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The week’s bestselling books, July 14

Southern California Bestsellers
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Hardcover fiction

1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

2. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp.

3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel.

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4. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two opposites with the wrong thing in common connect.

5. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (William Morrow: $30) Twists abound in this locked-room murder mystery.

6. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

7. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.”

8. Good Material by Dolly Alderton (Knopf: $28) A story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both.

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9. Same as It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (Doubleday: $30) A long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present.

10. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House: $29) An adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.

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Hardcover nonfiction

1. The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne (Penguin Press: $30) The actor-director’s memoir of growing up in Hollywood and Manhattan.

2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the collapse of youth mental health.

3. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer’s guidance on how to be a creative person.

4. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War.

5. On Call by Dr. Anthony Fauci (Viking: $36) A memoir by the doctor whose six-decade career in public service has spanned seven presidents.

6. An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster: $35) The historian weaves together memoir and history in recounting the emotional journey she and her husband embarked on in the last years of his life.

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7. The Wager by David Grann (Doubleday: $30) The story of the shipwreck of an 18th century British warship and a mutiny among the survivors.

8. The Singularity Is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil (Viking: $35) The inventor and futurist explores how technology will transform the human race.

9. Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna (Ecco: $30) A memoir by the original riot grrrl and frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.

10. Somehow by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books: $22) A joyful celebration of love from the bestselling author.

Paperback fiction

1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Vintage: $19)

2. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)

3. Beach Read by Emily Henry (Berkley: $16)

4. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19)

5. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $18)

6. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Scribner: $19)

7. Wellness by Nathan Hill (Vintage: $19)

8. The Idiot by Elif Batuman (Penguin: $18)

9. Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18)

10. Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley: $19)

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Paperback nonfiction

1. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18)

2. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)

3. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)

4. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton (Harper Perennial: $19)

5. The White Album by Joan Didion (FSG: $18)

6. World Travel by Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever (Ecco: $22)

7. How to Sit by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press: $10)

8. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $13)

9. How to Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press: $10)

10. The Eater Guide to Los Angeles by Eater (Abrams Image: $20)

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