BESTSELLERS

Fiction

1. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng (Penguin: $29) A boy growing up in a xenophobic future searches for his mother, a Chinese American poet who disappeared. 2

2. Lucy by the Sea by 4 Elizabeth Strout (Random House: $28) The heroine of “My Name Is Lucy Barton” grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Knopf: $28) Lifelong BFFs collaborate on a wildly successful video game.

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4. Less Is Lost by Andrew 4 Sean Greer (Little, Brown: $29) An author begins to struggle in his career and his relationships.

5. 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.

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6. Horse by Geraldine 18 Brooks (Viking: $28) Prior to the Civil War, an enslaved young man, a racehorse and an artist launch a complex story that spans generations.

7. Fairy Tale by Stephen King (Scribner: $33) A teenager inherits a dog and a portal to an alternate world in a novel from the master of horror.

8. Carrie Soto Is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine: $28) In 1994, six years after retiring, a champion tennis player attempts a comeback.

Nonfiction

Southern California bestsellers from CALIBA

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9. The Marriage Portrait 6 by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf: $28) In 16th century Florence, the carefree daughter of a grand duke gets forced into a political marriage.

10. Mad Honey by Jodi 2 Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan (Ballantine: $30) Two single parents, each hoping for a fresh start in a small town with their teenager, get embroiled in a murder mystery. 1. Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman (Penguin: $32) The journalist’s biography of former President Trump.

2. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster: $28) A memoir from the TV star.

3. Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner (Knopf: $27) A memoir from the Korean-born singer-songwriter. 2 9

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4. When Women Lead by Julia Boorstin (Avid Reader: $30) The tech journalist examines the difference having women in corporate leadership roles makes.

5. Adrift by Scott Galloway (Portfolio: $35) The story of the U.S. from 1945 to the present day, told through data displayed graphically.

6. Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen (Simon & Schuster: $29) An unauthorized biography of Anthony Bourdain. 1 1

7. How We Live Is How 1 We Die by Pema Chödrön (Shambhala: $25) Life lessons from the Buddhist nun.

8. Dinner in One by Melissa Clark (Clarkson Potter: $30) A collection of recipes that can be prepared in one pan, pot or sheet.

9. Atomic Habits by James Clear (Avery: $27) A guide to building good habits.

10. Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Henry Holt: $29) The astrophysicist examines challenges facing civilization. 38

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

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