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 look for something special to showcase. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes.
Did you know that books on our bestseller list marked with an asterisk (*) are not national bestsellers like the rest of the list, but bestsellers specific to our region?
What do you think it says about us? Maybe…
We like local authors a lot!
*9. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook (#3 in the series), *12. The Butcher’s Masquerade (#5 in the series), and *15. The Gate of the Feral Gods (#4 in the series) by Matt Dinniman. Other books in the series– the first book, Dungeon Crawler Carl (#3 on our paperback fiction list), A Parade of Horribles (#8 in the series, #2 on our hardcover fiction list), and Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (#2 in the series, #8 on our list)– are both regional and national bestsellers. Are we somehow sleeping on books #6, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, and #7, This Inevitable Ruin?
*15. The Starving Saints Caitlin Starling
*4. 52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest Kara Patajo
*11. On the Hippie Trail Rick Steves
*10. Working Boats: Safety, Salvage, and Rescue: An Inside Look at Eight Adventurous Watercraft Tom Crestodina
*8. The Sun and the Starmaker (Deluxe Edition) Rachel Griffin
*10. In the Blood April Henry
*2. Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I) Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.)
We enjoy returning to beloved characters or introducing a new generation to books we enjoyed.
*7. The Things We Never Say Elizabeth Strout
*5. Stellaluna Janell Cannon
*6. Jamberry Bruce Degen
*7. Corduroy Don Freeman
*9. Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann
*10. Good Night, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle
*8. Hatchet Gary Paulsen
*9. Howl’s Moving Castle Deluxe Limited Edition Diana Wynne Jones
We like to gather facts and balance difficult topics with inspiration.
*9. Everything Is Tuberculosis John Green
*12. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy
*13. The U.S. Constitution Melissa Murray
*14. The Gales of November John U. Bacon
*15. The Little Frog’s Guide to Life Maybell Eequay
*11. Monk and Robot Becky Chambers
*13. The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon
*7. Girl on Girl Sophie Gilbert
*8. The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron
*9. Turning to Birds Lili Taylor
*15. The Beginning Comes After the End Rebecca Solnit
Dogs and crushes are topics of interest.
*7. Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.)
*5. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Jenny Han, Akimaro (Illus.)
Violent cats and their exploits depicted visually are a hit.
*6. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.)
*7. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #2 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.)
*9. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #3 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.)
