Note from the Times: This bestseller list comes to us straight from The Raven Book Store in Lawrence. See other editions of the list here.
What do tornadoes, Oklahoma oil rights, rural running, shipwrecks, and hot dogs have in common? They’re all subjects of the many great nonfiction books on this week’s Raven bestseller list!
Elsewhere on the list, both of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners in fiction make a strong showing, and the great David Grann lands both of his most recent books on the list thanks to buzz for Martin Scorcese’s epic adaptation of the modern classic “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
1. Jim Minick, Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas
2. R F Kuang, Yellowface
3. David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Emily Henry, Happy Place
5. Steve Pierce, Running Douglas County
6. Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead
7. David Grann, The Wager
8. Hernan Diaz, Trust
9. Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth about Hot Dogs
10. Marcia Cebulska, Lovers, Dreamers, & Thieves
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