BESTSELLERS

LOS ANGELES TIMES JAN. 21, 2018

Fiction

1. The Wanted by Robert Crais (Putnam: $28) A single mother hires P.I. Elvis Cole to investigate her teenage son who is on the run after a deadly crime spree.

2. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner: $27) The first female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II seeks to uncover the reason for her father’s disappearance.

3. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner: $26) A woman and her two children journey through the south to pick up their father from prison.

4. Robicheaux by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster: $27.99) A Louisiana Deputy faces his past while pursuing the murder of the man who killed his wife.

5. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (Knopf: $26.95) The debut work of fiction by the Oscar-winning actor is a collection of warm and witty short stories.

6. Artemis by Andy Weir (Crown: $27) A small-time smuggler living in a lunar colony attempts to pull off a heist.

7. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Knopf: $16.99) The trials and triumphs of a 10-year-old boy with a facial deformity starting prep school for the first time.

8. Origin by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $29.95) A billionaire futurist and former student of professor of symbology Robert Langdon sends him on another quest to uncover the questions of human existence.

9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Can the Heffley family survive a tropical holiday vacation?

10. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Penguin Press: $27) A new family and an adoption upend a quiet Cleveland suburb.

Nonfiction

1. Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff (Holt: $30) A journalists’ inside account of the dysfunctional first year of the Trump White House.

2. Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster: $35) The award-winning biographer, known for profiling geniuses, turns his attention to da Vinci.

3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson (Norton: $18.95) An easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces that govern it.

4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a

F*ck by Mark Manson (HarperOne: $24.99) How stopping to try to be positive all the time will make us become better, happier people.

5. Women & Power by Mary Beard (Liveright: $15.95) A manifesto tracing the origins of misogyny to its ancient roots.

6. The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey (Flatiron: $27.99) Selections from the talk-show host’s “Super Soul Sunday” television interviews.

7. Grant by Ron Chernow (Penguin Press: $40) A biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Union general and two-term U.S. president, by the author of “Hamilton.”

8. Sapiens by Yuval Norah Harari (Harper: $35) An examination of humanity’s creation and evolution. 9. Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris (Spiegel & Grau: $26) ABC News anchor Dan Harris’ advice on how to reduce anxiety and stress.

10. Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle (S&S: $26) The Jesuit priest shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith and compassion.