BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT

BOOKSTORES for the week of December 20.

FICTION

1. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J.K. Rowling

2. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling

3. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2001 edited by Barbara Kingsolver

4. THE DANISH GIRL by David Ebershoff

5. THE CORRECTIONS by Jonathan Franzen

6. AUNTIE MAME by Patrick Dennis

7. THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien

8. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE by J.K. Rowling

9. A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry

10. PRODIGAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver

NONFICTION

1. HOLIDAYS ON ICE by David Sedaris

2. DISPATCHES FROM THE TENTH CIRCLE by Robert Siegel

3. ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris

4. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain

5. THE SOUL OF A CHEF by Michael Ruhlman

6. A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS by Dave Eggers

7. GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL by Jared Diamond

8. THE DARWIN AWARDS II by Wendy Northcutt

9. THE BATTLE FOR GOD by Karen Armstrong

10. A WOMAN ALONE edited by Faith Conlon

Compiled from figures at Bailey/Coy Books, Elliott Bay Book Company, Fremont Place Book Company, and Third Place Books.