Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books.

Antivillains, naughty characters, unreliable narrators, and downright evil individuals star in or inspire some of our bestsellers this week.

The Devils Joe Abercrombie ((#14 Hardcover fiction)

The Let Them Theory Mel Robbins (#6 Hardcover nonfiction)

Murderland Caroline Fraser (#10 Hardcover fiction)

Problematic Summer Romance Ali Hazelwood (#12 Paperback fiction)

The Art Thief Michael Finkel (#8 Paperback nonfiction)

Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak (#6 Children’s illustrated)

Don’t Trust Fish Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.) (#8 Children’s illustrated)

Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann (#9 Children’s illustrated)

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illus.) (#10 Early & Middle Readers)

Glorious Rivals Jennifer Lynn Barnes (#2 Young Adult)

We Were Liars (Deluxe Edition) E. Lockhart (#3 Young Adult)

The Book Thief Markus Zusak (#7 Young Adult)