nick Offerman (#5 Paperback nonfiction)
Boo! Bluey’s Halloween Penguin Young Readers (#3 Children’s Illustrated)
…and a bonus, From Stage to Page (historical fiction about a real-life music sensation):
Charming Young Man Eliot Schrefer (#10 Young Adult)