BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES for the week of July 19.

FICTION

1. WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith

2. THE FOURTH HAND by John Irving

3. HOW TO BE GOOD by Nick Hornby

4. BEE SEASON by Myla Goldberg

5. AHAB'S WIFE by Sena Naslund

6. THE DANISH GIRL by David Ebershoff

7. AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman

8. THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant

9. ANIL'S GHOST by Michael Ondaatje

10. JULIE & ROMEO by Jeanne Ray

NONFICTION

1. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain

2. ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris

3. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Nathaniel Philbrick

4. A MASSIVE SWELLING by Cintra Wilson

5. THE STRANGER GUIDE TO SEATTLE by Paula Gilovich, Traci Vogel, and The Stranger staff

6. HOW TO GRILL by Steven Raichlen

7. THE BOTANY OF DESIRE by Michael Pollan

8. THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING MARRIAGE WORK by John M. Gottman

9. NEWJACK: GUARDING SING SING by Ted Conover

10. THE TRUTH IS... by Melissa Etheridge

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