SERVING MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL / MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA BEST-SELLERS

About once a month, we'll ask two booksellers — one independent and one chain — for current best-sellers. The specific booksellers will change every month.

BARNES & NOBLE
3225 West 69th Street, Edina
TOP 10 FICTION

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Pursuit Of Honor by Vince Flynn
5. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
6. Ford County by John Grisham
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
8. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
9. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
10. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

TOP 10 NONFICTION
1. Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson
2. Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin
3. Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt
4. Drink This: Wine Made Simple by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
5. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
6. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
7. True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
8. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
9. Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn by Kevin Kling
10. Weird Minnesota by Eric Dregni

COMMON GOOD BOOKS
165 Western Ave North, St. Paul
TOP 10 FICTION
1. A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor
2. Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor
3. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Total Oblivion, More or Less by Alan Deniro
5. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
6. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
7. The Farmer's Daughter by Jim Harrison
8. Let the Great World Spin by C. McCann
9. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell
10. A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

TOP 10 NONFICTION
1. Paris Photos, Paris Walks by Peter O'Toole
2. Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn by Kevin Kling
3. Drink This: Wine Made Simple by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
4. St Paul Almanac
5. Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson
6. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do by Michael Sandel
7. The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper by Lynne Rosetto Kasper
8. The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones
9. Women, Work, & the Art of Savoir Faire by Mireille Guiliano
10. Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr

 

BOOK CLUB CLUB

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    Catch world-traveler Catherine Watson at the Book Club

    By MinnPost staff | Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

    According to Catherine Watson, if the Mississippi River were in Europe, it would be more famous than the Rhein, the Seine and the Danube put together.

    Speed chat with Julie Kramer about her next thriller at the Book Club Blast

    By MinnPost staff | Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

    Julie Kramer, former investigative journalist for WCCO-TV, writes thrillers set in the world of television news. Her third book will be out in June.

    Meet Mark Neuzil, award-winning environmental journalist

    By MinnPost staff | Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

    Mark Neuzil writes about the environment for MinnPost.You won't be surprised what he loves most about living here.

    Resources for parent-child book clubs

    By Audra Otto | Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

    If you are thinking of starting a parent-child book club, I recommend taking a look at these materials.

    No wine and cheese -- but library book clubs teach life lessons

    By Lindsey Dyer, Librarian with Dakota County Library | Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

    The ladies in my library book club are the original composters. Growing up on farms, they let no waste go unused.

    Meet Joe Kimball, chronicler of the Congdon murders

    By MinnPost staff | Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

    MinnPost journalist Joe Kimball says about his book and his news writing: "I don’t try to emulate others, just tell the story."

    Lorna Landvik, featured author at the Book Club Blast, loves "good lookin' Scandinavians"

    By MinnPost staff | Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

    She loves "good lookin’ Scandinavians" and Minnesota's progressive history. Meet featured author Lorna Landvik at the Book Club Blast.

    Writing is easy, families are hard

    By Pat Ryan Greene, The Loft Literary Center | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

    As a writer, if you can survive your family, editors are a cinch.

    A Sunday without football -- meet Jim Klobuchar at the Book Club Blast

    By MinnPost staff | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

    What does Jim Klobuchar do on Sundays without football? On March 7, he'll be at the Book Club Blast.

    Parent-child book clubs: Again, where are the men?

    By Audra Otto | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

    I originally intended for this series of articles to cover various permutations of parent-child book clubs. When I was unable to find a current father-son or father-daughter book club, this became a series on mother-daughter book clubs.

    Welcoming the U's English Department as our third BCC section content sponsor

    By MinnPost staff | Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

    You've missed Jamaica Kincaid, Michael Chabon, Suzan-Lori Parks, Junot Diaz and Maxine Hong Kingston, to name a few. But starting today, the U's English Department will post messages on the Book Club Club page about speakers and events that are free and open to the public.

    And finally -- the 1st place winner of the short-short contest -- Margaret Vaillancourt

    By Marge Barrett | Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

    The judges chose "Christmas Goes Up in Smoke" by Margaret Vaillancourt as our first-place winner. After today, Short-Shorts will be taking a break -- but we'll be back!

    Bison chili, paired with Munro's very meaty text

    By Sarah T. Williams | Monday, Feb. 1, 2009

    "Too Much Happiness" spurred a few truth-in-packaging issues among attendees of the Birchbark Books/Kenwood Café book-club event.

    "Things are dreadful but can always get worse" -- meet Al Sicherman at the Book Club Blast

    By MinnPost staff | Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

    The Minnesota sensibility -- "that things are dreadful but that they can always get worse, and that somehow that’s why we like it here" -- resonates deeply with author Al Sicherman. Meet Al at the Book Club Blast.

    Journalist turns mystery-writer -- meet Judith Yates Borger at the Book Club Blast

    By MinnPost staff | Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

    Judith Yates Borger -- author of “Where’s Billie?” -- says she's a huge fan of Sue Grafton. Meet and mingle with Judy and other local authors at MinnPost's Book Club Blast.

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