Los Angeles Times bestsellers

Fiction

1. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz ($14)

2. The Shack by William P. Young ($14.99)

3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

5. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks ($13.99)

6. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ($13.95)

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

8. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ($19.99)

9. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan ($14)

10. Run by Ann Patchett ($14.95)

Nonfiction

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

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

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

4. The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman ($14.95)

5. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein ($16)

6. The Official SAT Study Guide by the College Board ($19.95)

7. The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh ($13.95)

8. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin ($15.95)

9. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama ($7.99)

10. Sarah by Kaylene Johnson ($15.95)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.