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.

We have been enjoying a magical, mysterious summer as readers, with many of our bestselling books featuring characters with powers and/or secrets. Sarah J. Maas continues to be well-represented on the bestseller list, but you all probably recognize those covers, so we figured they don’t really need the spotlight this week.

Look for these bestsellers in your local independent bookstore– on display or shelved in fantasy, mystery, horror, YA, and kids’ chapter books.

The Spellshop Sarah Beth Durst (#9 Hardcover Fiction)

Lady Macbeth Ava Reid (#13 Hardcover Fiction)

The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jesse Kirkwood (#14 Hardcover Fiction)

Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.) (#5 Paperback Fiction)

The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman (#8 Paperback Fiction)

The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon (#9 Paperback Fiction)

The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman (#10 Paperback Fiction)

Unico: Awakening Tezuka Osamu, Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.) (#1 Early and Middle Readers)

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson (#6 Young Adult)

Such Charming Liars Karen M. McManus (#8 Young Adult)

Lightlark Alex Aster (#9 Young Adult)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Holly Jackson (#2 Children’s & YA Series)

Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson (#4 Children’s & YA Series)

Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! Aaron Blabey (#7 Children’s & YA Series)

The Cruel Prince Holly Black (#8 Children’s & YA Series)

Wildwood Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.) (#10 Children’s & YA Series)