BESTSELLERS
LOS ANGELES TIMES OCT. 28, 2018
1. Killing Commendatore
by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $30) A painter leaves Tokyo and, at a mountain retreat of a more famous artist, enters a surreal world.
2. The Witch Elm
by Tana French (Viking: $28) In this novel of suspense, a man’s life and mind are changed after a brutal beating.
3. A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine: $28.99) A gunman holds patients and doctors hostage in a woman’s health center in Mississippi.
4. The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas (Balzer + Bray: $17.99) A 16-year-old girl witnesses the police shooting of her childhood friend.
5. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom (Harper: $23.99) The sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” follows Annie’s life and afterlife.
6. There There
by Tommy Orange (Knopf: $25.95) A powerful story of contemporary Native American life.
7. Time’s Convert
by Deborah Harkness (Viking: $29) During his lover’s journey to immortality, a vampire’s past returns to haunt them both.
8. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
by Hank Green (Dutton: $26) A young woman deals with her overnight celebrity status after posting a viral video
9. French Exit
by Patrick DeWitt (Ecco: $25.99) In the wake of a scandal and financial ruin, a wealthy Upper East Side widow and her son flee to Paris.
10. Transcription
by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown: $28)A BBC radio producer’s past as an M15 recruit in 1940 confronts her years later.
Nonfiction 1. The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis (Norton: $26.95) The consequences of the willful ignorance of Trump appointees.
2. Fear: Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $30) Washington Journalist Bob Woodward’s report on the tenure of President Trump.
3. Thirst
by Scott Harrison (Currency: $27) A memoir by the founder of the nonprofit Charity: Water.
4. Good and Mad
by Rebecca Traister (Simon & Schuster: $27) A look at past and current political movements fueled by women’s anger.
5. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster: $30) Lessons learned from four presidents dealing with major crisis in private and in the life of the country.
6. Dare to Lead
by Brené Brown (Random House: $28) A practical, insightful guide to courageous leadership.
7. Ship of Fools
by Tucker Carlson (Free Press: $28) The Fox News anchor argues America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
8. Accessory to War
by Avis Lang and Neil Degrasse Tyson (W.W. Norton: $30) An explanation of the interconnected relationship between astrophysics and the military.
9. Killing the SS
by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt: $30) The postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.
10. The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
by Megan Mullaly & Nick Offerman (Dutton: $28) Presented in a series of intimate conversations, the comic actors reveal the story behind their epic romance.