Top 20 Bestsellers 2009

#2 - The third in Aaron Stander's Sheriff Ray Elkins mystery series set here in Northern Michigan.
Another book launched here at Brilliant Books.

#4 - We here at Brilliant Books all loved this literary mystery. If we had to pick a staff favorite for 2009 this would be it.

#6 - A best seller across America, and always at the top of our lists.

#8 - Originally a self published book before being picked up by Windblown Media who took it to the top of every bestseller list.

#10 - The publishing phenomenon of 2009. It flew off every booksellers shelves, ours was no exception.

#12 -Mardi Link's second entry in our 2009 Top 20 is her 2008 page-turning true-life whodunit.

#14 - On the national best seller list for over three years, this stunning memoir has old over 2.5 million copies in the U.S. - and a few of those were here

#16 - Aaron Stander's second book in our 2009 top 20. The first in the Sheriff Ray Elkins mystery series set here in Leelanau.

#18 - The Living Great Lakes is the most complete book ever written about the history, nature, and science of these remarkable lakes at the heart of North America. From the geological forces that formed them, to the industrial atrocities that nearly destroyed them, to the greatest environmental success stories of our time, the lakes are portrayed in all their complexity.

#20 = - A visitor's favorite. Everything you ever wanted to know about Michigan, and some things you were probably better off not knowing.

#20 = - To launch the 4th book in the Twilight saga we held a Breaking Dawn party in August 2008. It continued to sell incredibly well throughout 2009.