Raven Book Store Bestsellers

“We’re still riding high on how great our 35th Anniversary Celebration was last month, and our bestseller list is too!” the Raven Book Store writes.

“September, a time of changing seasons. Summer to fall. Baseball to football. No school to school. Most importantly to us, September is the official beginning of Fall Books Season,” the Raven Book Store writes.

“Our No. 1 bestseller this week is Michael Travis’ ‘Celebrating Kansas Breweries,’ but the list as a whole might as well be called ‘Celebrating Kansas Books,’” the Raven Book Store writes.

New ordering policies from a corporate book store make it harder for debut authors to get hardcover books on shelves, the Raven Book Store writes. This week’s bestsellers present “an interesting study in contrast between independent and corporate bookselling.”

“This week’s top 4 are all from events we’ve done at the Raven! Thanks so much for attending our events and buying these great books!” the Raven Book Store writes.

“The next few weeks are absolutely packed with great authors and fantastic books, and we hope to see you there!” the Raven Book Store writes.

“You can’t stop the Heartstoppers! Alice Oseman’s series of comics dominates our list this week, with volumes 1, 2, and 3 each making appearances (and 4 isn’t that far behind).”

“Here are this week’s bestsellers. We hope you find them interesting.”
And, “Here are some other links that we hope you find interesting.”

“The Raven was recently awarded Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year award, a huge honor that we’re very proud of. Believe it or not, however, this was not the first national championship to come to Lawrence this year.”

“Would you look at that: We have an 80% local bestseller list this week! If there’s one thing Raven customers truly love, it’s books either about Kansas or by Kansas authors (or both at the same time!).”

“The Raven has always had a big mystery section, since day one. … In the past year or so, the amazing booksellers of the Raven have worked to highlight a broader range of genre fiction as well.”

“I love the diversity on this week’s bestseller list. … Truly, you wouldn’t be able to replicate this bestseller list at any other bookstore.”

“The last few weeks have marked a return to live in-person events for the Raven, and the bestsellers list certainly shows it.”

“Not only is Sarah Smarsh’s wonderful book about Dolly Parton on the list, but so is Dolly Parton’s first novel.”

“The most tried-and-true way to end up on our list is to be a fantastic book with a local connection.”