Weekly Bestseller Lists Feature Fiction and Nonfiction Titles for March 29
The Los Angeles Times published bestseller lists for the week of March 29, 2026, covering hardcover and paperback categories in fiction and nonfiction. The hardcover fiction list includes novels by Virginia Evans, Tayari Jones, and George Saunders, while hardcover nonfiction features works by Alice Hoffman, Belle Burden, and Michael Pollan. Paperback fiction highlights titles by Andy Weir and Maggie O'Farrell, and paperback nonfiction includes books by Erik Larson and bell hooks. These lists track current popular reading trends in the United States.
Key facts
- Bestseller lists were published for the week of March 29, 2026.
- Lists are divided into hardcover fiction, hardcover nonfiction, paperback fiction, and paperback nonfiction categories.
- Virginia Evans' novel 'The Correspondent' leads the hardcover fiction list.
- Alice Hoffman's edited collection 'The Best Dog in the World' tops the hardcover nonfiction list.
- Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' is number one in paperback fiction.
Entities
Artists
- Virginia Evans
- Tayari Jones
- George Saunders
- Lily King
- Madeline Cash
- Rebecca Serle
- James Patterson
- Viola Davis
- Rachel Hochhauser
- Mieko Kawakami
- Lauren Groff
- Alice Hoffman
- Belle Burden
- Michael Pollan
- Christina Applegate
- Gavin Newsom
- Neal Allen
- Anne Lamott
- Omar El Akkad
- Shyam Sankar
- Madeline Hart
- Liza Minnelli
- Ian Buruma
- Andy Weir
- Allen Levi
- Rachel Reid
- Matt Dinniman
- Marjan Kamali
- Karen Russell
- Maggie O'Farrell
- Jacqueline Harpman
- Charlotte Wood
- Liz Moore
- Erik Larson
- Chloe Dalton
- Michael Finkel
- bell hooks
- Rebecca Solnit
- Elaine Pagels
- Timothy Snyder
- David Grann
- Amy Tan
- Jennette McCurdy
Institutions
- Los Angeles Times
- Crown
- Knopf
- Random House
- Grove Press
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Atria Books
- Little, Brown & Co.
- St. Martin’s Press
- Riverhead Books
- Scribner
- The Dial Press
- Penguin Press
- Avery
- Bombardier Books
- Grand Central Publishing
- Ballantine
- Carina Press
- Ace
- Gallery Books
- Vintage
- Transit Books
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Haymarket Books
- Simon & Schuster
Locations
- United States