A sad and happy moment this week as CROSSFIRE by Dick Francis and Felix Francis hits the Southern list, Dick's firs posthumous bestseller. Dick passed away in February after a career as horse jockey and penning more than 40 international bestsellers, typically set in the salacious stalls of the horse racing circuit. Dick's son, Felix, had been a collaborator on recent hits and will now carry the torch.
Elsewhere, a variety of titles hit the regional lists from a diverse cast of woman authors. From the historical (Philippa Gregory's THE RED QUEEN) to the realtionship (Lauren Weisberger's LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT) to the literary (Isabel Allende's ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA and Allegra Goodman's THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR). Bravo, ladies!
Here are the eight regional IndieBound bestseller lists:
New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA)
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
The Heartland Independent Bestseller List (GLIBA and MBA combined)
Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA)
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)
