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Los Angeles Times
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, April 13
1. Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $28) After one perfect date, a couple navigates family crises and long distances. 2. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 3. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 4. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life. 5. Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley (Crown: $28) A love story about two people pulled apart by the same force that draws them together: music. 6. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf: $32) The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires. 7. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster: $29) A love triangle unearths dangerous secrets. 8. Playground by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton & Co.: $30) The Pacific Ocean-set novel explores one of the last wild places. 9. The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Pantheon: $29) A woman fights for freedom in a near-future where even dreams are under surveillance. 10. The Antidote by Karen Russell (Knopf: $30) A Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraska town. … 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 2. Abundance by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $30) A call to renew a politics of plenty and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life. 3. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer on how to be a creative person. 4. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition) by John Green (Crash Course Books: $28). The deeply human story of the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. 5. Who Is Government? Michael Lewis, editor (Riverhead Books: $30) A civics lesson from a team of writers and storytellers. 6. When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter (Penguin Press: $32) The former Vanity Fair editor recalls the glamorous heyday of print magazines. 7. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Flatiron Books: $33) An insider's account of working at Facebook. 8. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) A powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. 9. How to Love Better by Yung Pueblo (Harmony: $27) A blueprint to deepening your compassion, kindness and gratitude. 10. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer and John Burgoyne (illustrator) (Scribner: $20) The 'Braiding Sweetgrass' author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. … 1. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 2. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central: $20) 3. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17) 4. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18) 5. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17) 6. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19) 7. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $19) 8. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22) 9. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (William Morrow Paperbacks: $18) 10. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18) … 1. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12) 2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35) 3. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20) 4. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21) 5. Eve by Cat Bohannon (Vintage: $20) 6. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17) 7. The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin (Simon & Schuster: $18) 8. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions: $20) 9. The White Album by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18) 10. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)
Los Angeles Times
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, April 6
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 2. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time. 3. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf: $32) The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires. 4. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 5. The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Henry Holt & Co.: $29) An unexpected wedding guest gets surprise help. 6. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel. 7. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Flatiron Books: $29) As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman. 8. Stag Dance by Torrey Peters (Random House: $28) A collection of stories that takes on gender, transness and community. 9. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (S&S/Saga Press: $29) A historical horror novel about a vampire who haunts the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. 10. The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Pantheon: $29) A woman fights for freedom in a near-future where even dreams are under surveillance. … 1. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Flatiron Books: $33) An insider's account of working at Facebook. 2. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition) by John Green (Crash Course Books: $28). The deeply human story of the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. 3. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 4. Abundance by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $30) A call to renew a politics of plenty and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life. 5. When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter (Penguin Press: $32) The former Vanity Fair editor recalls the glamorous heyday of print magazines. 1 6. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) A memoir of sudden loss, grief and the mysteries of life. 7. The Tell by Amy Griffin (The Dial Press: $29) The investor's memoir explores how far we will go to protect ourselves. 8. Who Is Government? Michael Lewis, editor (Riverhead Books: $30) A civics lesson from a team of writers and storytellers. 9. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) A powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. 10. The Art and Making of Arcane by Elisabeth Vincentelli (Insight Editions: $60) A visual journey into the hit animated series. … 1. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 2. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18) 3. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (Vintage: $18) 4. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22) 5. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (William Morrow Paperbacks: $18) 6. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central: $20) 7. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Hogarth: $18) 8. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19) 9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Atria: $17) 10. Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino (Picador: $18) … 1. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12) 2. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21) 3. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18) 4. Eve by Cat Bohannon (Vintage: $20) 5. Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (Picador: $18) 6. The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19) 7. The White Album by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18) 8. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions: $20) 9. Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch (Tarcher: $20) 10. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
Los Angeles Times
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, March 23
1. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf: $32) The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires. 2. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel. 3. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 4. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 5. The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Pantheon: $29) A woman fights for freedom in a near-future where even dreams are under surveillance. 6. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history. 7. The Antidote by Karen Russell (Knopf: $30) A Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town. 1 8. Stag Dance by Torrey Peters (Random House: $28) A collection of stories that takes on gender, transness and community. 9. Dream State by Eric Puchner (Doubleday: $28) The story of three lifelong friends set against the backdrop of the American West. 10. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Knopf: $27) A socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding. … 1. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Flatiron Books: $33) An insider's account of working at Facebook. 2. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) A powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. 3. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 4. The Tell by Amy Griffin (The Dial Press: $29) The investor's memoir explores how far we will go to protect ourselves. 5. How to Love Better by Yung Pueblo (Harmony: $27) A blueprint to deepening your compassion, kindness and gratitude. 6. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer and John Burgoyne (illustrator) (Scribner: $20) The 'Braiding Sweetgrass' author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. 