local bestsellers
Fiction
1. "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett ($24.95, Putnam)
2. "The Girl Who Played With Fire," by Stieg Larsson ($15.95, Vintage)
3. "False Mermaid," by Erin Hart ($26, Scribner)
4. "House Rules," by Jodi Picoult ($28, Atira)
5. "Shadow Tag," by Louise Erdrich ($25.99, Harper)
Nonfiction
1. "Game Change," by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin ($27.99, Harper)