BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES for the week of September 12

FICTION

1. HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling

2. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden

3. HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE by J.K. Rowling

4. RULES OF THE WILD by Francesca Marciano

5. THE BLUE PLACE by Nicola Griffith

6. ARROW'S FLIGHT by Mark Merlis

7. THE BEACH by Alex Garland

8. DEFIANCE by Carole Maso

9. SURVIVOR by Chuck Palahniuk

10. THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT by Anne Patchett

NON-FICTION

1. THE KID by Dan Savage

2. GUNS, GERMS & STEEL by Jared Diamond

3. THE ART OF HAPPINESS by the Dalai Lama

4. ANGELA'S ASHES by Frank McCourt

5. THE PROFESSOR & THE MADMAN by Murray/Winchester

6. DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BIBLE by Kenneth Davis

7. ON WRITING WELL by William Zinsser

8. CLARA: THE EARLY YEARS by Margo Kaufman

9. CLEAR YOUR CLUTTER WITH FENG SHUI by Karen Kingston

10. BAD GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE OPEN ROAD by Cameron Tuttle

Compiled from figures at Elliott Bay Books, Bailey/Coy Books, Third Place Books, and PAGES Books, News & Web.