Books

mona simpson, commitment, novel, fiction, book review
The Home Front

At the heart of Mona Simpson’s Commitment is a family on the ropes.

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jenny odell, saving time, nonfiction, interview
Time It Was
lucy jane bledsoe, tell the rest, novel, fiction, book review, alta journal
The Player, Not the Game
march 2023 new book releases
13 New Books for March
courtney faye taylor, vickie vertiz, bh fairchild
Where We Are Now
california bestsellers, the greatest mindset, lewis howes, old babes in the wood, margaret atwood, the candy house, jennifer egan
THIS WEEK'S TOP TITLES
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (March 15, 2023)
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malcolm harris, author, palo alto a history of california capitalism and the world, nonfiction, book review, alta journal
Silicon Valley Is Everywhere
rebecca makkai, i may have some questions for you, novel, fiction, book review, alta jounral
My Old School
charmaine craig, my nemesis, fiction, novel
Frenemies, a Love Story
new february 2023 book releases
9 New Books for February
against the written word, ian f svenonius, nonfiction
By the Book
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california bestsellers, palo alto, i have some questions for you, a day of fallen night
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List
lucy foley, the paris apartment, bernie sanders, its ok to be angry about capitalism, taylor jenkins reid, daisy jones and the six
California Bestsellers List (March 1, 2023)
shelley read
Talking with Shelley Read
go as a river, shelley read
Excerpt: ‘Go As a River’
bestsellers, love poems, pable neruda, caste, isabel wilkerson, unscripted, james b stewart, rachel abrams
California Bestsellers List (February 22, 2023)
tía chucha’s centro cultural and bookstore, luis j rodriguez
Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
anna bullard, co owner of bookshop west portal, which like all good indie bookstores engages deeply with its local community and serves as a neighborhood anchor
Bookshop West Portal
victory city, salman rushdie, love, pamela, pamela anderson, nineties, chuck klosterman
California Bestsellers List (February 15, 2023)
trust, hernan diaz, the year of magical thinking, joan didion, entangled life, merlin sheldrake
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (February 8, 2023)
cinema speculation, quentin tarantino, daisy jones and the six, taylor jenkins reid, and how to love, thich nhat hanh
California Bestsellers List (February 1, 2023)
the creative act by rick rubin, how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix, the half known life by pico iyer
California Bestsellers List (January 25, 2023)
kathryn ma, the chinese groove, novel, fiction, book review, alta journal, monday book review
Mutual Aid
trust, hernan diaz, spare, prince harry, january 6th report
California Bestsellers List (January 18, 2023)
everybody knows, jordan harper, book review, novel, fiction
The Deal Is Rotten
age of vice, deepti kapoor, the maid, nita prose, dopamine nation, anna lembke
California Bestsellers List (January 11, 2023)
the shards, bret easton ellis
More Than Zero
a world of curiosities, louise penny, babel, rf kuang, the year of magical thinking, joan didion
California Bestsellers List (January 4, 2023)
rejoice the head of paul mccartney, adam braver
The Myth of History
alta joural, book reviews, best of 2022
Best Alta Monday Book Reviews of 2022
january 2023 new book releases
15 New Books for January
cheap land colorado, ted conover
Underneath the Radar
demon copperhead, barbara kingsolver, cloud cuckoo land, anthony doerr, all about love, bell hooks
California Bestsellers List (December 21, 2022)
m3 thom mayne
If You Build It, They Will Come
doug peacock
Doug Peacock Still Answers the Call of the Wild
doug peacock books
Six Essential Books by Doug Peacock
year in review, 2022, alta journal, best fiction, fiction
Alta Journal Fiction 2022
toni ann johnson, light skin gone to waste, short stories, review, alta journal
The Outsiders
fuzz, mary roach, the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, charlie mackesy, and circe, madeline miller
California Bestsellers List (December 14, 2022)
