BESTSELLERS

LOS ANGELES TIMES JAN. 29, 2017

Fiction

1. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday: $26.95) A slave escapes via the Underground Railroad, imagined as a train running under America.

2. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Viking: $27) In 1922, a Russian count is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel for the rest of his life.

3. Moonglow by Michael Chabon (Harper: $28.99) A multi-generational saga of a family’s secrets, lies and loves.

4. Difficult Women by Roxane Gay (Grove Press: $25) A collection of short stories featuring passionate women living complex lives.

5. Harry Potter and the Cursed

Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John Tiffany (Pottermore: $29.99) This script from the West End play finds adult Harry Potter working at the Ministry of Magic.

6. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (Harper: $27.99) A kiss in California leads to divorce, remarriage and a family secret that unfolds over a generation.

7. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner: $27) A blind French girl and a German teen struggle in occupied France during World War II.

8. The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $29) A dying magnate hires Harry Bosch to track down an heir to his fortune.

9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double

Down by Jeff Kinney (Abrams: $13.95) Greg and Rowley try to make a scary movie after finding an old video camera.

10. Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central: $27) After his marriage and business fall apart, a single father takes a chance on new love.

Nonfiction

1. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance (Harper: $27.99) The investment banker’s account of growing up poor in Appalachia.

2. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider Press: $26) The actress revisits her “Star Wars” days, revealing an affair with Harrison Ford.

3. The Book of Joy by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama (Avery: $26) The spiritual leaders share their wisdom.

4. The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis (Norton: $28.95) A history of Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky and the birth of behavioral economics.

5. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (Grand Central: $28) The author joins a team of scientists searching for a lost civilization in the Honduran jungle.

6. The Genius of Judaism by Bernard-Henri Lévy (Random House: $28) The philosopher and activist’s new vision of what it means to be Jewish.

7. Three Days in January by Bret Baier (Morrow: $28.99) An account of the final days of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency.

8. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (Spiegel & Grau: $28) The host of “The Daily Show” recounts the challenges of growing up mixed-race in South Africa.

9. Spark by Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch and Sean Lynch Outlining seven key behaviors to develop leadership qualities.

10. Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard (Holt: $30) The battles with Japan in the Pacific during WWII and America’s decision to drop the atomic bomb.