7. The Win-Win Workplace by Angela Jackson: (Berrett-Koehler Publishers: $30) Strategies to create better, healthier workplaces by lifting up employees. 8. Say Everything by Ione Skye (Gallery Books: $30) 1 The actor's coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. 9. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer on how to be a creative person. 10. Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Pantheon: $27) A meditation on freedom, trust, loss and our relationship with the natural world. … 1. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 2. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central: $20) 3. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17) 4. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Anchor: $18) 5. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17) 6. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $21) 7. Good Material by Dolly Alderton (Vintage: $18) 8. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18) 9. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica (Scribner: $19) 10. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18) … 1. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21) 2. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12) 3. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17) 4. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20) 5. Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (Vintage: $20) 6. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18) 7. 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan (Penguin: $20) 8. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35) 9. Just Kids by Patti Smith (Ecco: $19) 10. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
Los Angeles Times
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, March 16
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 2. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf: $32) The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires. 3. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 4. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time. 5. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel. 6. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $30) A dragon rider faces more tests in the 'Fourth Wing' sequel. 7. The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Henry Holt & Co.: $29) An unexpected wedding guest gets surprise help. 8. The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare (Del Rey: $32) Tensions heat up in the city-state of Castellane in the follow-up to 'Sword Catcher.' 9. One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (Pamela Dorman Books: $30) A young woman journeys through war-torn Italy. 10. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Knopf: $27) A socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding. … 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 2. How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde (Avery: $28) A guide to navigating pivotal moments in life with faith and strength by the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. 3. On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves (Rick Steves: $30) The travel writer recalls his 1978 journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu. 4. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer and John Burgoyne (illustrator) (Scribner: $20) The 'Braiding Sweetgrass' author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. 5. Golden State by Michael Hiltzik (Mariner Books: $33) The Pulitzer winner and L.A. Times columnist writes a definitive new history of California. 6. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer on how to be a creative person. 7. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Knopf: $28) A powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. 8. Do This Before Bed by Oliver Nino (Hay House LLC: $26) A guide to transforming your nightly routine. 9. I'll Have What She's Having by Chelsea Handler (The Dial Press: $32) A collection of essays that captures the joyful life the comedian has built for herself. 10. Atomic Habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) How to build good habits and break bad ones via tiny changes in behavior. … 1. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17) 2. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 3. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central: $20) 4. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19) 5. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $21) 6. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18) 7. Long Island by Colm Tóibín (Scribner: $19) 8. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage: $18) 9. You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue (Riverhead Books: $18) 10. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17) … 1. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21) 2. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12) 3. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20) 4. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18) 5. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35) 6. Abolish Rent by Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis (Haymarket Books: $18) 7. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan Blitzer (Penguin: $21) 8. The White Album by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18) 9. Eve by Cat Bohannon (Vintage: $20) 10. 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan (Penguin: $20)
Los Angeles Times
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, March 2
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 2. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel. 4. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Grove Press: $20) During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery. 5. The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Henry Holt & Co.: $29) An unexpected wedding guest gets surprise help. 6. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Knopf: $27) A socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding. 7. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history. 8. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $30) The third installment of the bestselling dragon rider series. 9. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $30) A dragon rider faces more tests in the 'Fourth Wing' sequel. 10. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time. … 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) A guide on how to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 2. Lorne by Susan Morrison (Random House: $36) An authoritative biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind 'Saturday Night Live.' 3. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) A memoir of sudden loss, grief and the mysteries of life. 4. How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde (Avery: $28) A guide to navigating pivotal moments in life with faith and strength by the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. 5. Golden State by Michael Hiltzik (Mariner Books: $33) The Pulitzer winner and L.A. Times columnist writes a definitive new history of California. 6. The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case (Grand Central Publishing: $30) The singer-songwriter's vivid portrait of a turbulent life. 7. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer and John Burgoyne (illustrator) (Scribner: $20) The 'Braiding Sweetgrass' author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. 8. On the Hippie Trail by Rick Steves (Rick Steves: $30) The travel writer recalls his 1978 journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu. 9. The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes (Penguin Press: $32) An analysis of how trivial distractions have reordered our politics and the fabric of society. 10. Aflame by Pico Iyer (Riverhead Books: $30) An exploration of the power of silence and what it can show us about life, love and death. … 1. Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $20) 2. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17) 3. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 4. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Anchor: $18) 5. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled: Red Tower Books: $21) 6. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22) 7. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $18) 8. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Vintage: $18) 9. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Hogarth: $18) 10. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $20) … 1. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35) 2. All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Simon & Schuster: $19) 3. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20) 4. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17) 5. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18) 6. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18) 7. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13) 8. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions: $20) 9. The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Atria Books: $19) 10. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12)
