Lists are courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Central library downtown and 72 branches combined.
Here’s what LA was reading, watching and listening to in June:
Top 10 Books
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Dark Sacred Night, Michael Connelly
- Neon Prey, John Sandford
- The 18th Abduction, James Patterson
- The hate u give, Angie Thomas
- Born a Crime, Trevor Noah
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou
- The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Top 10 DVD
- Aquaman
- Glass
- Green Book
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- A Star Is Born
- Bumblebee
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Vice
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse
Top 10 E-Books
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- A Dangerous Act of Kindness, LP Fergusson
- Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel, Celeste Ng
- Nine Perfect Strangers: A Novel, Liane Moriarty
- Crazy Rich Asians: Crazy Rich Asians Series, Book 1, Kevin Kwan
- Normal People: A Novel, Sally Rooney
- The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Top 10 Songs Downloaded via Freegal*
- Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen
- Find U Again, Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello
- Call You Mine (with Bebe Rexha), The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
- Sleepy Joe’s Café, Bruce Springsteen
- We Need Love (from Songland), John Legend
- Hitch Hikin’, Bruce Springsteen
- The Wayfarer, Bruce Springsteen
- Moonlight Motel, Bruce Springsteen
- Tucson Train, Bruce Springsteen
- Shallow, Pentatonix
* “Freegal” music via the Library lets users download and keep up to five songs a month –
it’s seriously free and legal! Check it out at http://lapl.freegalmusic.com