BESTSELLERS
LOS ANGELES TIMES DEC. 24, 2017
Fiction 1. Artemis by Andy Weir (Crown: $27) A small-time smuggler living in a lunar colony attempts to pull off a heist. 2. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner: $27) The first female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II seeks to uncover the reason for her father’s disappearance. 3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Penguin Press: $27) A new family and an adoption upend a quiet Cleveland suburb. 4. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (Knopf: $26.95) The debut work of fiction by the Oscar-winning actor is a collection of warm and witty short stories.
5. Origin by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $29.95) A billionaire futurist and former student of Professor of Symbology, Robert Langdon, sends him on another quest to uncover the questions of human existence. 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Can the Heffley family survive a tropical holiday vacation? 7. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Random House: $28) President Lincoln grieves the loss of his son and is haunted by ghosts. 8. The Rooster Bar by John Grisham (Doubleday: $28.95) Three students at a third-tier law school open a fake law firm. 9. Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $29) While investigating the murder of two pharmacists, an old case comes back to haunt Harry Bosch. 10. In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende (Atria: $28) Trapped in a Brooklyn snowstorm the lives of two NYU professors and an immigrant worker intersect. Nonfiction 1. Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster: $35) The award-winning biographer, known for profiling geniuses, turns his attention to Da Vinci. 2. Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza (Little, Brown: $50) The White House photographer for President Obama shares his images and stories from behind-the-scenes. 3. Grant by Ron Chernow (Penguin Press: $40) A biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Union general and two-term U.S. president, by the author of “Hamilton.” 4. Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle (S&S: $26) The Jesuit priest shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith and compassion. 5. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson (Norton: $18.95) An easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces that govern it. 6. Why We Don't Suck by Denis Leary (Crown Archetype: $27) The comedian skewers both liberals and conservatives with sarcasm and common sense. 7. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (HarperOne: $24.99) How stopping to try to be positive all the time will make us become better, happier people. 8. We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World: $28) Eight essays previously published in the Atlantic, plus additional material from the award-winning social critic. 9. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster: $30) The former presidential candidate’s memoir of losing the 2016 election. 10. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer & Dylan Thuras (Workman: $35) A celebration of 700 of the world’s most curious places.