Book Review: Readings

Local bestsellers are based on sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect a variety of reading interests. This week's list comes from BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar.

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect a variety of reading interests. This week's list comes from BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar.

1) Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Harvest, $14, paper)

2) My Life by Bill Clinton (Knopf, $35)

3) Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Pocket Star, $7.99, paper)

4) Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (Little, Brown, $24.95)

5) The Donkey Show by Michael Patrick Welch (Equator, $13.95, paper)

6) Mongo: Adventures in Trash by Ted Botha (Bloomsbury, $23.95)

7) Austin Entertains by The Junior League of Austin

8) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Gotham, $17.50)

9) Exploring Austin & the Hill Country With Children by Sharry Buckner (Republic of Texas Press, $18.95, paper)

10) The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin, $14, paper)

10) Austin by Richard Zelade (Butterworth-Heinemann, $15.95, paper)

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Life of Pi, BookPeople, My Life, Angels & Demons, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, The Donkey Show, Mongo: Adventures in Trash, Austin Entertains Cookbook, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Exploring Austin & the Hill Country With Children, The Secret Life of Bees, Austin

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