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Karen M. McManus

Aug

29

2024

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mochizuki

Bestseller Spotlight: Magic and Mystery (minus the Maas)

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 have been enjoying a magical, mysterious summer as readers, with many of …

Mar

9

2023

Bestseller Spotlight: Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other

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. We noticed some recurring numbers in titles this week. Dinner in One Melissa Clark …

Jul

28

2022

Bestseller Spotlight: Twists, Turns, and Dark Surprises

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. On this week’s list, we …

Sep

30

2021

Bestseller Spotlight: Basic Shapes for Not-Basic Books

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. Simple shapes can represent many things* or just be abstract design choices. Is that circle a moon? An eye? An alveolus? What are those rectangles doing on the cover? Is …

May

27

2021

Bestseller Stoplight: By the Numbers

Every Thursday, we shine a spotlight on some of the titles featured in this week’s Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association regional bestseller list. This week, we noticed a lot of numbers in titles. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig (Hardcover Nonfiction, #7) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Hardcover …

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