Sonoma's Bestselling Books for Week of February 9

Readers' Books in Sonoma sees strong sales across fiction and non-fiction categories

Published on Feb. 21, 2026

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The latest bestselling books at Readers' Books in Sonoma, California for the week of February 9, 2026 include a mix of non-fiction titles covering topics like Bay Area birds, the 1929 stock market crash, and surviving authoritarianism, as well as popular children's and young adult books.

Why it matters

Sonoma's independent bookstore, Readers' Books, provides insight into the reading interests and trends of the local community. The bestseller list highlights both timely non-fiction works and beloved children's classics, reflecting the diverse tastes of Sonoma readers.

The details

In the hardcover non-fiction category, the top sellers were 'In the Shadow of the Bridge: Birds of the Bay Area', '1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History', and 'Gales of November: The Untold Story of Edmund Fitzgerald'. Paperback non-fiction bestsellers included 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century' and 'Solito: A Memoir'. Popular children's and young adult titles were 'Upside-Down Magic', 'Richard Scarry's Colorful Cars', and 'Dragonborn'.

  • The bestselling books are for the week of February 9, 2026.

The players

Readers' Books

An independent bookstore located in Sonoma, California that provides the community with a curated selection of bestselling fiction and non-fiction titles.

Dick Evans and Hannah Hindley

The authors of the bestselling hardcover non-fiction book 'In the Shadow of the Bridge: Birds of the Bay Area'.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

The author of the bestselling hardcover non-fiction book '1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History'.

John U. Bacon

The author of the bestselling hardcover non-fiction book 'Gales of November: The Untold Story of Edmund Fitzgerald'.

Stewart Reynolds

The author of the bestselling hardcover non-fiction book 'Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism'.

Mark Braude

The author of the bestselling hardcover non-fiction book 'Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII'.

Timothy Snyder

The author of the bestselling paperback non-fiction book 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century'.

Javier Zamora

The author of the bestselling paperback non-fiction book 'Solito: A Memoir'.

Jerry Brotton

The author of the bestselling paperback non-fiction book 'Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction'.

Terry L. Jordan

The author of the bestselling paperback non-fiction book 'The U.S Constitution and Fascinating Facts about It'.

Satsuki Ina

The author of the bestselling paperback non-fiction book 'Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest'.

Sarah Mlynowski

The author of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Upside-Down Magic (Volume 1)'.

Richard Scarry

The author and illustrator of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Richard Scarry's Colorful Cars'.

Maddy Mara

The author of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Ash the Blaze Dragon (Dragon Girls #17)'.

Struan Murray

The author of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Dragonborn'.

Mem Fox

The author of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes'.

Helen Oxenbury

The illustrator of the bestselling children's/YA book 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes'.

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The takeaway

Sonoma's independent bookstore Readers' Books continues to cater to a diverse range of literary tastes, from timely non-fiction works to beloved children's classics. This bestseller list reflects the community's engagement with both serious and lighthearted subject matter, demonstrating the enduring power of the written word to inform, inspire, and entertain.