Bestsellers List Sunday, April 9
SoCal Bestsellers
Hardcover fiction
1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Knopf: $28) Lifelong BFFs collaborate on a wildly successful video game.
2. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday: $29) In the 1960s, a female chemist goes on to be a single parent, then a celebrity chef.
3. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Viking: $28) A professor of film, who’s also a podcaster, returns to her boarding school and gets drawn into an investigation of a murder that occurred there when she was a student.
4. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (Dial: $28) A college student from a home broken by tragedy falls in love with a woman who has strong bonds with her sisters.
5. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hanover Square: $20) A Tokyo cafe gives customers the chance to travel back in time.
6. The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear (Harper: $30) In post-World War II England, a former spy hoping to escape her past life gets drawn into intrigue.
7. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $33) The story of a boy born into poverty to a teenage single mother in Appalachia.
8. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Pamela Dorman: $28) Old-money wealth gets a once-over in a novel following three women in a Brooklyn family.
9. Big Swiss by Jen Beagin (Scribner: $27) While transcribing a sex therapist’s notes, a woman falls in love with a client, then meets her.
10. White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link (Random House: $27) Seven modern fairy tales in short-story format.
Hardcover nonfiction
1. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.
2. Sweet Enough by Alison Roman (Clarkson Potter: $35) A cookbook featuring simple desserts from the pastry chef.
3. Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris (Little, Brown: $36) A history of Silicon Valley from the author of “Kids These Days.”
4. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond (Crown: $28) The author of “Evicted” looks at poverty from a fresh perspective.
5. 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.
6. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster: $28) A memoir from the star of TV’s “iCarly” and “Sam & Cat.”
7. An Immense World by Ed Yong (Random House: $30) An exploration of sensory perception in humans and nature.
8. Outlive by Peter Attia, Bill Gifford (Harmony: $32) A science-based self-help guide to living longer.
9. The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté (Avery: $30) The physician and his son offer a critical take on how modern medicine deals with trauma, illness and healing.
10. Stay True by Hua Hsu (Doubleday: $26) A personal memoir from the journalist focusing on the loss of a close friend.
Paperback fiction
1. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster: $18)
2. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $17)
3. The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (Scribner: $18)
4. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (Vintage: $17)
5. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Penguin: $19)
6. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (Morrow: $19)
7. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Penguin: $18)
8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square: $17)
9. The Maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine: $18)
10. Circe by Madeline Miller (Back Bay: $17)
Paperback nonfiction
1. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Vintage: $17)
2. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)
3. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed: $20)
4. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)
5. Attached by Amir Levine, Rachel Heller (TarcherPerigee: $17)
6. Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (FSG: $17)
7. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (Vintage: $17)
8. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (Harper: $25)
9. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)
10. The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman (Penguin: $18)
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