On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller list is published. Every week, we love to see what books have 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.
Do you notice language patterns differently when you read aloud than when you read on the page? We noticed the “-ing” words in titles more when we read them aloud this week, but maybe some of you spot that visually. Did we miss any titles with “-ing” words on this week’s list?
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange (#4 Fiction hardcover)
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros (#6 Fiction hardcover)
Reading Genesis Marilynne Robinson (#6 Nonfiction hardcover)
The House of Hidden Meanings RuPaul (#9 Nonfiction hardcover)
A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas (#6 Fiction paperback)
Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer (#4 Nonfiction paperback)
Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton (#7 Nonfiction paperback)
Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner (#9 Nonfiction paperback)
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak (#6 Children’s illustrated)
Something About the Sky Rachel Carson, Nikki McClure (Illus.) (#7 Children’s illustrated)
Haru: Spring Joe Latham (#2 Early and Middle Readers)
Working Boats Tom Crestodina (#5 Early and Middle Readers)
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (#6 Young Adult)
Winter Turning Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.) (#3 Children’s and Young Adult series)