Bestsellers List Sunday, March 5

By Merry On Mar 1, 2023

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. I have some questions for you by Rebecca Makkai (Viking: $28) A film professor, who is also a podcaster, returns to her boarding school and becomes involved in an investigation into a murder that happened there while she was a student.

4. 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.

5. 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.”

6. Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco: $28) A giant Pacific octopus bonds with a widower at an aquarium in Washington state and tries to help her solve the mystery of her long-missing son.

7. Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hanover Square: $20) A cafe in Tokyo gives customers the chance to travel back in time.

8. Confidence by Hernan Diaz (Riverhead: $28) The story of a Wall Street magnate and his aristocratic wife turns out to have hidden layers.

9. Foster by Claire Keegan (Grove: $20) In Ireland, a father leaves his daughter on a farm to be raised by relatives.

10. 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.

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. 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.”

4. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir by the Korean-born singer-songwriter of the band Japanese Breakfast.

5. 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.

6. 8 rules of love by Jay Shetty (Simon & Schuster: $29) Romantic advice from the author of “Think Like a Monk.”

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

8. It’s OK to be angry about capitalism by Bernie Sanders, John Nichols (Crown: $28) The senator and former presidential candidate from Vermont takes on modern capitalism.

9. The power of wonder by Monica C. Parker (TarcherPerigee: $28) A guide to using the experience of wonder to change someone’s life.

10. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne: $23) A modern fable explores life’s universal lessons through four archetypes.

Paperback fiction

1. It ends with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)

2. Evelyn Hugo’s Seven Husbands by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square: $17)

3. The apartment in Paris by Lucy Foley (Tomorrow: $19)

4. It starts with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $18)

5. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $17)

6. The maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine: $18)

7. On Earth we are equally beautiful by Ocean Vuong (Penguin: $18)

8. The murder club on Thursday by Richard Osman (Penguin: $18)

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

10. Violetta by Isabel Allende (Ballantine: $18)

Paperback non-fiction

1. Slumped down towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (FSG: $17)

2. All about love by bell hooks (tomorrow: $17)

3. Sweetgrass braids by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed: $20)

4. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Random house: $20)

5. The body keeps score by Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)

6. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk (Random House: $19)

7. Intertwined Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Random House: $18)

8. sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (Harper: $25)

9. The Unbound Soul by Michael A. Singer (New Harbinger: $19)

10. The beauty of what remains by Steve Leder (Avery: $18)