Two local Malibu authors shoot straight to the fiction bestsellers list: T. Cooper and W. William Winokur. Raised in Malibu, Cooper moved to New York and wrote her first novel, published to rave reviews: “Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes.” William Winokur followed an opposite trajectory, from New York to Malibu, where he wrote his first novel “Marathon,” just out and selling very strongly.
In nonfiction, two books on creativity have hit the list: Anna Deavere Smith’s thoughtful book addressed to cultural workers of all kinds, “Letters to a Young Artist,” and the paperback edition of dancer/choreographer Twyla’s Tharp’s hardcover bestseller, “The Creative Habit.”
For children, two books connected to local treasure Dick Van Dyke top the list. New series books round out the list, so keep an eye out for: “The Clique,” “The It Girl No. 1” and “Babymouse.”
Fiction
1. “The Shadow of the Wind,” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, paperback, Penguin Group, $15
2. “Veronica,” by Mary Gaitskill, hardcover, Pantheon, $23
3. “Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes,” by T. Cooper, hardcover, Dutton, $24.95
4. “The People’s Act of Love,” by James Meek, hardcover, Canongate, $24
5. “Marathon,” by W. William Winokur, hardcover, Kissena Park Press, $24.95
6. “Runaway,” by Alice Munro, paperback, Vintage Contemporaries, $14.95
7. “Brokeback Mountain,” by Annie Proulx, paper, Scribner, $9.95
8. “Harmony Silk Factory”, by Tash Aw, paperback, Riverhead, $15
9. “The Forgotten Man,” by Robert Crais, paperback, Ballantine Books, $7.99
10. “Wolves Eat Dogs,” by Martin Cruz Smith, paperback, Pocket Books, $14
Nonfiction
1. “The Year of Magical Thinking,” by Joan Didion, hardcover, Random House, $23.95
2. “Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-Up Advice on Making it in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind,” by Anna Deavere Smith, paperback, Anchor, $13
3. “Malibu: California’s Most Famous Seaside Community,” Marian Hall and Nick Rodionoff, Angel City Press, hardcover and paperback, $35 and $25
4. “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood,” by Koren Zailckas, paperback, Penguin Group, $14
5. “Night,” by Elie Wiesel, paperback, Bantam Books, $5.99
6. “My Fifty Years in Malibu,” by Dorothy Stotsenberg, hardcover, $20
7. “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life,” by Twyla Tharp, paperback, Simon & Schuster, $15
8. “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”, by Malcolm Gladwell, paperback, Back Bay Books, $14.95
9. “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis,” by Jimmy Carter, hardcover, Simon & Schuster, $25
10. “Red Herrings and White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day,” by Jack Albert, hardcover, HarperCollins, $15.95
Children
1. “Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest,” by Dan Farr, hardcover, Shadow Mountain, $19.95
2. “Curious George,” by H.A. Rey, paperback, Houghton Mifflin, $3.95
3. “Pretty Committee Strikes Back (The Clique: No. 5)”, by Lisi Harrison, paperback, Little, Brown, $9.99
4. “TTYL (Talk To You Later),” by Lauren Myracle, paperback, Abrams Books, $6.95
5. “Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up,” Robert Sabuda, Candlewick, hardcover, $26.99
6. “The It Girl No. 1,” by Cecily von Ziegesar, paperback, Little, Brown, $9.99
7. “Dragonology,” by Ernest Drake, hardcover, Candlewick, $19.99
8. Babymouse: Queen of the World,” by Jennifer Holm, paperback, Random House, $5.95
9. “Curious George Mad Libs,” by Roger Price, paperback, Price Stern Sloan, $3.99
10. “Lily’s Pesky Plant (Disney Fairies),” by Kristen Larsen, paperback, Random House, $5.99
List provided by Diesel, A Bookstore