Isabel Allende and Scott Turow enter the L.A. Times bestseller list

Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, cook and college graduate intertwine.

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Innocent by Scott Turow (Grand Central: $27.99) Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto return to the courtroom after the mysterious death of Rusty’s wife.

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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace: $25.95) Sookie Stackhouse copes with loss and paranormal politics.

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Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins: $26.99) The intertwined lives of a young slave girl and plantation owner on a Caribbean island in the 1700s

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The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Hyperion: $17.99) Siblings battle Egyptian gods to uncover family secrets and find their Egyptologist father.

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The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon: $24.95) Multiple adventures await sleuth Precious Ramotswe.

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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion: $17.99) Percy Jackson and his army of demigods battle the Lord of Time.

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Burned by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (St. Martin’s/Griffin: $17.99) Teen drama reigns in this supernatural fantasy.

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Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes (Atlantic Monthly: $24.95) The ravages of the Vietnam War told by an ambitious young soldier.

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Solar by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese: $26.95) A physicist tries to reinvigorate his career (at a colleague’s expense).

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The 9th Judgment by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $27.99) Detective Lindsay Boxer calls on the Women’s Murder Club to catch two elusive criminals.

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The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell (Balzer + Bray: $18.99) Carrie Bradshaw’s small-town high school life before moving to the Big Apple

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Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci (Grand Central: $27.99) Operative Shaw pursues a human trafficker and arms dealer.

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Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (Random House: $26) A violent act rips a family apart, leaving a mother struggling to cope.

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Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott (Riverhead: $25.95) Fraught parents send their teenage daughter to a wilderness rehab program.

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Fever Dream by Douglas Preston (Grand Central: $26.99) Special Agent Pendergast delves into his wife’s mysterious and tragic death.

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This Body of Death by Elizabeth George (Harper: $28.99) Still mourning the loss of his wife and unborn child, an inspector returns to Scotland Yard.

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The Ask bySam Lipsyte (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: $25) A washed-up painter becomes indentured to an old classmate who’s a donor to his mediocre university.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Greg desires to spend summer vacation indoors despite his mother’s wishes for outdoor family fun.

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The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King( Bantam: $25) Separated and on the run, Sherlock Holmes and wife Mary Russell must solve a mystery while protecting their family.

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Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers

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Mom by Dave Isay (Penguin Press: $21.95) A collection of stories celebrating American moms.

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The Big Short by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton: $27.95) How the U.S. economy was driven to collapse by the bond and real estate markets.

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Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle (Free Press: $25) A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.

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The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman (Harper: $25.99) The stand-up comic known for her salty humor shares her life story.

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Spoken From the Heart by Laura Bush (Scribner: $30) The former First Lady’s memoir of growing up in West Texas and life in the White House.

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The Men Who Would Be King by Nicole Laporte (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $28) The rise and fall of DreamWorks Studios.

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This Time Together by Carol Burnett (Harmony: $25) The comedian’s humorous look at her career and life in showbiz.

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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $14.95) Behind the scenes during the making of the movie.

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---- My Dad Says by Justin Halpern (HarperCollins: $15.99) A son’s compilation of his elderly father’s ramblings and observations.

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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler (Grand Central: $25.99) Essays and amusing tales from the comic’s personal life.

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Oprah by Kitty Kelley (Crown: $30) A probing account into the queen of all media’s empire and her personal life.

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Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth (Scribner: $24) The connection between eating and core beliefs that brings fulfillment.

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Crown: $26) How a poor black woman’s cancer cells helped scientists.

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Just Kids by Patti Smith (Ecco: $27) The singer’s early days and relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe.

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Getting Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald (It Books: $25.99) The actress shares insights and tips on finding inner and outer beauty after 40.

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The Bridge by David Remnick (Knopf: $29.95) The New Yorker editor’s biography of President Obama as pragmatist, seeker and civil rights symbol.

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Enemies of the People by Kati Marton (Simon & Schuster: $26) The author’s account of life in Cold War Budapest and her parents

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Satiristas by Paul Provenza & Dan Dion (It Books: $29.99) A collection of comics’ satirical views on politics, culture and society.

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Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson (Viking: $26.95) The author’s continued struggle to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan, in this sequel to ‘Three Cups of Tea.’

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Healing Hearts by Kathy Magliato M.D. (Broadway: $24)The high-pressured life of one of the few practicing female heart surgeons, wife and mother.

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Paperback Fiction Bestsellers

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ($14.95)

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The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson ($15.95)

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Little Bee by Chris Cleave ($14)

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Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann ($15)

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The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan ($7.99)

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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese ($15.95)

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Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts ($16)

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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout ($14)

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan ($7.99)

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ($7.99)

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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick ($14.95)

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Irish Girl by Tim Johnston ($12.95)

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See ($15)

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Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay ($13.95)

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ($13.95)

Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers

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Food Rules by Michael Pollan ($7.99)

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris ($15.99)

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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

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For You, Mom. Finally. by Ruth Reichl ($13)

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L.A. Noir by John Buntin ($16)

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris ($14.99)

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Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler ($15)

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Awkward Family Photos by Mike Bender and Doug Chernack ($15)

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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell ($15.99)

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How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer ($14.95)

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Historical Tweets by Alan Beard and Alec McNayr ($14)

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Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen ($14)

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The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition by The College Board ($21.99)

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Secret Stairs by Charles Fleming ($16.95)