Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Jan. 27, 2008

Again, two books from Northwest authors are the latest Northwest Bestseller's list. The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss, remains on the list, as well as the award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Bolded titles are Northwest authors or subjects.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Duma Key, Stephen King
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
4. Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
5. World Without End, Ken Follett
6. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
7. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
8. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
9. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
10. Loving Frank, Nancy Horan

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
3. Memo to the President Elect, Madeleine Albright
4. Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
5. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
7. Creating a World Without Poverty, Muhammad Yunus
8. Boom!, Tom Brokaw
9. Free Lunch, David Cay Johnston
10. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
4. Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich
5. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
6. The Watchman, Robert Crais
7. Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs
8. Dust, Martha Grimes
9. Off Armageddon Reef, David Weber
10. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
4. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
5. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
8. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
9. Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three, #2), Erin Hunter
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Jan. 20, 2008

Again, two books from Northwest authors are the latest Northwest Bestseller's list. The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss, remains on the list, as well as the award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending January 20, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
3. Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
4. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
5. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
6. World Without End, Ken Follett
7. Touchstone, Laurie R. King
8. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
9. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
10. Blue Heaven, C.J. Box

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
3. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
4. Free Lunch, David Cay Johnston
5. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
7. Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
8. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
9. The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein
10. Memo to the President Elect, Madeleine Albright

MASS MARKET

1. Atonement, Ian McEwan
2. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
3. Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich
4. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
5. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
6. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers, Lilian Jackson Braun
7. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
8. A Deeper Sleep, Dana Stabenow
9. When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
10. Hurricane Punch, Tim Dorsey, Harper

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
4. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
5. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
6. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
7. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
9. The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rorick Rules, Jeff Kinney

Shop local: All these books are available through Watermark Books in Anacortes or through Anacortes-based northwest-books.com.

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Jan. 13, 2008

Northwest authors have two books on this week's Northwest Bestseller's list. The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss, remains on the list, as well as the award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending January 13, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
3. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
4. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
5. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
6. Confessor, Terry Goodkind
7. Touchstone, Laurie R. King
8. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
9. World Without End, Ken Follett
10. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
4. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
5. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
6. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
7. Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
8. The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein
9. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
10. Memo to the President Elect, Madeleine Albright

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
3. Atonement, Ian McEwan
4. Next, Michael Crichton
5. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
6. Dust, Martha Grimes
7. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
8. Water Like a Stone, Deborah Crombie
9. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
10. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
4. Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three, #2), Erin Hunter
5. The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman
6. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
9. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.

Hand of Evil by J.A. Jance

Hand of Evil
by J.A. Jance

Hand of Evil is Jance at her best, weaving a masterful story of suspense that travels over generations, revealing two very different women with the same horrifying secret. Author J.A. Jance is a part-time resident of the Seattle area and lives part-time in Arizona.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Jan. 6, 2008

Northwest authors have four (count 'me, four) books on this week's Northwest Bestseller's list. J.A. Jance's latest novel, Hand of Evil, set in Arizona, is on the hardcover fiction list. Also on the hardcover fiction list is the wonderful The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss. J.A. Jance has a paperback on the list, too. It's Web of Evil, available at $7.99. And, remaining on the list is award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

Week ending Sunday, January 6, 2008. Bold titles are Northwest books and are available via northwest-books.com.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
3. World Without End, Ken Follett
4. Touchstone, Laurie R. King
5. Hand of Evil, J.A. Jance
6. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
7. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
8. Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson
9. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky (Trans.)
10. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver
5. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
6. The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein
7. Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
8. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
9. Boom!, Tom Brokaw
10. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
3. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
4. Atonement, Ian McEwan
5. Dust, Martha Grimes
6. Next, Michael Crichton
7. Web of Evil, J.A. Jance
8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
9. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
10. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three, #2), Erin Hunter
2. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
4. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
8. The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman
9. The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
10. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

he Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Dec. 30, 2007

Two books by northwest authors remain on the Northwest Bestsellers list: The Hearts of Horses, by Oregon author Molly Gloss is number two on the list. And, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Seattle author Sherman Alexie is on the children's list.
Week ending December 30, 2007. Bold titles are Northwest authors.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
3. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson
6. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
7. The Darkest Evening of the Year, Dean R. Koontz
8. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
9. Double Cross, James Patterson
10. Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
2. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
3. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
4. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
5. Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
6. Boom!, Tom Brokaw
7. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
8. Our Dumb World, The Onion (Eds.)
9. An Inconvenient Book, Glenn Beck
10. The Art of Simple Food, Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.)

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. Atonement, Ian McEwan
5. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
6. Next, Michael Crichton
7. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
8. Dust, Martha Grimes
9. Wicked, Gregory Maguire, Douglas Smith (Illus.)
10. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three, #2), Erin Hunter
4. The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
5. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
6. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
7. The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman
8. The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
9. The Girls' Book, Juliana Foster
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.