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 might not get much natural Vitamin D in our region at this time of year, but last week, we brightened up our bookshelves. Have you been drawn to books with yellow covers lately?

Intermezzo Sally Rooney (#13 Hardcover fiction)

The Anxious Generation Jonathan Haidt (#6 Hardcover nonfiction)

Martyr! Kaveh Akbar (#2 Paperback fiction)

Yellowface R. F. Kuang (#13 Paperback fiction)

Love in a F*cked-Up World Dean Spade (#10 Paperback nonfiction)

Mutual Aid Dean Spade (#13 Paperback nonfiction)

Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman (#15 Paperback nonfiction)

The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz (#1 Children’s illustrated)

Knight Owl and Early Bird Christopher Denise (#3 Children’s illustrated)

The First State of Being Erin Entrada Kelly (#6 Middle Readers)

Heavenly Tyrant Xiran Jay Zhao (#1 Young Adult)

Wings of Fire: Escaping Peril Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.) (#3 Children’s series)