Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
| Fiction | Weeks on list | |
| 1. | Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, life and death. | 10 |
| 2. | American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House: $26) A fictional portrait of an American first lady loosely based on Laura Bush. | 2 |
| 3. | Anathem by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow: $29.95) A world in crisis brings together a scholarly community with a corrupted “saecular” society. | 1 |
| 4. | Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) The final book in the Twilight saga finds Bella choosing immortality. | 7 |
| 5. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press: $22) A writer corresponds with islanders after German occupation. | 7 |
| 6. | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (Ecco: $25.95) A mute dog breeder is banished by his uncle à la “Hamlet.” | 10 |
| 7. | The Little Book by Selden Edwards (Dutton: $25.95) An exiled banking heir time travels from 1980s San Francisco to late 18th century Vienna. | 3 |
| 8. | The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central: $25.99) The connection between the creation of Superman and the biblical story of Cain and Abel. | 2 |
| 9. | Home by Marilynne Robinson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $25) A brother and sister return home and attempt to bond while taking care of their sick father. | 2 |
| 10. | Fine Just the Way it Is by Annie Proulx (Scribner: $25) Multiple generations struggle through life in the American West. | 1 |
| 11. | The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $25.99) Alien invaders take over the minds of humans. | 19 |
| 12. | Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley (Twelve: $24.99) After several nominees to the nation’s highest court are rejected, a defiant president nominates a judge from a reality show. | 1 |
| 13. | Netherland by Joseph O’Neill (Pantheon: $23.95) An equities analyst’s life is upended after Sept. 11, when his wife and son flee New York for London. | 7 |
| 14. | Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday: $24.95) A porn star tries to have sex with 600 men in one day. | 6 |
| 15. | City of Thieves by David Benioff (Viking: $24.95) Two youths in Leningrad will be spared death if they can find a dozen eggs for a German officer. | 3 |
| Nonfiction | ||
| 1. | Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $27.95) Solutions to overpopulation and the global warming crisis. | 2 |
| 2. | The War Within by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $32) In his fourth book about the Bush presidency, Woodward reveals the dangers of unwarranted secrecy during the Iraq war. | 2 |
| 3. | The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion: $21.95) A professor’s terminal cancer inspires a call to seize life’s moments. | 22 |
| 4. | Breakthrough by Suzanne Somers (Crown: $25.95) Advice on the newest treatments for longevity and healthy living. | 1 |
| 5. | Goodnight Bush by Erich Origen and Gan Golan (Little, Brown: $14.99) A parody of the children’s classic “Goodnight Moon.” | 9 |
| 6. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (Little, Brown: $25.99) Musings on life and smoking. | 16 |
| 7. | The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) Life’s secrets, distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. | 90 |
| 8. | The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich (Metropolitan: $24) A retired army colonel believes a return to traditional principles will solve America’s economic, military and political troubles. | 2 |
| 9. | sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight: $24.95) The old-school “90210” star tells all. | 14 |
| 10. | Mother on Fire by Sandra Tsing Loh (Crown: $23) A humorist’s look at the state of schools, society and parenting in dysfunctional L.A. | 5 |
| 11. | Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment: $24.95) The talk-show host skewers dating, family and work. | 20 |
| 12. | StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Gallup Press: $21.95) A guide to assess and assist in uncovering your talents and developing your strengths. | 4 |
| 13. | Why Is God Laughing? by Deepak Chopra (Harmony: $21.95) How to find joy through laughter. | 3 |
| 14. | The Night of the Gun by David Carr (Simon & Schuster: $26) A reporter’s memoir of drug addiction, cancer and fatherhood, | 2 |
| 15. | The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso (Regnery: $27.95) An exposé of the Democratic nominee for president. | 3 |
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