It’s time for a Thursday Theme, where we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list.
As customers celebrated independent bookstores, is it any wonder that books that sound like happy thoughts sold well? Check out the uplifting titles that readers chose in regional independent bookstores last week. (Disclaimer: Just remember that even if the TITLE sounds happy, the book might still make you cry!)
Remember written by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade (#1 Children’s Illustrated)
Happy Place by Emily Henry (#1 Hardcover fiction)
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (#7 Hardcover fiction)
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (#14 Hardcover fiction)
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May (#13 Hardcover nonfiction)
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama (#14 Hardcover nonfiction)
Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman (#15 Hardcover nonfiction)
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks (#5 Paperback nonfiction)
Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition) by Cheryl Strayed (#7 Paperback nonfiction)
All That the Rain Promises and More by David Arora (#12 Paperback nonfiction)
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay (#14 Paperback nonfiction)
Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton (#4 Children’s Illustrated)
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (#9 Children’s Illustrated)