Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 24, 2008

A new book from North Bend, Wash., author Earl Emerson, Primal Threat, popped up on this week's Northwest Bestsellers fiction list. Also on the NW Bestsellers list are The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending February 24, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. An Incomplete Revenge, Jacqueline Winspear
4. The Appeal, John Grisham
5. Strangers in Death, J.D. Robb
6. Stranger in Paradise, Robert B. Parker
7. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
8. World Without End, Ken Follett
9. Duma Key, Stephen King
10. Primal Threat, Earl Emerson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
3. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
4. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
5. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
6. Old Friend From Far Away, Natalie Goldberg
7. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
8. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
9. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
10. The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
5. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
6. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
7. The Watchman, Robert Crais
8. 1984, George Orwell
9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
10. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
4. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
5. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
8. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
10. The Golden Compass, 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.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 17, 2008

We have five Northwest authors on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. Two new books, Portland author G.M. Ford's Nameless Night and Seattle author Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane are on the hardcover fiction list, along with The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss. Seattle author Mary Daheim's The Alpine Scandal is on the paperback list. And, finally, Seattle author Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is on the children's list. This is a great showing for Northwest authors.

Week ending February 17, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Duma Key, Stephen King
4. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
5. My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead, Jeffrey Eugenides (Ed.)
6. World Without End, Ken Follett
7. Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah
8. Life Class, Pat Barker
9. Nameless Night, G.M. Ford
10. Sharp Teeth, Toby Barlow

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
3. Reconciliation, Benazir Bhutto
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
5. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
6. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
7. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
8. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
9. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
10. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
5. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
6. Next, Michael Crichton
7. The Alpine Scandal, Mary Daheim
8. The Faithful Spy, Alex Berenson
9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly, Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.)
4. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
5. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
6. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. Bratfest at Tiffany's (The Clique #9), Lisi Harrison
9. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 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.

Nameless Nights by G.M. Ford

Nameless Night
by G.M. Ford

He wowed critics with his Frank Corso and Leo Waterman series, catapulting to the upper ranks of contemporary crime writers with each riveting new thriller. Now, G.M. Ford is back with a brand-new book, his first stand-alone novel, featuring a man with no name, no past?and at the center of a conspiracy so pervasive he's forced to run from the only home he's ever known?straight into the abyss?in his search for truth. . . . G.M Ford lives in Oregon and is currently working on his next novel. Read More

The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Traitor
by Mary Daheim

Emma Lord is shocked to hear the outrageous news: The Advocate is embroiled in a takeover bid. Worse, the ruthless acquisitioners are the heirs of Emma?s longtime and tragically departed lover, Tom Cavanaugh. They have come to Alpine?to stay. Soon, battle lines are drawn and war is declared. Then the first casualty is discovered facedown at the Tall Timber Motel. Mary Daheim has been a journalist, an editor, a public relations consultant, and a freelance writer, but fiction was always her medium of choice. Read More

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 10, 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 February 10, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. World Without End, Ken Follett
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
5. 7th Heaven, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
6. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
7. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
8. Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
9. Beautiful Children, Charles Bock
10. Life Class, Pat Barker

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
3. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
4. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
5. Memo to the President Elect, Madeleine Albright
6. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
7. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
9. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
10. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Alpine Scandal, Mary Daheim
4. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
5. The Gift of Fear, Gavin De Becker
6. Puss 'n Cahoots, Rita Mae Brown
7. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
8. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
9. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
10. Next, Michael Crichton

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
4. Bratfest at Tiffany's (The Clique #9), Lisi Harrison
5. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
6. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
7. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
8. The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
9. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 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.

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah

Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It?s about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you?ll never forget . . . one you?ll want to pass on to your best friend.

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Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

Sizzle and Burn
by Jayne Ann Krentz

From the author who also hits bestseller lists under the names Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, this is a delightful new caper filled with suspense and wit-and the steamy Victorian passion her devoted readers love. With more than 25 million books sold, Jayne Ann Krentz "excels at crafting superior, sexy romantic suspense" (Booklist), and with her Arcane Society novels-written under both the Krentz and Amanda Quick names-she has thrilled readers with paranormal plots and passionate love stories. In her latest novel, a member of the Society must recruit a reluctant woman to use her psychic gift against a powerful enemy.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 3, 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 February 3, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. Duma Key, Stephen King
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
6. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
7. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
8. Life Class, Pat Barker
9. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
10. The Reserve, Russell Banks

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
4. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
5. The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner
6. Free Lunch, David Cay Johnston
7. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
8. The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis
9. The Nine, Jeffrey Toobin
10. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
3. Atonement, Ian McEwan
4. Puss 'n Cahoots, Rita Mae Brown
5. Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich
6. The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker
7. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
10. The Innocent Man, John Grisham

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
4. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
6. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
9. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 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.