Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Fiction: September 26, 2010

1. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.
The breakdown of a Midwestern family.

2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.
The highly anticipated final book of the Millennium Trilogy.

3. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
In a post-apocalyptic future, kids are forced to fight in gladiator-like matches to the death.

4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
The Southern lives of a maid, cook and college graduate intertwine.

5. Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins.
No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger games trilogy.

6. Zero History by William Gibson.
"Spook Country's" Hollis Henry plunges into the secret world of military apparel manufacturing.

7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
The winners of the annual Hunger Games face the consequences of their victory.

8. Body Work by Sara Paretsky.
V.I. Warshawski is hired to clear an Iraqi war vet's name in the killing of a body artist.

9. The Elephant's Journey by Jose Saramago.
Given as a royal gift, an elephant treks to its new home.

10. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.
A teenage with transformative powers travels to Victorian England to find her brother.

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Non-Fiction: September 26, 2010

1. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking.
Further explanations of quantum theory and its relation to the universe.

2. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle.
A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.

3. A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair.
The former British prime minister's candid account of his career.

4. ...My Dad Says by Justin Halpern.
A son's compilation of his elderly father's sharp and profane observations.

5. Bob Dylan in America by Sean Wilentz.
The singer's influence on music and culture.

6. The Hilliker Curse by James Ellroy.
The crime novelist's restless, reckless love affairs.

7. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson.
How "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a little black dress influenced a generation.

8. Crimes Against Liberty by David Limbaugh.
The author's case that President Obama's policies have threatened the public's constitutional rights.

9. The Power by Rhonda Byrne.
Utilizing the force of emotions to create positive outcomes.

10. True Prep by Lisa Birnbach.
"The Official Preppy Handbook" gets a contemporary upgrade.

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers -- August 22, 2010

Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
4. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
5. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
6. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
7. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8. The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva
9. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
10. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
11. My Hollywood by Mona Simpson
12. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
13. Star Wars: The Old Republic by Sean Williams
14. The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
15. Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
16. The Beaufort Diaries by T. Cooper
17. The Obama Diaries by Laura Ingraham
18. The Passage by Justin Cronin
19. Kraken by China Mieville
20. Private by James Patterson

Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
1. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
2. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
3. Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
4. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
5. Angelina by Andrew Morton
6. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
7. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
8. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
9. Orange Sunshine by Nicholas Schou
10. Strengths Finders 2.0 by Tom Rath
11. Portrait of An Addict As a Young Man by Bill Clegg
12. Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
13. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
14. Washington Rules by Andrew Bacevich
15. Just Kids by Patti Smith
16. Four Fish by Paul Greenberg
17. Suck It, Wonder Woman by Olivia Munn
18. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
19. You Are Here by Thich Naht Hanh
20. Los Angeles: Portrait of a City by Kevin Starr

Los Angeles Times Bestseller Lists for August 15, 2010

Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers:
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
3. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
6. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
7. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
8. The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva
9. A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
10. Star Wars: The Old Republic by Sean Williams
11. Savages by Don Winslow
12. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
13. Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
14. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
15. The Obama Diaries by Laura Ingraham
16. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
17. Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
18. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
19. The Passage by Justin Cronin
20. Private by James Patterson

Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
1. Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
2. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
3. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
4. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson
5. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
6. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
7. Orange Sunshine by Nicholas Schou
8. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
9. War by Sebastian Junger
10. Furious Love by Nancy Schoenberger
11. Just Kids by Patti Smith
12. Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg
13. Role Models by John Waters
14. LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary by DK Publishing
15. You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh
16. Uncharted TerriTORI by Tori Spelling
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18. Getting Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald
19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney
20. Strengths Finders 2.0 by Tom Rath

The Los Angeles Times Bestseller Lists for August 1, 2010

Topping the fiction list this week is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. It is the final book of the Millennium Trilogy. The first two books are The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire.
The Library just received the first movie in the trilogy -- Roger Ebert says: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a compelling thriller to begin with, but it adds the rare quality of having a heroine more fascinating than the story. She's a 24-year-old goth girl named Lisbeth Salander....... [Note: it is in Swedish with English subtitles ... but well worth it.]

The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the bestseller list for 60 weeks now. It is a story about how the Southern lives of a maid, cook and college graduate intertwine.

There are several titles that are new to the list this week:

• Faithful Place by Tana French (An Irish undercover cop investigates the discovery of an old girlfriend's body.)
• The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke (Detective Dave Robicheaux investigates a serial killer and his daughter's dangerous new boyfriend.)
• Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner (A mother and her daughters find comfort after an affair.)
• The Obama Diaries by Laura Ingraham (A satirical look at fictional diaries of the Obamas.)
• The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Murder and a stolen Rembrandt portrait.)
• The Beaufort Diaries by T. Cooper (A polar bear tries to survive the Hollywood rat race with help from Leonardo DiCaprio.)
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The non-fiction bestseller list is an eclectic mix of titles -- here is a sampling:

• Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain (A gastronome's journey for foodies everywhere.)
• Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert (The author tackles her fears of marriage by delving into the institution's history.)
• Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth (How the connection between eating and core beliefs brings fulfillment.)

The complete list of the Los Angeles Times fiction and nonfiction bestsellers can be found here.

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Fiction--July 25, 2010

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
3. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
7. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
8. The Passage by Justin Cronin
9. Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst
10. The Lion by Nelson DeMille
11. Private by James Patterson
12. Savages by Don Winslow
13. Innocent by Scott Turow
14. Point Dume by Katie Arnoldi
15. Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
16. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
17. The Search by Nora Roberts
18. The Overton Window by Glenn Beck
19. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
20. A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Non-Fiction--July 25, 2010

1. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
2. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
3. Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
4. War by Sebastian Junger
5. The Big Short by Michael Lewis
6. Role Models by John Waters
7. Furious Love by Nancy Schoenberger and Sam Kashner
8. Orange Sunshine by Nicolas Schou
9. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
10. Fifth Avenue, A.M. by Sam Easson
11. Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens
12. Coming Back Stronger by Drew Brees
13. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body by Daniel G. Amen
14. Golden Gate by Kevin Starr
15. The Shallows by Nicolas Carr
16. LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary by DK Publishing
17. Seven Events That Made America by Larry Schweikart
18. 101 Things I Learned in Culinary School by Louis Eguaras
19. Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg
20. The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman