Best-sellers from Watermark Books and Eighth Day Books (Sept. 7)
Watermark Books & Cafe
Best-sellers
1. “The Long Way Home” by Louise Penny
2. “Empire of the Summer Moon” by S.C. Gwynne
3. “The Good Lord Bird” by James McBride
4. “We Are Called to Rise” by Laura McBride
5. “The Maltese Falcon” by Dashiell Hammett
6. “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand
7. “Little Big Man” by Thomas Berger
8. “The Miniaturist” by Jessie Burton
9. “Lock In” by John Scalzi
10. “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” by Haruki Murakami
New and notable
“The Bone Clocks” by David Mitchell (Random House, $30) – From the best-selling author of “Cloud Atlas” comes a new genre-bending novel featuring a cast of unusual characters, including a 15-year-old runaway and the voices she hears in her head.
“Otis and the Scarecrow” by Loren Long (Penguin, $17.99) – The latest from the author/illustrator of the Otis books explores the idea of kindness when Otis encounters a grumpy scarecrow.
Eighth Day Books
Best-sellers
1. “Somewhere More Holy: Stories from a Bewildered Father, Stumbling Husband, Reluctant Handyman, and Prodigal Son” by Tony Woodlief
2. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
3. “Only Love Can Save Us: Letter, Homilies, and Talks of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio” by Pope Francis
4. “The Art of Salvation” Elder Ephraim of Mount Athos
5. “Icons: Divine Beauty” by Richard Temple
6. “The World of Silence” by Max Picard
7. “The Splendor of Truth” by John Paul II
8. “Daily Readings with St. Isaac the Syrian,” translated by Sebastian Brock
9. “My Struggle: A Memoir” by Karl Knausgaard
10. “The Village Effect: How Face-To-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, Happier, and Smarter” by Susan Pinker
Upcoming events
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6-8 p.m. Jason Byassee, former editor of the Christian Century and author of several books including “Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine,” will visit Eighth Day Books for an informal meet-and-greet.
Saturday, Sept. 13, 10-12 a.m. Jim Johnson, from Paraclete Books and an expert on Gregorian Chant, will visit Eighth Day Books to speak about the history and technique of Gregorian chant, and its place in the liturgy.
National best-sellers
Fiction
1. “The Long Way Home” by Louise Penny
2. “Mean Streak” by Sandra Brown
3. “Colorless Tsukuru Tazki and His Years of Pilgrimage” by Haruki Murakami
4. “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty
5. “The 6th Extinction” by James Rollins
6. “Close to Home” by Lisa Jackson
7. “Tom Clancy Support and Defend” by Mark Greaney
8. “Love Letters” by Debbie Macomber
9. “The Broken Eye” by Brent Weeks
10. “The Goldfinch” Donna Tartt
Nonfiction
1. “100 Days of Real Food” by Lisa Leake
2. “One Nation” by Ben Carson
3. “America” by Dinesh D’Souza
4. “Dungeons & Dragons: Players Handbook,” 5th Ed. by Wizards RPG Team
5. “The Way Forward” by Paul Ryan
6. “In the Kingdom of Ice” by Hampton Sides
7. “Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book” by Diane Muldrow
8. “The Organized Mind” by Daniel J. Levitin
9. “Grain Brain” by David Perlmutter
10. “Hard Choices” by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Publishers Weekly
This story was originally published September 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM with the headline "Best-sellers from Watermark Books and Eighth Day Books (Sept. 7)."