Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Sept. 21, 2008

Christopher Paolini's Brisingr became a big hit the moment it came out last Saturday. A half-million copies sold in one day. Brisingr, if you didn't know, is the third volume in a series which started with Eragon. Brisingr is now at the top of the Northwest Chiildren's list. Other books on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. The narrator is a dog. You gotta read it! Hardcover and priced under $17. And, Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is also on the list.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Anathem, Neal Stephenson
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
5. Indignation, Philip Roth
6. Fine Just the Way It Is, Annie Proulx
7. Home, Marilynne Robinson
8. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
9. American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld
10. Ballistics, Billy Collins

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
2. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
3. Goodnight Bush, Erich Origen, Gan Golan
4. The War Within, Bob Woodward
5. Bad Money, Kevin Phillips
6. Dewey, Vicki Myron
7. The Limits of Power, Andrew J. Bacevich
8. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
9. Acedia & Me, Kathleen Norris
10. Angler, Barton Gellman

MASS MARKET

1. Friends in High Places, Donna Leon
2. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham,
3. Book of the Dead, Patricia Cornwell
4. Stone Cold, David Baldacci
5. Dead Heat, Dick Francis, Felix Francis
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
8. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
9. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
10. Heartsick, Chelsea Cain

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3), Christopher Paolini
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
8. Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, #4), Erin Hunter
9. Maze of Bones (39 Clues, #1), Rick Riordan
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by 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.

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

With Heartsick, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and her obsessed pursuer Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnered rave reviews around the world. But the riveting story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished, and now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again.

When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland?s Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer?s first victim, and Archie?s first case. This body can't be one of Gretchen's?she?s in prison?but after help from reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman's identity, it turns into another big case. Trouble is, Archie can't focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.

Archie hadn't seen her in two months; he'd moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he's relieved. He knows he's the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.

Chelsea Cain has topped her own bestselling debut thriller with this unputdownable, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat read.

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Brisinger by Christopher Paolini

OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.

Following the colossal battle against the Empire?s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

First is Eragon?s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran?s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix?s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength?as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices? choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.

Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Sept. 14, 2008

Only one book on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. The narrator is a dog, but it isn't a dog story. You gotta read it! Hardcover and priced under $17.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. Anathem, Neal Stephenson
3. Fine Just the Way It Is, Annie Proulx
4. Home, Marilynne Robinson
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
7. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
8. The Gypsy Morph, Terry Brooks
9. Ballistics, Billy Collins
10. American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas L. Friedman
2. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
3. The War Within, Bob Woodward
4. Goodnight Bush, Erich Origen, Gan Golan
5. The Limits of Power, Andrew J. Bacevich
6. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
7. My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
8. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
9. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
10. The Way of the World, Ron Suskind

MASS MARKET

1. The Naming of the Dead, Ian Rankin
2. Stone Cold, David Baldacci
3. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
4. Friends in High Places, Donna Leon
5. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
6. Book of the Dead, Patricia Cornwell
7. Protect and Defend, Vince Flynn
8. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
9. The Sunrise Lands, S.M. Stirling
10. The Tin Roof Blowdown, James Lee Burke

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, #4), Erin Hunter
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Maze of Bones (39 Clues, #1), Rick Riordan
8. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
9. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)
10. The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart

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.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Sept. 7, 2008

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie continues to amaze me. It's been on the Northwest Bestseller list for weeks now. Also on this week's list are Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain and The Other by David Guterson. Week ending September 7, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
3. Home, Marilynne Robinson
4. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
5. The Other, David Guterson
6. American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld
7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
8. Devil Bones, Kathy Reichs
9. Silks, Dick Francis, Felix Francis
10. The Lace Reader, Brunonia Barry

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
2. Goodnight Bush, Erich Origen, Gan Golan
3. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
4. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami
5. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
6. The Obama Nation, Jerome R. Corsi
7. My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
8. Bigfoot: I Not Dead, Graham Roumieu
9. Waiter Rant, The Waiter
10. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Book of the Dead, Patricia Cornwell
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
4. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
5. Compulsion, Jonathan Kellerman
6. Friends in High Places, Donna Leon
7. The Naming of the Dead, Ian Rankin
8. Stone Cold, David Baldacci
9. The Sunrise Lands, S.M. Stirling
10. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, #4), Erin Hunter
6. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6), Eoin Colfer
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

The Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by 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.

Precious Cargo by Clyde Ford

Charlie Noble, former-Coast-Guard-officer-turned-marine-PI, is back. This time, he is hot on the trail of a human trafficking scheme that begins in Mexico?and ends in murder.

Still reeling from the untimely death of his wife, Charlie begins to warm to the idea of a second chance at true love with new girlfriend Kate Sullivan. These plans are quickly docked when boating friends Marvin and Angela Baynes come to him with a horrifying discovery?the body of an unidentified young woman impaled on the flukes of their boat anchor. The Bayneses themselves lost a child years ago. No stranger to loss, Charlie finds it impossible not to help them?even though it could mean putting his new romance in jeopardy.

Charlie enlists a friend, Raven, a Native-American salvage diver. Together, the pair plunge beneath the waters of Puget Sound to seek out any clues about the identity of the dead woman and how she wound up there. But they find more bodies instead?all young, all female, all Hispanic. Soon Charlie finds himself navigating a course that leads him through the choppy waters of transporting human cargo, and right into the seedy underworld of the Northwest?s sex trade.

With its fresh, nautical flavor, riveting mystery, and incredible depth of humanity, Precious Cargo is a winner from Clyde Ford that is truly unique?and compulsively readable.

Ford is a Bellingham, Wash., resident who writes suspense thrillers set in the Pacific Northwest.

Hardcover. Priced under $17.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Aug. 31, 2008

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie continues to amaze me. It's been on the Northwest Bestseller list for weeks now. Also on this week's list are Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain and The Other by David Guterson. Week ending August 31, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
2. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
5. The Gypsy Morph, Terry Brooks
6. The Other, David Guterson
7. Silks, Dick Francis, Felix Francis
8. The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff
9. The Laughter of Dead Kings, Elizabeth Peters
10. Devil Bones, Kathy Reichs

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
2. Goodnight Bush, Erich Origen, Gan Golan
3. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris
4. The Way of the World, Ron Suskind
5. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami
6. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
7. The Obama Nation, Jerome R. Corsi
8. The Dark Side, Jane Mayer
9. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux
10. My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor

MASS MARKET

1. The Tin Roof Blowdown, James Lee Burke
2. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
3. The Naming of the Dead, Ian Rankin
4. Friends in High Places, Donna Leon
5. 8 Sandpiper Way, Debbie Macomber
6. Sweet Revenge, Diane Mott Davidson
7. Stone Cold, David Baldacci
8. Compulsion, Jonathan Kellerman
9. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
10. The Woods, Harlan Coben

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. New Moon (Twilight, Book 2), Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer
5. The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6), Eoin Colfer
6. The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney

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.