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
1. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, James Comey
2. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara
3. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, Trevor Noah
4. Twisted Prey, John Sandford
5. The Outsider, Stephen King
6. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Michael Wolff
7. The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
8. Two Kinds of Truth, Michael Connelly
9. The 17th Suspect, James Patterson
10. The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan
Top 10 DVDs
1. Justice League
2. Black Panther
3. Thor: Ragnarok
4. I, Tonya
5. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
6. The Shape of Water
7. Blade Runner 2049
8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
9. Lady Bird
10. Game Night
Top 10 E-Books
1. Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng
2. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara
3. The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
4. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, James Comey
5. Manhattan Beach: A Novel, Jennifer Egan
6. The Woman in the Window: A Novel, A. J. Finn
7. Origin: A Novel, Dan Brown
8. Artemis: A Novel, Andy Weir
9. Crazy Rich Asians: Rich Series, Book 1, Kevin Kwan
10. A Gentleman in Moscow:
A Novel, Amor Towles
Top 10 Songs Downloaded via Freegal*
1. Clandestino, Shakira and Maluma
2. Live It Up (Official Song – 2018 FIFA World Cup), Nicky Jam, Will Smith and Era Istrefi
3. This Is America, Childish Gambino
4. One Kiss, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa
5. You Deserve Better, James Arthur
6. Lose It, Kane Brown
7. Call Me Sir, Train featuring Cam and Travie McCoy
8. Ocean, Martin Garrix featuring Khalid
9. Sangria Wine, Pharrell Williams and Camila Cabello
10. Come Over, The Internet
* “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
