Advertisement

The week’s bestselling books, June 23

Southern California Bestsellers
(Los Angeles Times)
Share via

Hardcover fiction

1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

2. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel.

3. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.”

Advertisement

4. Eruption by Michael Crichton, James Patterson (Little, Brown & Co.: $32) A history-making rupture and military secrets converge on Hawaii’s Big Island in a thriller from two bestselling legends.

5. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House: $29) An adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.

6. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two opposites with the wrong thing in common connect.

7. You Like It Darker by Stephen King (Scribner: $30) The legendary storyteller’s latest collection of short stories, many never before published.

8. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

9. Real Americans by Rachel Khong (Knopf: $29) A novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family.

10. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $32) The story of a boy born into poverty to a teenage single mother in Appalachia.

Advertisement

Hardcover nonfiction

1. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War.

2. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor-director’s memoir of growing up in Hollywood and Manhattan.

3. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.

4. Miss May Does Not Exist by Carrie Courogen (St. Martin’s Press: $30) A biography of comedian, director, actor and writer Elaine May, one of America’s greatest comic geniuses.

5. The Wager by David Grann (Doubleday: $30) The story of the shipwreck of an 18th century British warship and a mutiny among the survivors.

Advertisement

6. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You by Bill Maher (Simon & Schuster: $30) The host of HBO’s “Real Time” has written a vivisection of American life, politics and culture.

7. Atomic Habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) The self-help expert’s guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones via tiny changes in behavior.

8. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the collapse of youth mental health.

9. The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides (Doubleday: $35) An epic account of Capt. James Cook’s final voyage.

10. An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster: $35) The historian weaves together memoir and history in recounting the emotional journey she and her husband embarked on in the last years of his life.

Paperback fiction

1. Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $19)

2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)

3. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19)

4. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $18)

5. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.) (Tor: $19)

6. Big Swiss by Jen Beagin (Scribner: $17)

7. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Scribner: $19)

8. Trust by Hernan Diaz (Riverhead Books: $17)

9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)

10. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin: $18)

Advertisement

Paperback nonfiction

1. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)

2. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)

3. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $19)

4. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

5. World Travel by Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever (Ecco: $22)

6. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton (Harper Perennial: $19)

7. The Eater Guide to Los Angeles by Eater (Abrams Image: $20)

8. What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman (Penguin: $19)

9. Kitchen Confidential Annotated Edition by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco: $24)

10. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Modern Library: $11)

Advertisement