Sonoma’s bestsellers list

Nonfiction Hardcover

1. Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

The latest collection of original essays from the bestselling humorist, taking on subjects including the pandemic, social unrest and death.

2. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

A collection of 12 of his New Yorker essays from the bestselling author of “Empire of Pain,” each centering on a particularly nefarious real-life character.

3. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell by Tim Miller

A former Republican operative explores why the GOP has morphed into Trumpism.

4. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown

The University of Houston research professor and popular podcaster outlines the essential human emotions, and provides the language and tools to build connections with others.

5. Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits, and the Birth of a University by Richard White

Chronicle of the cover up surrounding the death of the cofounder of Stanford University, exposing the politics, power struggles and scandals of late 1800s San Francisco society.

Nonfiction Paperback

1. The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History by Margalit Fox

Two Allied officers captured by the Turks during WWI, execute an elaborate escape from their remote prison.

2. 52 Weekend Adventures in Northern California: My Favorite Outdoor Getaways by Tom Stienstra

Comprehensive guide from the bestselling outdoors expert.

3. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

A revisionist history of the developments leading to the deadliest WWII air raids by the U.S. on Tokyo, prior to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Along the way, intriguing questions on the morality of war are posed.

4. Broken (In the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson

The award-winning humorist, with her trademark wit and honesty, writes of her battles with depression, anxiety and rheumatoid arthritis.

5. London’s Number One Dog Walking Agency: A Memoir by Kate MacDougall

An uplifting story of a young woman who leaves an unfulfilling career and starts a dog-walking business.

Children’s

1. Loveless by Alice Oseman

YA, ages 13-17. A British girl goes off to university and begins to understand herself amidst the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

2. Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins by Lincoln Peirce

Graphic Novel, ages 8-11. Installment 26 of the popular Big Nate series.

3. It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit by Justin Reynolds

Middle Reader, ages 8-12. A doomsday scenario rendered with humor in a story of a 12-year-old boy with ADHD, who hatches a plan to avoid summer chores, leading to some wacky summer adventures.

4. The Flames of Hope by Tui T. Sutherland

Middle Reader, ages 8-12. The 15th book in the popular Wings of Fire series.

5. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi

Middle Reader, ages 8-12. The fifth installment of the Pandava series of magical, fantastical adventures.