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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Hot Read: Former Cardinal Skipper's "One Last Strike"

Tony LaRussa's book is in this week's top 10 at St. Louis area independent book stores.

Former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa's The Last Strike is one of the top reads among adults for the week ending Oct. 14, according to the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance.   The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Bestselling Books

Karin Slaughter's 'Criminal' a Hot Read This Summer

The novel is this week's bestseller at St. Louis area independent book stores.

Criminal by Karin Slaughter is the number 1 read among adults at the St. Louis-area independent bookstores for the week ending July 22. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Bestselling Books

St. Louis Readers Love 'Count to Sleep St. Louis'

The children's counting book features St. Louis' most popular landmarks.

Count to Sleep St. Louis, a counting book celebrating the city's famous features like the Gateway Arch and St. Louis Zoo, is a hot read among young adults at the St. Louis-area independent bookstores for the week ending July 15. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adults

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Bestselling Books

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Stays Atop Best-Seller List

Check out the bestselling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending July 1.

E.L. James' trilogy remains a hot read as all three books make the top five sells for the St. Louis-area independent bookstores for the week ending July 1. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves.  Adults Children/Young Adult

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Bestselling Books

Kiss the Dead Atop the Bestseller List

Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area bookstores for the week ending June 10.

Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending June 10. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves.  Adults Children/Young Adult

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Bestselling Books

Graduation Favorite Makes Bestsellers List

"Oh the Places You'll Go" makes the St. Louis independent booksellers list for the week ending May 27.

That graduation staple Oh The Places You'll Go made the bestseller list again for the last week of May, right in the middle of graduation season. Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending May 27. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Bestselling Books

Andy Cohen Tops Bestseller List for Second Straight Week

Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area independent bookstores for the week ending May 20.

Native son and Bravo Television executive Andy Cohen is atop the local bestselling book list for the second week in a row. Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending May 20. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Bestselling Books

St. Louis' Andy Cohen Tops Bestseller List

Check out the best-selling books in five St. Louis metro area independent bookstores for the week ending May 13.

After a whirlwind book tour that saw him stopping in St. Louis twice in recent weeks, native son and Bravo Television executive Andy Cohen is atop the local bestselling book list. Another St. Louis native son, former basketball star and politician Bill Bradley, also cracked the top five.  Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending May 13. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Childrens/Young Adult

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bestselling Books

Missouri's Eric Greitens Tops Bestseller List

'The Heart and the Fist' is the bestseller at local independent booksellers.

Here's a roundup of the best-selling books in five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending May 4. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves. Adults Children/Young Adult

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Bestselling Books

Temple Grandin's Book Offers Tips for People With Autism

"The Way I See It" tops the best-seller list for independent St. Louis-area bookstores for the week ending March 18.

Two of author and autism lecturer Temple Grandin's books made the best-seller list for five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week ending March 18. The bookstores include Subterranean Books in University City, Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria, Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles and Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves.  One book, The Way I See It, offers suggestions to people who are on the autism spectrum and caregivers for ways to live in a world that is unpredictable.  Grandin spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 people March 13 at an event at Lindenwood University.  Adults: Children/Young Adult

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