Bestsellers List Sunday, December 11

SoCal bestseller

Bound Fiction

1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $33) The story of a boy born in the Appalachian Mountains to a single teenage mother living in poverty.

2. A world of oddities by Louise Penny (Minotaur: $30) Chief Inspector Armand Gamache must solve a decades-old mystery.

3. Lessons in chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday: $29) In the 1960s, a chemist becomes a single mother, then a celebrity chef.

4. The passenger by Cormac McCarthy (Button: $30) A salvage diver becomes involved in the mystery of a crashed plane.

5. Desert Star by Michael Connelly (Small, Brown: $29) The latest thriller from Harry Bosch/Renée Ballard.

6. horse by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $28) Before the Civil War, an enslaved young man, a racehorse and an artist begin a complex story that spans generations.

7. Care by Claire Keegan (Grove: $20) In Ireland, a father leaves his daughter on a farm to be raised by family members.

8. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Button: $28) Lifelong BFFs collaborate on a hugely successful video game.

9. Galatea by Madeline Miller (Ecco: $12) A reinterpretation of the stories from Greek mythology featuring Galatea and Pygmalion from the author of The Song of Achilles.

10. The guys from Biloxi by John Grisham (Doubleday: $30) Two men who grew up as friends in a resort community in the Deep South end up on opposite sides of the law.

Bound books

1. The light we carry by Michelle Obama (Crown: $33) The former First Lady is posting her memoir Becoming with a handy self-help book.

2. A Book of Days by Patti Smith (Random House: $29) A photo essay from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.

3. I’m glad my mother died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster: $28) A memoir by the star of the TV series iCarly and Sam & Cat.

4. Go-To Dinner by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter: $35) A cookbook by Barefoot Contessa on TV.

5. Giving up by Bono (Button: $34) The U2 frontman tells his story in 40 songs.

6. Cinema speculation by Quentin Tarantino (Harper: $35) The Oscar-winning filmmaker talks about the films and filmmakers that have most impacted his career.

7. The philosophy of modern song by Bob Dylan (Simon & Schuster: $45) The quintessential singer-songwriter offers his take on his craft and American music.

8. The song of the cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner: $33) Medical researcher explores the science of cells, from their discovery to what we know today.

9. Number one goes by Steve Martin, Harry Bliss (Image) (Celadon: $30) A memoir of the actor and comedian’s career in show business.

10. Dinner with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Simon & Schuster: $28) NPR’s legal correspondent recalls her nearly 50-year friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Fiction in Paperback

1. It starts with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $18)

2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine: $20)

3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square: $17)

4. Clare and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage: $17)

5. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Scribner: $20)

6th circle by Madeline Miller (Back Bay: $17)

7. Best American Short Stories 2022 by Andrew Sean Greer, Heidi Pitlor (Editors) (Mariner: $18)

8. It ends with us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)

9. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Penguin: $17)

10. The three body problem by Cixin Liu (Goal: $18)

Non-fiction book in paperback

1. All about love by Bell Hooks (Tomorrow: $17)

2. The body records the score by Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)

3. Those precious days by Ann Patchett (Harper: $18)

4. City of Quartz by Mike Davis (Verso: $22)

5. The four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber Allen: $13)

6. All about me! by Mel Brooks (Ballantine: $20)

7. Braid sweet grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed: $20)

8. Fluff by Mary Roach (Norton: $17)

9. Hotel splendor by Ludwig Bemelmans (Pushkin Press: $16)

10. Realm of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (anchor: $18)