jane smiley, a dangerous business, book review, fiction, knopf, alta journal
Working Girls
a world of curiosities, louise penny, klara , the sun by kazuo ishiguro, it starts with us , colleen hoover
California Bestsellers List (December 7, 2022)
edward humes, the forever witness, how dna and genealogy solved a cold case double murder, pulitzer prize, genetic evidence, cold case, double murder
The Gene Pool
rosebud awards, 2022, nonfiction
Rosebud Awards: Best Nonfiction Book
rosebud awards, 2022, fiction
Rosebud Awards: Best Fiction Book
rosebud awards, poetry book, ada limon, hurting king
Rosebud Awards: Best Poetry Book
alta favorite bookstores
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: By Region
a book of days, patti smith, the light we carry, michelle obama, all about me, mel brooks
California Bestsellers List (November 30, 2022)
jane smiley, a dangerous business, obed silva, the death of my father the pope a memoir, you already have the answers, amanda deibert, to the realization of perfect helplessness, robin coste lewis, stella maris, cormac mccarthy, the opportunist, elyse friedman, the lipstick bureau, michelle gable, the light pirate, lily brooks dalton, how far the light reaches, sabrina imbler, elizabeth taylor the grit and glamour of an icon, kate andersen brower, alta journal, books
10 New Books for December
south central noir, gary phillips
Book Review: ‘South Central Noir’
manuel muñoz, the consequences, review
Inside Out
foster, claire keegan, cinema speculation, quentin tarantino, song of the cell, siddhartha mukherjee
California Bestsellers List (November 16, 2022)
listen world, elsie robinson, julia scheeres, allison gilbert, seal press
The Unsinkable Elsie Robinson
friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing, matthew perry, the seven moons of maali almeida, shehan karunatilaka, these precious days, ann patchett
California Bestsellers List (November 9, 2022)
dr no, percival everett
Nothing Doings
altas favorite bookstores, bookstores
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Update 4
go to dinners, ina garten, oldest los angeles, mimi slawoff, zen and the art of saving the planet, thich nhat hanh
California Bestsellers List (November 2, 2022)
november 2022, new book releases
12 New Books for November
the passenger, stella maris, cormac mccarthy
Book Review: ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’
alta journal california bestsellers, october 26 2022, liberation day george saunders, extraordinary life of an ordinary man, paul newman, it starts with us, colleen hoover
California Bestsellers List (October 26, 2022)
writer mike davis
Mike Davis (1946-2022)
dinosaurs, lydia millet
A Tender Man
alta journal california bestsellers, october 19 2022, when women lead, julia boorstin, adrift, scott galloway, and the myth of normal, gabor maté
California Bestsellers List (October 19, 2022)
hua hsu, stay true, memoir, book review, alta journal
See You at the Crossroads
life's work, david milch, confidence man, maggie haberman, the thursday murder club, richard osman
California Bestsellers List (October 12, 2022)
the furrows, namwali serpell, book review, california book club, alta magazine
Circular Logic
bono, jann wenner, mick jagger, bruce springsteen, rock and roll hall of fame 25th anniversary
Jann Wenner Doesn’t Get That He’s Doing Just Fine
alta journal california bestsellers, october 5 2022, gay bar, jeremy atherton lin, golden enclaves, naomi novik, profiles in ignorance, andy borowitz
California Bestsellers List (October 5, 2022)
i've had to think up a way to survive, lynn melnick, university of texas press
Excerpt: ‘I’ve Had to Think Up a Way to Survive’
sweet, soft, plenty rhythm, laura warrell
Song and Dance
15 new books for october, alta journal
15 New Books for October
alta journal, favorite bookstores 2022, update 3
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Update 3
lucy by the sea, elizabeth strout, starry messenger, neil degrasse tyson, the divider, peter baker, susan glasser
California Bestsellers List (September 28, 2022)
predator, ander monson
Obsession
john gregory dunne
The Dark Season
marion davies and william randolph hearst in bad nauheim, germany, davies’s pet dachshund peeks his nose out from her coat
Marion Davies on Her Own Terms
mfk fisher primer
An M.F.K. Fisher Primer