BESTSELLERS

LOS ANGELES TIMES NOV. 11, 2018

Fiction

1. The (Doubleday: World Reckoning War II hero $29.95) by guns John A respected down Grisham a local Mississippi. pastor inside a church in

2. Kingsolver Unsheltered (Harper: by Barbara $29.99) The predicaments family unmoored of a by contemporary the Great Recession before on the and same one a street. century

3. The (Viking: Witch $28) Elm In by this Tana novel French of suspense, a man’s life and mind are changed after a brutal beating.

4. Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $30) A painter leaves Tokyo and, at a mountain retreat of a

more famous artist, enters a surreal world.

5. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press: $26) A New Yorker deals with depression, relationships and an inept therapist.

6. There There by Tommy Orange (Knopf: $25.95) A powerful story of contemporary Native American life.

7. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine: $28.99) A gunman holds patients and doctors hostage in a woman’s health center in Mississippi.

8. French Exit by Patrick DeWitt (Ecco: $25.99) In the wake of a scandal and financial ruin, a wealthy Upper East Side widow and her son flee to Paris.

9. Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown: $28) A BBC radio producer’s past as an M15 recruit in 1940 confront her years later.

10. 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.

Nonfiction

1. The Library Book by Susan Orlean (Simon & Schuster: $28) The mystery of the 1986 fire at the Central Library in L.A. that also celebrates libraries.

2. The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis (Norton: $26.95) The consequences of the willful ignorance of Trump appointees.

3. Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Random House: $22) Illustrated affirmations from the creator of “Hamilton.”

4. Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson (Free Press: $28) The Fox News anchor argues America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.

5. Educated by Tara Westover (Random House: $28) A young woman raised without schooling by survivalists parents describes her path to Cambridge University.

6. Killing the SS by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt: $30) The postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.

7. Almost Everything by Anne Lamott (Riverhead: $20) The novelist shares her wisdom on truths inspired by the current social and political climate.

8. Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (Bantam: $25) Final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind from the posthumous scientist and mathematician.

9. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis (Thomas Dunne: $22.99) Tips for living a joy-filled life.

10. The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Byrant (MCD: $35) The former Los Angeles Laker describes the skills and techniques he used on the court.