Bestsellers

April 8, 2018

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Hardcover Fiction

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In this Oprah Book Club 2.0 pick, a marriage is put to the test after the husband is wrongly imprisoned.
(Algonquin: $26.95)
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Detectives investigate the death of a deacon accused of a serious crime in a historic medieval town in England.
(Viking: $28)
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A family discovers it is in peril after the father, a returning Vietnam War POW, moves them to Alaska.
(St. Martin's: $28.99)
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The Winner of the Man Booker Prize explores complex relationships between fathers and sons spanning seven decades in England.
(Knopf: $28.95)
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A little girl uses the magic of memories and imagination to return to the island where she was born.
(Dial: $17.99)
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Commissario Guido Brunetti Commissario Guido Brunetti uncovers a longstanding scam and troubles for a family friend.
(Atlantic Monthly Press: $26)
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The playwrite’s first novel in 20 years hearkens back to prohibition era mobsters and newspapermen.
(Custom House: $26.99)
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Women's bodies become deadly weapons in this dystopian novel, the 2017 Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction.
(Little, Brown: $26)
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An Army Sergeant artist presumed dead is still alive and on the run.
(Grand Central: $28)
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A woman and her two children journey through the south to pick up their father from prison.
(Scribner: $26)
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Four siblings grapple with life after learning the dates of their demise from a psychic.
(Putnam: $26)
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Can the Heffley family survive a tropical holiday vacation.
(Amulet: $13.95)
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A trip through the Hogwarts curriculum from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
(Arthur A. Levine: $19.99)
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A young Persian girl defies societal rules to become an independent woman and poet in Iran.
(Ballantine: $27)
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A detective takes a risky assignment in a remote town in order to clear her brother's murder convictions.
(Little, Brown: $28)
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Hardcover Nonfiction

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Michael Isikoff & David Corn
Behind the investigation of President Trump's campaign's ties to Russia.
(Twelve: $30)
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The journalist shares bits of wisdom and inspiration on living a meaningful life.
(Pamela Dorman Books: $20)
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The years-long search for The Golden State Killer by the late wife of actor Patton Oswalt.
(Harper: $27.99)
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What politicians do to enrich themselves and friends while in office.
(Harper: $28.99)
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A case for reason, science, progress and fact-based argument in order to revive values of enlightenment.
(Viking: $35)
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A collection of essays, photographs, and reportage reflecting on the past and present of Los Angeles.
(Angel City Press: $30)
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An easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces that govern it.
(Norton: $18.95)
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A manifesto on why we must reverse the deterioration of the common good in order to save America's soul.
(Knopf: $22.95)
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A journalists’ inside account of the dysfunctional first year of the Trump White House.
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The comedian and host of “The Daily Show” recounts the challenges of growing up mixed-race under apartheid in South Africa.
(Spiegel & Grau: $28)
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A memoir from the dancer/singer and star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
(Gamble Guides: $27)
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The Jesuit priest shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion.
(S&S: $26)
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The Nobel Prize-winning spiritual leaders share their wisdom.
(Avery: $26)
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An investigation into the systematic murder of Osage Native Americans for their oil in the 1920s.
(Doubleday: $28.95)
Read The Times' book review.
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The conservative commentator describes a secret conspiracy to undermine the Trump presidency.
(Humanix: $29.99)
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A collection of personal essays from the comedian, actress and foster child from South Central Los Angeles.
(Gallery Press: $26)
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Paperback Nonfiction

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