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new february 2023 book releases
9 New Books for February

This month, we’ve got our eyes on My Nemesis, Stone Cold Fox, and seven other titles by writers on the West.

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against the written word, ian f svenonius, nonfiction
By the Book
kathryn ma, the chinese groove, novel, fiction, book review, alta journal, monday book review
Mutual Aid
everybody knows, jordan harper, book review, novel, fiction
The Deal Is Rotten
the shards, bret easton ellis
More Than Zero
the creative act by rick rubin, how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix, the half known life by pico iyer
THIS WEEK'S TOP TITLES
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (January 25, 2023)
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rejoice the head of paul mccartney, adam braver
The Myth of History
january 2023 new book releases
15 New Books for January
cheap land colorado, ted conover
Underneath the Radar
m3 thom mayne
If You Build It, They Will Come
toni ann johnson, light skin gone to waste, short stories, review, alta journal
The Outsiders
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trust, hernan diaz, spare, prince harry, january 6th report
California Bestsellers List (January 18, 2023)
age of vice, deepti kapoor, the maid, nita prose, dopamine nation, anna lembke
California Bestsellers List (January 11, 2023)
a world of curiosities, louise penny, babel, rf kuang, the year of magical thinking, joan didion
California Bestsellers List (January 4, 2023)
alta joural, book reviews, best of 2022
Best Alta Monday Book Reviews of 2022
demon copperhead, barbara kingsolver, cloud cuckoo land, anthony doerr, all about love, bell hooks
California Bestsellers List (December 21, 2022)
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
fuzz, mary roach, the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, charlie mackesy, and circe, madeline miller
Alta Journal’s 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 2022 Favorite Bookstores
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 Continued Relevancy of John Gregory Dunne’s Memoir
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
mfk fisher
The Magnificence of M.F.K. Fisher
alta journal's california bestsellers list, september 21, 2022, nona the ninth, tamsyn muir, holding the line, dinners with ruth, nina totenberg
California Bestsellers List (September 21, 2022)
julie otsuka, michael cunningham, john freeman, the swimmers, california book club
Event Recap: Julie Otsuka’s ‘The Swimmers’
less is lost, andrew sean greer
Less Is More
fairy tale, stephen king, the marriage portrait, maggie o'farrell, a visible man, edward enninful
California Bestsellers List (September 14, 2022)
if i survive you, jonathan escoffery
Family Matters
alta journal california bestsellers list, september 7, 2022, carrie soto is back, taylor jenkins reid, subtle art of not giving a fuck, mark manson, ink black heart, jk rowling, robert galbraith
California Bestsellers List (September 7, 2022)
on the rooftop, margaret wilkerson sexton
City Lights
alta journal's 2022 favorite bookstores, round 2
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Update 2
babel, rf kuang, love on the brain, ali hazelwood, nightcrawling, leila mottley
California Bestsellers List (August 31, 2022)
september new book releases,
16 New Books for September
thomas pynchon, inherent vice
Pynchon at the Beach
i walk between the raindrops, tc boyle
Life and Fate
the world's worst assistant, i'm glad my mom died, sea of tranquility
California Bestsellers List (August 24, 2022)
40, alan heathcock
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
heat 2, atomic habits, the four agreements
California Bestsellers List (August 17, 2022)
mercury pictures presents, anthony marra
The Home Front
mercury pictures presents, anthony marra, the last white man, mohsin hamid, beautiful world where are you, sally rooney
California Bestsellers List (August 10, 2022)
rabbit hutch, tess gunty
The Apartment