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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 14, 2010

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
3. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573
4. Shadow Tag
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $25.99, 9780061536090
5. Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525951452
6. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399156199
7. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
8. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
9. Blackout
Connie Willis, Spectra, $26, 9780553803198
10. The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316065788

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
2. Game Change
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
3. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
4. The Big Burn
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618968411
5. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
6. The Elements
Theodore Gray (Ed.), Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.95, 9781579128142
7. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper, $25.99, 9780061583254
8. Willie Mays
James S. Hirsch, Scribner, $30, 9781416547907
9. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307267146
10. Where Men Win Glory
Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385522267

MASS MARKET

1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
2. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
3. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
4. The Scarecrow
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446401203
5. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
6. Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $7.99, 9780061703256
7. Night and Day
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425232996
8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
9. Cape Disappointment
Earl Emerson, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345493026
10. Ender in Exile
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765344151

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423121718
5. The Underneath
Kathi Appelt, David Small (Illus.), Atheneum, $7.99, 9781416950592
6. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125
7. The BFG
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142410387
8. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
9. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Dial, $17.99, 9780803733961
10. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316114271

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Northwest Bestsellers, wk of Jan. 24, 2010

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending Jan. 24, 2010.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
3. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573
4. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
5. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307272409
6. The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316065788
7. War Dances
Sherman Alexie, Grove, $23, 9780802119193
8. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
9. The First Rule
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399156137
10. Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525951452

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
2. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
3. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
4. Game Change
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
5. The Big Burn
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618968411
6. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848
7. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307267146
8. The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
Norton, $24.95, 9780393061024
9. The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $24.50, 9780805091748
10. The Collector
Jack Nisbet, Sasquatch, $23.95, 9781570616136

MASS MARKET

1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
2. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
3. The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316044400
4. Ender in Exile
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765344151
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
6. The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476319
7. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990
8. Anathem
Neal Stephenson, Harper, $7.99, 9780061474101
9. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
4. Listen to the Wind
Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth, Dial, $16.99, 9780803730588
5. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125
6. Graceling
Kristin Cashore, Graphia, $9.99, 9780547258300
7. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Jacqueline Kelly, Holt, $16.99, 9780805088410
8. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
9. Impossible
Nancy Werlin, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414910
10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423121718

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Northwest Bestsellers, wk ending Jan. 10, 2010

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by northwest-books.com, IndieBound and PNBA, is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and IndieBound. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending January 10, 2010.

HARDCOVER FICTION


1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
4. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
5. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307272409
6. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
7. War Dances
Sherman Alexie, Grove, $23, 9780802119193
8. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385504225
9. The Gathering Storm
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9780765302304
10. Shades of Grey
Jasper Fforde, Viking, $25.95, 9780670019632

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
2. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
3. The Big Burn
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618968411
4. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
5. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307267146
6. The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
Norton, $24.95, 9780393061024
7. The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $24.50, 9780805091748
8. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488849
9. Where Men Win Glory
Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385522267
10. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923

MASS MARKET

1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
2. The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316044400
3. Ender in Exile
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765344151
4. The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476319
5. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $8.99, 9780451191144
6. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553573404
7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
9. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990
10. The Devil's Punchbowl
Greg Iles, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781416524557

CHILDREN'S INTEREST

1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142414552
4. Graceling
Kristin Cashore, Graphia, $9.99, 9780547258300
5. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
6. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125
7. Witch & Wizard
James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316036245
8. The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763644109
9. Listen to the Wind
Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth, Dial, $16.99, 9780803730588
10. Impossible
Nancy Werlin, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414910