Raven Book Store Bestsellers
Here are Lawrence’s latest bestsellers, brought to us by the Raven Book Store:
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The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Feb. 25, 2026 (Sponsored post)
“The top 3 books are all local authors who presented incredible readings for their new titles. Keep your eyes peeled for the March event announcements and April’s events (which are completely stacked),” the Raven Book Store writes.
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The Raven Book Store’s top 10 bestsellers for 2024 (Sponsored post)
”This is another one-bookstore-in-the-world bestseller list. Lawrencians love local titles, and they definitely LOVE Louise Erdrich and Robin Wall Kimmerer, too,” the Raven Book Store writes of the top 10 bestsellers for all of 2024.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Dec. 18, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”The new Robert Dinsdale book on Massachusetts Street is still selling like hotcakes, and Larry McElwain’s memoir of being the town undertaker has also piqued a lot of interest!” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Dec. 4, 2024 (Sponsored post)
“We definitely switched over to a Christmas gift-heavy bestseller list pretty much as soon as middle of November and Thanksgiving week hit,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 19, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Another ’only book store in the world with this Top 10 list,’” the Raven Book Store writes, as Lawrence locals including Louise Krug, Kelly Kindscher and Meg Heriford have books on this edition.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 5, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”The top 2 books on this list are from a couple of incredible events we had in the last couple of weeks. We are also starting to get a peek of the coming holiday season’s hot titles!” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Oct. 22, 2024 (Sponsored post)
“All of these books are either from recent events, local authors, or spooky-adjacent for Halloween! We love how supportive our community is when it comes to events,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestsellers.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Oct. 8, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Pretty much everything on this week’s bestseller list is either a blockbuster new release or a book from one of our fantastic recent events,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Sept. 24, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Fresh on the heels of her book’s release and her wonderful event at Liberty Hall, Sarah Smarsh tops our bestseller list with her new collection of essays and articles,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Sept. 10, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”This week sees an all-local top three driven in large part by our event/preorder program. Thanks for supporting our local authors in this way!” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 20, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”According to our romance specialists Kahill and Lily, this year’s Bookstore Romance Day was the best day ever for romance books at the Raven,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestsellers.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 6, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Big news for the readers of Kansas: University Press of Kansas has issued a new edition of perennial favorite ‘Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas’ by Michael John Haddock,” the Raven Book Store writes in this week’s bestseller list.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for July 23, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”We’ve got an all-local top four this week led by new releases from beloved area writers Amanda Sellet, Dan Hoyt and Megan Bannen,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestseller list.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for July 9, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Pretty funny that a store known for its cats has a Dog Man book as its number one bestseller of the last two weeks,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for June 25, 2024 (Sponsored post)
The Raven’s beloved book store cat, Dashiell, has retired into a much quieter residential life where he can watch the birdfeeder all day. He has earned himself a spot on the bestseller list with “The Sound and the Purry,” the Raven Book Store writes.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for June 11, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Plymouth Church let us know that they’re doing a congregation-wide read of (this week’s No. 2) book, and then directed their congregants to get the book from us. What a great example of community support for your humble bookstore,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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