Lists are courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Central library downtown and 72 branches combined.
Top 10 Books
Here’s what LA was reading, watching and listening to:
Top 10 Books
- The Night Fire, Michael Connelly
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Ronan Farrow
- Blue Moon, Lee Child
- Three Women, Lisa Taddeo
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell
- Inside Out: A Memoir, Demi Moore
- Wild LA, Lila M. Higgins
Top 10 DVD
- Angel Has Fallen
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
- Spider-man: Far From Home
- John Wick Chapter 3, Parabellum
- Toy Story 4
- The Lion King
- Hustlers
- Ad Astra
- Rocketman
Top 10 E-Books
- Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Testaments: The Sequel to the Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
- The Dutch House: A Novel, Ann Patchett
- City of Girls: A Novel, Elizabeth Gilbert
- Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel, Celeste Ng
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone:
A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, Lori Gottlieb - The Starless Sea: A Novel, Erin Morgenstern
- Normal People: A Novel, Sally Rooney
Top 10 Songs Downloaded via Freegal*
- “Underdog,” Alicia Keys
- “Conversations in the Dark,” John Legend
- “Ocean Eyes,” Billie Eilish
- “Me Gusta,” Shakira & Anuel AA
- “Muevelo,” Nicky Jam & Daddy Yankee
- “Ordinary Man,” Ozzy Osbourne feat. Elton John
- “Eleven,” Khalid
- “Soul (Japanese Bonus Track),” Celine Dion
- “Fine Line,” Harry Styles
- “Alone, Pt. II,” Alan Walker & Ava Max
* “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