Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

Fiction

1. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon ($15.95)

2. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan ($14)

3. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson ($14)

4. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ($13.95)

5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ($16)

6. Rant by Chuck Palahniuk ($13.95)

7. Peony in Love by Lisa See ($14)

8. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs ($14)

9. Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje ($13.95)

10. After Dark by Haruki Murakami ($13.95)

Nonfiction

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

2. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

3. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

4. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

5. Apocalypse How by Rob Kutner ($12.95)

6. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama ($14.95)

7. The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan ($16)

8. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer ($14.95)

9. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver et al ($14.95)

10. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali ($15)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.