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
- The Library Book, Susan Orlean
- Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Ronan Farrow
- Blue Moon, Lee Child
- 1984, George Orwell
- Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell
- Three Women, Lisa Taddeo
- Inside Out: A Memoir, Demi Moore
Top 10 DVD
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Ad Astra
- Joker
- Angel Has Fallen
- Hustlers
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
- It: Chapter Two
- Judy
- Rambo, Last Blood
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Top 10 E-Books
- Where The Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
- Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
- The Dutch House: A Novel, Ann Patchett
- Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel, Celeste Ng
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and
Our Lives Revealed, Lori Gottlieb - Lean on Me: Family Is Forever Series, Book 1, Pat Simmons
- Normal People: A Novel, Sally Rooney
- The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
- Becoming, Michelle Obama
- The Water Dancer: A Novel, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Top 10 Songs Downloaded via Freegal*
- “Know Your Worth,” Khalid x Disclosure
- “Bad Decisions,” the Strokes
- “Ocean Eyes,” Billie Eilish
- “Nice to Meet Ya,” Meghan Trainor feat. Nicki Minaj
- “At the Door,” the Strokes
- “Be Afraid,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Dave Cobb
- “Me Gusta,” Shakira & Anuel AA
- “Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
- “All of Me,” John Legend
- “Till There’s Nothing Left,” Cam
* “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
