”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 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.
Whether it is decorating cookie ornaments, hand-dipping beeswax candles, meeting the magical Queen Winter or experiencing horse rides, there are numerous opportunities for hands-on fun as well as shopping local vendors at an upcoming holiday event.
“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.
”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 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.
“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.
”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.
”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.
Bishop Seabury Academy is hosting a community open house Thursday, to include school tours, tuition assistance info, an overview of the school’s individualized college counseling and more.
