Top Ten Best Seller Fiction Books and Local Authors

Often, The New York Times Best Seller Lists reign supreme because they offer a comprehensive list of the top books sold throughout the nation. But take a peek at the top ten list from Old Firehouse Books, you might just be suprised.

Old Firehouse Books Best Seller List for Paperback Trade Fiction

1. "The Tortilla Curtain" by T. Coraghessan Boyle
2. "Different Seasons" by Stephen King
3. "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen
4. "Odyssey" by Homer and Stanley Lombardo
5. "Tallgrass" by Sandra Dallas *
6. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
7. "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri
8. "Breakfast with Budda" by Roland Merullo
9. "Red Glass" by Laura Resau *
10. "Dancing in Combat Boots" by Teresa R. Funke *

(* indicates local author)

NY Times Best Seller List for Paperback Trade Fiction

1. "Vision in White" by Nora Roberts
2. "The Shack" by William P. Young
3. "The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer
4. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahme-Smith
5. "City of Thieves" by David Benioff
6. "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout
7. "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri
8. "7th Heaven" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
9. "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown
10. "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult

While the top sellers on each list still contain popular authors, local authors appear to be popular, too.

Laura Resau is a Fort Collins-based children's book writer. "Red Glass" is her third book and won several awards, including the Américas Award.

Local regional author Teresa R. Funke writes history-based fiction for children and teenagers. Her latest book, "Dancing in Combat Boots" details a few short stories of the fictional lives of women during World War II. Funke particularly focuses on women entering the workforce during the war.

Sandra Dallas, a regional writer lives in Denver and has been a journalist and writer in this area for several decades. According to the Old Firehouse Books Web site, her most recent book, "Tallgrass" is a historical thriller novel set during WWII that details a Japanese internement camp set in a small Colorado town.

For more information about local authors visit Old Firehouse Books or the Reader's Cove sites.