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.

The spiders are out, the pumpkin spice is prevalent, and the shelves are stocked with spooky seasonal reads. Are you in the mood for Halloween?

The Empusium Olga Tokarczuk (#11 Hardcover Fiction)

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

Starling House Alix E. Harrow (#13 Paperback Fiction)

Room on the Broom Special Edition and Room on the Broom Push Pull Slide Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.) (#1 and #2 Children’s Illustrated)

5 More Sleeps ‘til Halloween Jimmy Fallon, Rich Deas (Illus.) (#4 Children’s Illustrated)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Creepy-Crawly Halloween Eric Carle (#7 Children’s Illustrated)

Little Blue Truck’s Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.) (#9 Children’s Illustrated)

Spooky Pookie Sandra Boynton (#10 Children’s Illustrated)

Spooky Lakes Geo Rutherford (#6 Early & Middle Readers)

Coraline Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.) (#8 Early & Middle Readers)

The Thirteenth Child Erin A. Craig (#6 Young Adult)

Immortal Dark Tigest Girma (#7 Young Adult)