PAPERBACKS

Fiction

1. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

($17)

2. The Martian by Andy Weir ($15)

3. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

($16)

4. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín ($15)

5. The Revenant by Michael Punke ($16)

Nonfiction

1. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James

Brown ($17)

2. The ($15.95)Big Short by Michael Lewis

3. Just Kids by Patti Smith ($16)

4. Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon ($14.99)

5. The 5 Love Languages by Gary

Chapman ($14.99)

Rankings are based on chain results and a weekly poll of 135 Southland bookstores. For an extended list: www.latimes.com/ books.