WHAT WHATCOM WAS READING -2022-

Village Books in Fairhaven Top Sellers

1. The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

2. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

4. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

6. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

7. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

8. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

9. Hiking Whatcom County by Ken Wilcox

10. Greenwood by Michael Christie

11. Circe by Madeline Miller

12. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

13. Urban Trails Bellingham by Craig Romano

14. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

15. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

16. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

17. All About Love by bell hooks

18. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

19. The Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

20. Verity by Colleen Hoover

21. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

22. Geology of the San Juan Islands by Ned Brown

23. Book Lovers by Emily Henry

24. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

25. Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl

26. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

27. Northwest Know How: Beaches by Rena Priest

28. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

29. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

30. Working Boats by Tom Crestodina

Whether you're looking for your next read or just interested in seeing what's keeping your neighbors up at night, this is the list for you!

A reflection of local interests (Whatcom READS is #1), author visits, and national bestsellers, these are our top reads of 2022.

31. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

32. The Art of Shralpinism by Jeremy Jones

33. Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard

34. Devotions by Mary Oliver

35. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

36. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

37. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

38. The Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

39. Red Paint by Sasha taq w š blu LaPointe

40. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar and Mackinnon

Philosophy In Praise of Failure : Four Lessons in Humility

by Costica Bradatan

available now, hardcover, Harvard University Press

Everywhere we compete, rank, and measure. Yet this relentless drive to be the best blinds us to something vitally important: the need to be humble in the face of life’s challenges. Costica Bradatan mounts his case for failure through the stories of four historical figures who led lives of impact and meaning—and assiduously courted failure. Their struggles show that engaging with our limitations can be not just therapeutic but transformative.

Humor There Are Too Many Milks : And Other Common Annoyances of Modern Life

by Tara Lawall and Anne Marie Wonder

available in March, hardcover,

Chronicle Books

Whether pondering the overwhelming plethora of nondairy milk options that drag out your coffee shop experience or grocery trip by a solid half-hour, trying to figure out why you always have a fork that never matches all of your other forks, or wondering why a salad costs $30 (the lettuce costs extra!), this exploration of modern life and its toll on our collective sanity invites readers to revel in the hilarity of these shared experiences. Poking fun at the things we all do to make life more bearable, like crystal healing, picking the perfect email sign-off, eating fancy cheeses, or Botox, this is the perfect sassy gift for birthdays, holidays, graduations, or any other day that needs some comic relief.

April is National Poetry Month!

Celebrate with 20% Off Poetry Books and Live Poetry Readings. See page 59 for a preview.

Above Ground : Poems

by Clint Smith

available

in March, hardcover,

Little, Brown and Co.