SoCal bestsellers
Hardcover Fiction
1. Chemistry classes by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday: $29) In the 1960s, a female chemist becomes a single parent and then a celebrity chef.
2. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Knopf: $28) Lifelong BFFs collaborate on a hugely successful video game.
3. Demon Copper Head by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $33) The story of a boy who is born into poverty to a single teenage mother in Appalachia.
4. Victory City by Salman Rushdie (Random House: $30) A 9-year-old girl gains great powers in a new novel from the author of “The Satanic Verses.”
5. The shards by Bret Easton Ellis (Knopf: $30) A group of teenage friends in 1981 Los Angeles believe a serial killer has their eye on them.
6. Horse by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) Before the Civil War, an enslaved young man, a racehorse and an artist launch a complex story that spans generations.
7. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Berkley: $28) A successful woman returns to Charleston, SC, to prepare her late parents’ home for sale.
8. Someone else’s shoes by Jojo Moyes (Pamela Dorman: $29) A struggling working woman has a life-changing experience when she tries on a pair of shoes belonging to a wealthy divorcee.
9. Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hanover Square: $20) A cafe in Tokyo gives customers the chance to travel back in time.
10. Desert Star by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $29) The latest thriller from Harry Bosch/Renée Ballard.
Hardcover non-fiction
1. The creative law by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) Guidance from the music producer on how to be a creative person.
2. Reserve by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (Random House: $36) A seminal and controversial memoir of the British royal family.
3. Unscripted by James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams (Penguin: $32) The inside story of the struggle for control of the multibillion-dollar entertainment empire overseen by the Redstone family.
4. I am glad my mother passed away by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster: $28) A memoir from the star of TV’s “iCarly” and “Sam & Cat.”
5. 8 rules of love by Jay Shetty (Simon & Schuster: $29) Romantic advice from the author of “Think Like a Monk.”
6. Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson (Dey Street: $30) A memoir from the actor-activist.
7. Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris (Little, Brown: $36) A history of Silicon Valley from the author of “Kids These Days.”
8. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne: $23) A companion book to the animated version of Mackesy’s story.
9. The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg (Penguin: $30) The young activist examines the facts of global warming and looks at possible solutions.
10. The Subtle Art of Not AF— by Mark Manson (Harper: $27) The blogger gives self-help advice for not always being positive.
Paperback fiction
1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square: $17)
2. The maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine: $18)
3. Pansy by Isabel Allende (Ballantine: $18)
4. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $17)
5. Love Poems by Pablo Neruda (new directions: $12)
6. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Simon & Schuster: $18)
7. The Thursday Kill Club by Richard Osman (Penguin: $18)
8. Klara and the sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage: $17)
9. It ends with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)
10. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)
Paperback non-fiction
1. The body keeps score by Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)
2. All about love by bell hooks (tomorrow: $17)
3. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Random house : $20)
4. Sweetgrass braids by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed: $20)
5. Dopamine by Anna Lembke (Dutton: $18)
6. The Unbound Soul by Michael A. Singer (New Harbinger: $19)
7. How to love by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.) (Parallax: $10)
8. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
9. The artist’s way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $19)
10. Intertwined Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Random House: $18)