Los Angeles Times
Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:
Fiction
"A Dance With Dragons," by George R.R. Martin (Bantam: $35) The future of the Seven Kingdoms is imperiled again in the fifth book of the Song of Ice and Fire series.
"State of Wonder," by Ann Patchett (Harper: $26.99) An atmospheric tale of two medical researchers and the many shades of truth they find in the Amazon.
"Dreams of Joy," by Lisa See (Random House: $26) A young Chinese American woman's search for her father in Mao Tse-tung's China.
"The Paris Wife," by Paula McLain (Ballantine: $25) A tale of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley, set in 1920s Paris.
"Then Came You," by Jennifer Weiner (Atria: $26.99) Four women explore conflicting notions of family and motherhood.
"Smokin' Seventeen," by Janet Evanovich (Random House: $28) A killer is after bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, whose family wants her to settle down.
"The Last Werewolf," by Glen Duncan (Knopf: $25.95) A 21st century love story of a distraught and lonely werewolf.
"Before I Go to Sleep," by S.J. Watson (Harper: $25.99) A woman's mind is erased of everything she knows each time she goes to sleep.
"Mockingjay," by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic: $17.99) No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.
"Now You See Her," by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown: $27.99) A lawyer's past comes back to haunt her when a man is framed for murder.
Source: http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/31/1744018/best-sellers.html
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