Brief
Los Angeles Times lists top-selling books for week of Oct. 11
Rebecca Yarros, Emily St. John Mandel and John Green lead the hardcover fiction list, while Ari Emanuel tops nonfiction.
By Felo News Desk · Published
The Los Angeles Times published its weekly bestseller roundup for the week of October 11, 2026, naming the top ten titles in hardcover fiction, hardcover nonfiction and paperback fiction.
What happened
In hardcover fiction, Rebecca Yarros’ Threshing Day (Red Tower Books) claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by Emily St. John Mandel’s Exit Party (Knopf) and Min Jin Lee’s American Hagwon (Cardinal). John Green’s Hollywood, Ending, Marlon James’s The Disappearers, Emma Cline’s Switzy, John Grisham’s The French Illusion, Ann Patchett’s Whistler, R. F. Kuang’s Taipei Story and Ayad Akhtar’s The Radiance rounded out the top ten.
Hardcover nonfiction was led by Ari Emanuel’s memoir Roll the Calls (Knopf), with Gloria Steinem’s An Unexpected Life, Kyle MacLachlan’s Fictional Selves, Malcolm Gladwell’s The American Way of Killing, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s End Times Fascism, Charles Spencer’s Swan Song, Chuck Klosterman’s Rock*, Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The Cauldron, Sylvester Stallone’s The Steps and Miriam Pawel’s California Dreams.
What was said
The list includes brief descriptions supplied by the publishers, such as “a military‑college dragon‑bond saga” for Threshing Day and “a behind‑the‑scenes Hollywood love story” for Hollywood, Ending. No direct quotes from authors or publishers appear in the report.
Key facts
- Rebecca Yarros' "Threshing Day" was the top hardcover fiction bestseller for the week of Oct. 11, 2026. (latimes.com)
- Ari Emanuel's memoir "Roll the Calls" led the hardcover nonfiction list. (latimes.com)
- The paperback fiction list was headed by Matt Dinniman's "Dungeon Crawler Carl". (latimes.com)
Sources
- [1] latimes.com — originally reported as “The week’s bestselling books, October 11”
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