The week’s bestselling books, Aug. 17
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Source link
I was forced to ban Peppa Pig after my toddler continued to repeat one rude word
As a parent I have had to take drastic measures and ban Peppa Pig for good after my daughter continued to repeat and awful wordKelly…
Robert Wilson dead: Visionary playwright, director, visual artist dies
Robert Wilson, a leader in avant-garde theater who collaborated with Philip Glass, David Byrne and Lady Gaga over his six-decade career, has died. He was…
Marjorie Taylor Greene first house Republican to use G word for Gaza
Skeletal babies. Starving families shot down while waiting in line for food. Images and video of the famine in Gaza are now everywhere, and they’ve…
L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings
Speakers at Los Angeles City Council meetings will be banned from using the N-word and the C-word, the council decided Wednesday.The ban comes after years…
The week’s bestselling books, July 20
Hardcover fiction1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program.2. Vera, or…
The week’s bestselling books, July 13
Hardcover fiction1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program.2. The Emperor…
The week’s bestselling books, July 6
Hardcover fiction1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. James…
Dwight Howard says beloved dog died in hit-and-run accident
Dwight Howard is devastated.And he wants answers.The former NBA great and current player for the Big 3’s L.A. Riot on Wednesday wrote on Instagram that…
The week’s bestselling books, June 29
Hardcover fiction1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. The…
Tyrese Haliburton quotes Kobe Bryant after his own Achilles injury
A day after having to leave the biggest game of his life, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton shared his first public comments since tearing his…
Gabby Logan gives three word blunt reply to MOTD pay question after replacing Gary Lineker
Gabby Logan maintained a stern demeanour when asked if she was to receive the same salary as her predecessor Gary Lineker after she was confirmed…
The week’s bestselling books, June 22
Hardcover fiction1. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. 2. Bury Our Bones in the…
Disorder breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center
NEWARK, N.J. — Protesters outside a New Jersey federal immigration detention center locked arms and pushed against barricades as vehicles passed through gates, inmates inside relayed word…
The week’s bestselling books, June 15
Hardcover fiction1. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books: $30) A story of friendship, love and adversity during the 1980s Space Shuttle program. 2. The…
The week’s bestselling books, June 8
Hardcover fiction1. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press: $30) An unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. 2. Nightshade by Michael Connelly (Little,…
Is there a right way to teach kids to read? Inside California’s phonics push
To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California.During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners…
Conservative? Americans Don’t Know the Meaning of the Word : Ideology: The nation’s parties are ‘liberal’ in the traditional sense. A true ‘conservative’ party might be just what the country needs.
Guy Molyneux is president of the Next America Foundation, an educational organization founded by Michael Harrington WASHINGTON — As Republicans gather this week in Houston, we hear…
Roger Nichols, songwriter behind Carpenters’ hits, dead at 84
Roger Nichols, the songwriter who penned “We’ve Only Just Begun” and other hits for folk-rock duo the Carpenters, has died. He was 84.Nichols’ death on…
Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence
Actions, we know, have consequences. And an apparent Marxist’s cold-blooded murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington on Wednesday night was the natural and…