Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.

(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2025, PWxyz LLC.)

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LOS ANGELES — The finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday morning, recognizing a group of celebrated writers. Actor Andrew Garfield, novelist Percival Everett and author, screenwriter and TV producer Attica Locke are among the 61 nominees across more than a dozen categories honoring literary achievement....Read more

If you’re a fan of historical fiction, which half of that is most important to you: the history? Or the fiction?

It’s entertaining to encounter actual people and events in a novel, where what we already know about them can increase our curiosity and add depth to the portrait. There’s a zing of recognition and verve in great historical ...Read more

You might say that Jennifer “Jen” Pastiloff has built a thriving brand by just being herself.

I’ve known her for years and I can’t neatly wrap up her multi-hyphenated self. A few things she is: A hearing-impaired woman and deaf advocate; a yoga teacher; a TED Talk giver; a leader of writing workshops around the world; a life coach; a ...Read more

It’s February, the time of year when we could all use a little warmth and sun. And lucky us — here come both in the form of a new novel by Jojo Moyes.

“We All Live Here” is bighearted and funny, a story about mistakes, forgiveness and moving on.

Moyes is the bestselling author of “The Giver of Stars” and “Someone Else’s Shoes,�...Read more

CHICAGO — Socrates, of all the philosophers in the history of mankind, was probably the biggest pain in the ass. He believed argument itself was the core to understanding anyone, including himself. He didn’t want to convince you. He didn’t want you to agree to disagree with him. He didn’t want you to agree at all — for therein held one...Read more

In 1994, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge completed the “Three Poles Challenge,” becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mount Everest on foot — without using dogs, supply drops or motorized aids.

Since then, he’s remained refreshingly curious, both physically (by traversing New York City underground) ...Read more

How do we find meaning when new boundaries are drawn between us every day?

This is a central question facing two children who find themselves on their own, fighting for survival under a surveillance state in Ali Smith’s newest, “Gliff.”

“Gliff” deals with similar themes to the four-time Booker Prize shortlisted author’s Seasonal ...Read more

Sara Gran got hooked on mysteries early, especially the work of Donald J. Sobel, creator of “Two-Minute Mysteries” and the “Encyclopedia Brown” series.

“Growing up, he meant so much to me,” says the novelist, short story writer and publisher during a December Zoom interview from her Marina del Rey home. “It’s difficult to put ...Read more

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 8, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.

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“Three Days in June,” Anne Tyler’s 25th novel, is like reading a hug.

The “Accidental Tourist” author embraces us from the very first sentence — “People don’t tap their watches anymore; have you noticed?” — by addressing the reader directly, inviting us into Gail Baines’ world (set in Baltimore, of course, Tyler’s ...Read more

On the back cover of “Beartooth,” a blurb from novelist Junot Diaz compares it to “A Simple Plan,” which is both high praise and a very dangerous game to be playing.

“A Simple Plan,” which became a terrific Minnesota-set movie in 1998, was written more than three decades ago but the dread-filled suspense novel is still highly ...Read more

A literary sequel worth its salt should satisfy two types of readers: those who read the first installment and those who didn’t. Joseph O’Connor’s new novel is one such book.

The Dublin-born writer has fashioned it so that it functions as both a standalone work and a follow-up to its predecessor. “My Father’s House” was about a ...Read more

At the Tomahawk Room in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, you can get a pizza, a locally brewed hard cider or, possibly, the idea for your next book.

A few years ago, novelist Nickolas Butler, who lives in a small town nearby, was nursing a beverage while finishing a Sudoku puzzle in the Tomahawk Room when this happened:

“I heard two older people �...Read more

Are sugar beets the new acai?

Starring in two hot novels in the past six months suggests that the Minnesota vegetable is on a hot streak. Louise Erdrich’s “The Mighty Red” was set in a town dependent on beets, with a prominent character whose best thinking occurred while she hauled them in her truck (Erdrich has written about the crop ...Read more

You could say novelist Josh Moehling is hot right now.

William Kent Krueger pretty much does say that in a blurb on the cover of Moehling’s new “A Long Time Gone,” his third book featuring small-town Minnesota cop Ben Packard (”One of the best new voices in the mystery genre”). The Golden Valley, Minnesota, resident also is betting on...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Brie Taralson is 40 but she felt like a “Harry Potter”-loving kid again when she waited for the clock to strike midnight and “Onyx Storm” to go on sale.

The Rebecca Yarros fantasy/romance, which sold 2.7 million copies in its first week and which the New York Times declared the bestselling novel for adults in decades, ...Read more

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 1, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2025 Circana.

(Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2025, PWxyz LLC.)

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