Elizabeth Casillas
Elizabeth Casillas is an associate editor at Alta Journal. A graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, she has previously written for the Poly Post and Enspire Magazine.

Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (June 4, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick, and Make Believe by Mac Barnett.

15 New Books for June
Here are works by authors on and of the West—including There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood, Villa Coco, and Daughters of the Sun and Moon—that we’re excited to see published this month.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (May 28, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li, The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett, and Liar’s Kingdom by Andrew Weissmann.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (May 21, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman, Take Me to Your Leader by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Angel Down by Daniel Kraus.

Alta Journal Lands 16 Nominations at the 2026 Southern California Journalism Awards
From film criticism and illustration to podcasts and culture reporting, Alta is recognized across categories at this year’s L.A. Press Club honors.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (May 14, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, Make Believe by Mac Barnett, and The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (May 7, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About by Isabel Klee, Start with Yourself by Emma Grede, and Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (April 30, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten, Transcription by Ben Lerner, and Heart the Lover by Lily King.

14 New May Books
Here are works on and of the West, including The Hill, Destiny Express, and Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin, that we’re excited to see published this month.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (April 23, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Famesick by Lena Dunham, Start with Yourself by Emma Grede, and Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen.

2026’s Ultimate California Indie Bookstore Guide to Events, Crawls, and Free Drinks
From singles mixers, to flash tattoos and even a “battle of the book club” trivia challenge—here’s everything happening at California indie bookshops on April 25.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (April 16, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter, and Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (April 9, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson, The Keeper by Tana French, and Your Retirement Sketchbook by Jamie Hopkins and Bonnie Treichel.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (April 2, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez, Kin by Tayari Jones, and The Best Dog in the World, edited by Alice Hoffman.

15 New April Books
Here are works on and of the West, including The Oracle’s Daughter, Brand New Beat, and Questions 27 and 28 that we’re excited to see published this month.

Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (March 26, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash, You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate, and Good Writing by Neal Allen and Anne Lamott.

#booktok: Trope Town
Samantha Yazzie is building community, one hashtag at a time.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (March 19, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (March 12, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Kin by Tayari Jones, Young Man in a Hurry by Gavin Newsom, and Brawler by Lauren Groff.

14 New March Books
Here are works on and of the West that we’re excited to see published this month.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (February 26, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett, and The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (February 19, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include On Love by Joseph Campbell, Firestorm by Jacob Soboroff, and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (February 12, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Heart the Lover by Lily King, A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, and Strangers by Belle Burden.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (February 5, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, and The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins.

13 New February Books
Here are works on and of the West, including Evil Genius, A Killing in Cannabis, and Fifty Mothers, that we’re excited to see published this month.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (January 29, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy, Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, and One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad.

Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (January 22, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, The Long Game by Rachel Reid, and What We Can Know by Ian McEwan.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (January 15, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave, James by Percival Everett, and Game Changer by Rachel Reid.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (January 8, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Breath by James Nestor, and Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid.

12 New January Books
Here are works on and of the West, including Crux, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, and Vigil, that we’re delighted to see published this month.

California Book Club Picks That Got Us Talking in 2025
Each year, the California Book Club spotlights a dozen standout titles and invites their authors to join the conversation. Here are some works that drew big crowds this year.

Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (December 18, 2025)
This week’s bestselling titles include Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Good Things by Samin Nosrat, and Flesh by David Szalay.