Hardcover fiction
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
2. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Random House: $30) A social satire about the wild legacy of trauma and heredity.
3. On all fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) In this irreverent and tender novel, a woman turns her domestic life upside down.
4. The women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic story of a nation divided.
5. The God of the Forest by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager disappears from her summer camp in the Adirondacks.
6. Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Harper: $27) A hilarious story about a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunches, and learning to let go.
7. Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid (Del Rey: $29) Shakespeare’s most famous villain gets a new twist.
8. Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco: $30) A giant Pacific octopus befriends a widow at a Washington state aquarium.
9. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Viking: $35) A new interpretation of the Arthurian legend from the author of the Magician Trilogy.
10. All Colors of Darkness by Chris Whitaker (Crown: $30) Two teenagers – a one-eyed boy and a beekeeper – find friendship and a lifelong bond.
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Hardcover non-fiction
1. The creative act by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press: $32) The music producer’s guide to becoming a creative person.
2. The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi (Simon & Schuster: $30) The most powerful woman in American politics tells the story of how she became a master legislator.
3. On the edge by Nate Silver (Penguin Press: $35) An in-depth examination of the hidden world of power and risk-taker.
4. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor and director’s memoir about his childhood in Hollywood and Manhattan.
5. The fearful generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the breakdown of young people’s mental health.
6. Men called her crazy by Anna Marie Tendler (Simon & Schuster: $30) The beloved artist’s memoir explores mental health as well as the insidious impact men have on women’s lives.
7. Atomic habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) A pragmatic roadmap to success.
8. How to get to know a person by David Brooks (Random House: $30) The New York Times columnist explores the power of seeing and being seen.
9. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the crucial five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War.
10. Shameless by Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper: $28) The progressive activist examines the chaos of American politics and what Democrats must do to get us out of it.
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Paperback fiction
1. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage: $19)
2. It ends with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)
3. Mating by Casey McQuiston (St. Martin’s Griffin: $20)
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)
5. Only for summer by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $18)
6. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Vintage: $18)
7. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)
8. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Penguin: $18)
9. The exchange by John Grisham (Vintage: $18)
10. Not in love by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $19)
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Paperback Non-Fiction
1. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance (Harper: $19)
2. The Chronicles of the Backyard Birds by Amy Tan (Button: $35)
3. The truths we have by Kamala Harris (Penguin: $20)
4. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: 18 $)
5. The four promises by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
6. All about love by bell hooks (Morrow: 17 $)
7. The year of magical thinking by Joan Didion (Vintage: $17)
8. Slowly to Bethlehem by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)
9. Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke (Dutton: $20)
10. Think again by Adam Grant (Penguin: $20)
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This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
