SoCal Bestsellers
Hardcover fiction
1. The Twilight World by Werner Herzog (Penguin: $25) The filmmaker’s first novel tells the story of a Japanese soldier who continued to struggle for 29 years after World War II ended.
2. Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone (MCD: $28) While accompanying her husband on a enterprise journey, a girl is left alone to unravel the thriller of his disappearance.
3. Horse by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) Prior to the Civil War, an enslaved groom, a racehorse and an artist launch a fancy story that spans generations.
4. Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley (MCD: $27) A novel about current and previous relationships from the creator of “I Was Told There’d Be Cake.”
5. Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong (Penguin: $24) A set of poems from the creator of “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.”
6. Sparring Partners by John Grisham (Doubleday: $29) A set of legal-themed novellas.
7. The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown: $29) A girl tries to revive a run-down seaside lodge to its Gilded Age glory.
8. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (Scribner: $28) A tech CEO develops a know-how to externally retailer, recall and share the mind’s reminiscences.
9. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday: $29) In the Sixties, a feminine chemist goes on to be a single mum or dad, then a celeb chef.
10. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Riverhead: $28) A girl turning 40, and feeling as if one thing is lacking from her life, awakens as her teenage self again in 1996.
Hardcover nonfiction
1. Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris (Little, Brown: $29) The humorist shares his experiences coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter of the band Japanese Breakfast.
3. Rough Draft by Katy Tur (Atria/One: $28) A memoir from the MSNBC anchor, the daughter of two outstanding Southern California TV journalists.
4. Get Out of My Head by M. Andrew McConnell (Matt Holt: $25) The tech CEO brings a information to utilizing stoic knowledge within the trendy world.
5. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown (Random House: $30) A take a look at human feelings and experiences and the language we use to know them.
6. Bad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernández (Norton: $30) The Los Angeles-based historian tells the story of rebels who launched the 1910 Mexican Revolution from contained in the United States.
7. River of the Gods by Candice Millard (Doubleday: $33) The story of the contentious effort by two Englishmen, helped by an Indian information, to find the supply of the Nile.
8. I’d Like to Play Alone, Please by Tom Segura (Grand Central: $29) Stories from the newborn boomer stand-up comedian.
9. Taste by Stanley Tucci (Gallery: $28) The actor reveals his life via tales of memorable meals and favourite dishes.
10. Killing the Killers by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard (St. Martin’s: $30) The newest within the “Killing” collection examines the battle on terror.
Paperback fiction
1. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (Berkley: $17)
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square: $17)
3. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Ecco: $17)
4. Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (Picador: $18)
5. Circe by Madeline Miller (Back Bay: $17)
6. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Putnam: $18)
7. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)
8. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Grand Central: $18)
9. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray (Berkley: $17)
10. Beach Read by Emily Henry (Berkley: $16)
Paperback nonfiction
1. The Four (*26*) by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
2. Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin (Picador: $18)
3. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)
4. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $16)
5. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay: $19)
6. A Swim in a Pond within the Rain by George Saunders (Random House: $19)
7. Desert Oracle by Ken Layne (Picador: $18)
8. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (Anchor: $19)
9. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed: $20)
10. The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox (Random House: $19)
