The week's bestselling books, May 26
Hardcover fiction
1. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) An irreverent and tender novel about a woman upending her life.
2. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two opposites with the wrong thing in common connect.
3. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
4. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of "The Lincoln Highway."
5. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.
6. Long Island by Colm Tóibín (Scribner: $28) The story of a woman alone in a marriage and the bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind.
7. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Knopf: $28) An orphaned son of Iranian immigrants embarks on a search for a family secret.
8. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books: $30) A magic-infused novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
9. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $28.99) A fusion of genres and ideas that's part time-travel romance and part spy thriller.
10. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House: $29) An adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris.
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Hardcover nonfiction
1. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the start of the Civil War.
2. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (Penguin: $32) The music producer's guidance on how to be a creative person.
3. Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna (Ecco: $30) A memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.
4. Fire in the Hole! by Bob Parsons (Forefront Books: $29) The GoDaddy founder shares his story of success as an entrepreneur.
5. Somehow by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books: $22) A joyful celebration of love from the bestselling author.
6. The Wager by David Grann (Doubleday: $30) The story of the shipwreck of an 18th century British warship and a mutiny among the survivors. 54
7. The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey (Grand Central: $35) Inside the place where 12 presidential administrations grappled with history-making crises.
8. The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger (Harper: $30) An examination of the hidden world and astonishing capabilities of the plant kingdom.
9. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press: $30) An investigation into the collapse of youth mental health and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
10. Inspire Greatness by Matt Tenney (Matt Holt: $28) A four-step process on how to improve employee motivation, engagement and performance.
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Paperback fiction
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury: $19)
2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Penguin: $18)
3. Rouge by Mona Awad (S&S/Marysue Rucci Books: $19)
4. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.) (Tor: $19)
5. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Berkley: $19)
6. The Guest by Emma Cline (Random House: $18)
7. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Forever: $18)
8. Trust by Hernan Diaz (Riverhead Books: $17)
9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne: $18)
10. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria: $17)
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Paperback nonfiction
1. An Immense World by Ed Yong (Random House: $20)
2. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (Metropolitan Books: $20)
3. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17)
4. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $35)
5. Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin (Picador: $19)
6. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton (Harper Perennial: $19)
7. Dinners With Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Simon & Schuster: $19)
8. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Vintage: $17)
9. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $19)
10. Liliana's Invincible Summer byCristina Rivera Garza (Hogarth: $18)
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
