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 July:
Top 10 Books
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Born a Crime, Trevor Noah
- The 18th Abduction, James Patterson
- Neon Prey, John Sandford
- The Dark Prophecy, Rick Riordan
- The hate u give, Angie Thomas
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb
- The Sentence Is Death, Anthony Horowitz
Top 10 DVD
- Aquaman
- Captain Marvel
- Green Book
- Bumblebee
- Glass
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Mule
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- The LEGO Movie 2
- A Star Is Born
Top 10 E-Books
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel, Celeste Ng
- City of Girls: A Novel, Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Other Americans: A Novel, Laila Lalami
- Normal People: A Novel, Sally Rooney
- Nine Perfect Strangers: A Novel, Liane Moriarty
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Careryrou
Top 10 Songs Downloaded via Freegal*
- Spirit (from Disney’s The Lion King), Beyoncé
- Higher Love, Kygo & Whitney Houston
- Call You Mine (with Bebe Rexha), The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
- Never Surrender, Corey Hart
- That Was Yesterday, Leon Bridges
- Find Your Way Back, Beyoncé
- Hurt Me (from Songland), Meghan Trainor
- Happy Days, blink-182
- Bigger, Beyoncé
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight, 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