Bookstore Brimming With Bestsellers List Picks
A reader’s list catalogs popular titles across fiction and non fiction from Janet Evanovich and John Grisham to Tom Clancy and Nora Roberts. Several works by Mary Higgins Clark Robert Ludlum and James Patterson appear alongside personal development and cooking guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Evanovich
James Patterson
Peter de Jonge
Ocean Park
Stephen L
Carter
Jan Karon
Emma McLaughlin
Nicola Kraus
Clive Cussler
Paul Kemprecos
Jean M. Auel
Clausen‘s Pier
Ann Packer
John Grisham
Margaret Wels
Tracy Hickman
Mount Vernon
Sue Grafton
Danielle Steel
Lisa Jackson
Tom Clancy
Steve Pieczenik
Foer rises as hot writer with Everything Is Illuminated
AP profile details Jonathan Safran Foers rapid ascent after Everything Is Illuminated. youthful acclaim from Houghton Mifflin and HarperCollins deals, mixed feelings about fame, and a life anchored in literature, home, and friendships. Includes notes on Foers background, Ukraine trip, and critical praise from Eric Chinski and Francine Prose.
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New York
Jonathan Safran Foer
Susan Sontag
Foer
Washington, D.C
Princeton University
Ukraine
Houghton Mifflin
HarperCollins
Leiv Schreiber
New York Times
Foh- Er
Jonathan
Alex
Sammy Davis Junior
Shtetl
Eric Chinski
Chinski
Queens Borough
Moody’s Black Veil memoir revels in self pity and memory
Moody’s memoir chronicles teenage to mid-twenties turmoil with long, self critical passages. He recalls illness, heavy drinking, failed relationships, a stay in a mental facility, and his parents’ divorce. The narrative remains artful yet drenched in melancholy as he questions happiness and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Moody
Moody
Garden State
Bill Gates
Joseph Moody
ChaseR: A Novel in E-mails about Moving to the Country
Michael J. Rosen’s ChaseR follows 14 year old Chase as his family relocates from Columbus to a rural farmhouse. Told entirely through emails, the story tracks his struggle to adjust, maintain city ties, and see country life as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Riley
Chaser
Candlewick Press
Chase
Columbus
Ohio
Reading List at the Community Book Exchange
Carolyn Richardson and Curtis Bennett discuss recent reads at a Lawrence event. Nearby, Officer Daniel Diamond notes interest in Hunter S. Thompson works. Ottawa resident Grant Ellis fills shelves with “Jobs” and Harley Davidson titles while Doug Guess finishes Pray Like Jesus. Curtis and Judith Bennett promote Joseph Campbell lectures and books.
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Grant Ellis
Ottawa
Harley, Davidson
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David Halberstam
North Platte Canteen
Bob Greene
L. Bassidy
Mark D. Sanders
Tia Sillers
Andrew Weil
Rosie Daley
Caroline Kennedy
Rebecca Wells
Nora Roberts
Robert Ludlum
Robert
Parker
Luanne Rice
Dean R. Koontz
Linda Howard
Diane Mott Davidson
Suzanne
Nicholas
Jennifer Weiner
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
Anita Shreve
Tim LaHaye
Jerry Jenkins
Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Laura Hillenbrand
Hampton Sides
Anne Tyler
Gayle Lyndsey
Joseph J. Is
Ann Patchett
NIN
AYA Ual
Rolle Nes
Associated Press
Grateful Chinski
Francine
New York Times Book Review
Anthony Burgess
Jane Magazine
Jackson Heights
Queens
Sontag
Alex Laskey
Laskey
Review
Connor Ennis
Rosen
Maria Coder
Carolyn Richardson
Lawrence
Henry Miller
Daniel Diamond
Hunter S. Thompson
Doug Guess
Jesus
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