BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES for the week of September 19

FICTION

1. A GESTURE LIFE by Chang-Rae Lee

2. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden

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

4. WALTZING THE CAT by Pam Houston

5. BAGOMBO SNUFF BOX by Kurt Vonnegut

6. CHARMING BILLY by Alice McDermott

7. BLINDNESS by Jose Saramago

8. A STAR CALLED HENRY by Roddy Doyle

9. LOST IN TRANSLATION by Nicole Mones

10. RULES OF THE WILD by Francesca Marciano

NON-FICTION

1. OUT OF MY MIND by Richard Bach

2. THE KID by Dan Savage

3. A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME by Pam Houston

4. WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT TOMORROW WE WILL BE KILLED WITH OUR CHILDREN by Philip Gourevitch

5. THE ART OF HAPPINESS by the Dalai Lama

6. THE PROFESSOR & THE MADMAN by Murray/Winchester

7. FREEDOM FROM FEAR by David Kennedy

8. THE CODE BOOK by Simon Singh

9. JOINT CUSTODY WITH A JERK by Julie Ross

10. FORCE OF CHARACTER by James Hillman

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