local bestsellers
fiction:
1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski ($25.95, Ecco). A mute boy lives on his parents' farm. 2. Gypsy Morph, by Terry Brooks ($27, Del Rey). Eighty years into the future, good battles evil.
3. Red Knife, by William Kent Krueger ($25, Atria). The daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction.
4. Moscow Rules, by Daniel Silva ($26.95, Putnam). A new Gabriel Allon novel.
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows ($22, Dial Press). An author gets letters of inspiration from readers.
nonfiction:
1. The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch ($21.95, Hyperion). Guide to a satisfying life.
2. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris ($25.99, Little, Brown). A series of essays.
3. StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath ($19.95, Gallup Press) A guide to finding your strengths.
4. Wrecking Crew, by Thomas Frank ($25, Metropolitan) A look at corruption in Washington.
5. Night of the Gun, by David Carr ($26, Simon & Schuster). The author's memoir of his drug addiction.
Note: Based on sales at select area bookstores.
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