Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Jan 22, 2006

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. 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 22, 2006.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Lighthouse, P.D. James
2. Arthur & George, Julian Barnes
3. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
4. The Sea, John Banville
5. S Is for Silence, Sue Grafton
6. Gentlemen and Players, Joanne Harris
7. Memories of My Melancholy Whores, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
8. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell, Lilian Jackson Braun
9. The Hostage, W.E.B. Griffin
10. Blindfold Game, Dana Stabenow

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
2. Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter
3. Marley & Me, John Grogan
4. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
5. Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin
6. State of War, James Risen
7. Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
8. Bad Childhood--Good Life, Dr. Laura Schlessinger
9. The Elements of Style Illustrated, William Strunk, et al.
10. Teacher Man, Frank McCourt

MASS MARKET

1. Night ,Elie Wiesel
2. The Broker, John Grisham
3. Edge of Evil, J.A. Jance
4. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
6. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
7. The Cat Who Went Bananas, Lilian Jackson Braun
8. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
9. Chainfire, Terry Goodkind
10. The Constant Gardener, John le Carre

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Movie tie-in, children's), C.S. Lewis
2. Small Steps, Louis Sachar
3. Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3), Jonathan Stroud
4. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Order it now)
5. Eldest, Christopher Paolini (Order it now)
6. Skippyjon Jones, Judith Schachner
7. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)
8. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
9. Dragonology, Ernest Drake, Helen Ward (Illus.), Douglas Carrel (Illus.)
10. Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book, Simon Spotlight (Eds.)

Northwest Bestsellers - week ending Jan. 8, 2006

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. 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 8, 2006.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
2. The Lighthouse, P.D. James
3. The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch (Get it here)
4. S Is for Silence, Sue Grafton
5. Amazing Peace, Maya Angelou
6. Saving Fish From Drowning, Amy Tan
7. The Trouble With Poetry, Billy Collins
8. Memories of My Melancholy Whores, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
9. The March, E.L. Doctorow
10. The Sea, John Banville

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter
2. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
3. Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin
4. Teacher Man, Frank McCourt
5. My Friend Leonard, James Frey
6. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
7. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
8. The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan
9. 1776, David McCullough
10. The Assassins' Gate, George Packer

MASS MARKET

1. Edge of Evil, J.A. Jance (Get it here)
2. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
3. The Broker, John Grisham
4. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
5. State of Fear, Michael Crichton
6. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
7. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy G. Schaffer (Ed.)
8. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
9. Chainfire, Terry Goodkind
10. Whiteout, Ken Follett

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Movie tie-in, children's), C.S. Lewis
2. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Get it here)
3. Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3), Jonathan Stroud
4. Eldest, Christopher Paolini (Get it here)
5. Inkspell, Cornelia Funke
6. The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis
7. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
9. Fairyopolis, Cicely Mary Barker
10. The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12), Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illus.)

Edge of Evil by J. A. Jance

Edge of Evil
by J. A. Jance

The end of her high-profile broadcasting career came too soon for TV journalist Alison Reynolds -- bounced off the air by executives who wanted a "younger face." With a divorce from her cheating husband of ten years also pending, there is nothing keeping her in L.A. any longer. Cut loose from her moorings, Ali is summoned back home to Sedona, Arizona, by the death of a childhood friend. Once there she seeks solace in the comforting rhythms of her parents' diner, the Sugarloaf Café, and launches an on-line blog as therapy for others who have been similarly cut loose.

But when threatening posts begin appearing, Ali finds out that running a blog is far more up-close and personal than sitting behind a news desk. And far more dangerous. Suddenly something dark and deadly is swirling around her life . . . and a killer may be hunting her next.

About the Author

J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the Joanna Brady series, the J.P. Beaumont series, and the interrelated novels Day of the Dead, Hour of the Hunter, and Kiss of the Bees. She was born in South Dakota, brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, and now lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.

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Northwest Bestsellers - week ending Jan. 1, 2006

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. 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 1, 2006.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Amazing Peace, Maya Angelou
2. S Is for Silence, Sue Grafton
3. Memories of My Melancholy Whores, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
5. Saving Fish From Drowning, Amy Tan
6. The Lighthouse, P.D. James
7. Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire
8. Christ the Lord, Anne Rice
9. The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch (order this book here)
10. The Trouble With Poetry, Billy Collins

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter
2. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
3. Teacher Man, Frank McCourt
4. The Elements of Style Illustrated, William Strunk, et al.
5. Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin
6. Marley & Me, John Grogan
7. My Friend Leonard, James Frey
8. A Man Without a Country, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
9. The Truth (With Jokes), Al Franken
10. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

MASS MARKET

1. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
2. Edge of Evil, J.A. Jance (order this book here)
3. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
4. The Broker, John Grisham
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
6. State of Fear, Michael Crichton
7. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
8. Red Lily, Nora Roberts
9. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy G. Schaffer (Ed.)
10. Worth More Dead (True Cases Vol. 10), Ann Rule

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Movie tie-in, children's), C.S. Lewis
2. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (order this book here)
3. Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3), Jonathan Stroud
4. The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events #12), Lemony Snicket
5. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
6. Eldest, Christopher Paolini (order this book here)
7. Fairyopolis, Cicely Mary Barker
8. Inkspell, Cornelia Funke
9. Dawn (Warriors: The New Prophecy #3), Erin W. Hunter
10. The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis