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Charlie Mackesy

Feb

26

2026

Bestseller Spotlight: Spectacular Skies

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. We spotted some gorgeous sky-themed covers in sunset or …

Oct

23

2025

White background multicolored title and author name Good Things by Samin Nosrat

Bestseller Spotlight: Good Things

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. This week, we want to highlight nonfiction titles that are meant to uplift. …

Oct

19

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Pretty Unique

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. Some bestsellers remind us of other favorites, but several on this week’s list are very unique. Below …

May

25

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Comfort Reads

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. I often think of winter as prime time for comfort reads, but the recent bestsellers include some …

Jun

23

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Hold Your Horses!

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. Sometimes the themes come from the covers, sometimes the titles. This week, a new release …

Apr

14

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Regional Bestsellers that are also on the Village Books Bestseller List

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. In celebration of this week’s Spring Pop-up gathering of booksellers, authors, and publishing professionals from the region in Bellingham, WA, we looked at the overlap between the bestseller list …

Dec

30

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: “Boys” and “Girls”

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. Remember when it felt like so many bestsellers had “Girl” in the title? There were books like Gone Girl, Girl on the Train, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo… The list …

Nov

11

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Graphics

It’s time for a Thursday Theme, when we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. Last week’s books were highly illustrated coffee table books, and this week we’re looking at some different highly illustrated books by highlighting graphic books, fiction and nonfiction. The Boy, the …

Jul

15

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Where the Wild (and Tamed) Things Are

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. Many of this week’s list’s titles have wonderful wild and tamed animals. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Hardcover Nonfiction #3 Broken Horses by …

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