BESTSELLERS

Fiction

1. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $28) In 1983, a Malibu party spirals out of control and ends in disaster. weeks on list 6

2. Falling by T.J. Newman 1 (Avid Reader: $28) The family of the pilot on a flight from L.A. to New York is kidnapped.

3. The Paper Palace by 1 Miranda Cowley Heller (Riverhead: $27) A happily married woman on a summer vacation has a sexual encounter with a lifelong friend.

4. Project Hail Mary by 10 Andy Weir (Ballantine: $29) A lone astronaut tries to complete a mission to save the sun and humanity.

5. The Midnight Library 36 by Matt Haig (Viking: $26) A reader in an infinite library is torn between two versions of her life.

6. Klara and the Sun by 19 Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf: $28) A view of an advanced society from the perspective of a child’s artificial friend.

7. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster: $27) A woman’s husband leaves her a mysterious message before disappearing.

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8. The Hill We Climb by 15 Amanda Gorman (Viking: $16) A special edition of the poem Gorman delivered at President Biden’s inauguration.

9. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (Celadon: $28) A therapist investigates murders at her alma mater and a secret society that protects a suspect.

10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Tor: $27) In 1714 France, a desperate young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever.

Nonfiction

1. This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan (Penguin: $28) The food writer studies three psychoactive plants — opium, caffeine and mescaline.

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2. Crying in H Mart by 12 Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter.

3. World Travel by 12 Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever (Ecco: $35) An irreverent guide to some of the late travel writer and TV personality’s favorite locales.

4. The Bomber Mafia by 11 Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27)

The bombing of Tokyo.

5. The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (Penguin Life: $22) A collection of stories, lists, essays and notes to lift the reader’s spirits from the author of “The Midnight Library.”

6. It Never Ends by Tom Scharpling (Abrams: $27) A frank and honest memoir recalling the comedian’s lifelong struggles with mental illness and other challenges.

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7. What Happened to 7 You? by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry (Flatiron: $29) Understanding past events leads to understanding behavior.

8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne: $23) A modern fable explores life’s universal lessons.

9. Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin (MCD: $27) A profile of the city of Los Angeles.

10. The Cruelty Is the Point by Adam Serwer (One World: $28) The Atlantic writer looks at the darker aspects of U.S. history.

Paperback bestsellers lists and more at latimes.com/bestsellers.

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