LA Times Festival of Books 2023

1.
Less Is Lost (Arthur Less, #2)
Less Is Lost (Arthur Less, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 19,730 ratings
2.
The Devil Takes You Home
The Devil Takes You Home 3.67 avg rating — 12,383 ratings
3.
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water 3.88 avg rating — 30,149 ratings
4.
The Ballad of Perilous Graves
The Ballad of Perilous Graves 3.57 avg rating — 2,934 ratings
5.
Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2)
Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 14,950 ratings
6.
The Pink Hotel
The Pink Hotel 2.93 avg rating — 1,821 ratings
7.
My Government Means to Kill Me
My Government Means to Kill Me 4.23 avg rating — 6,254 ratings
8.
Disorientation
Disorientation 3.83 avg rating — 17,958 ratings
9.
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby 4.04 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
10.
Take No Names
Take No Names 3.51 avg rating — 513 ratings
11.
Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents
Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents 3.65 avg rating — 941 ratings
12.
Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust 3.72 avg rating — 413 ratings
13.
The Farewell Tour
The Farewell Tour 3.65 avg rating — 2,291 ratings
14.
The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society 3.98 avg rating — 67,210 ratings
15.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures 4.37 avg rating — 1,049,437 ratings
16.
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
The Book of the Most Precious Substance
by: Sara Gran
3.56 avg rating — 6,548 ratings
17.
The Mountain in the Sea
The Mountain in the Sea 3.90 avg rating — 32,180 ratings
18.
The Wrong Stars (Axiom, #1)
The Wrong Stars (Axiom, #1)
by: Tim Pratt
3.76 avg rating — 3,835 ratings
19.
Back to the Garden
Back to the Garden 3.91 avg rating — 5,148 ratings
20.
The Donut Legion
The Donut Legion 3.62 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
21.
The Last Housewife
The Last Housewife 3.69 avg rating — 59,449 ratings
21.
House of Cotton
House of Cotton liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6,188 ratings
23.
Drunk on Love
Drunk on Love 3.50 avg rating — 25,536 ratings
24.
Lunar Love
Lunar Love 3.47 avg rating — 13,888 ratings
25.
In a New York Minute
In a New York Minute 3.65 avg rating — 37,986 ratings
26.
Torch
Torch 4.10 avg rating — 228 ratings
27.
Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2)
Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 34,750 ratings
28.
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin 3.90 avg rating — 1,248 ratings
29.
Have Mercy On Us
Have Mercy On Us 4.58 avg rating — 98 ratings
30.
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories 3.99 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
31.
The Disappeared: Stories
The Disappeared: Stories 4.25 avg rating — 728 ratings
32.
Maria, Maria and Other Stories
Maria, Maria and Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 769 ratings
33.
A Tiny Upward Shove
A Tiny Upward Shove 3.89 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
34.
All That's Left Unsaid
All That's Left Unsaid 3.96 avg rating — 13,572 ratings
35.
The Sun Walks Down
The Sun Walks Down 3.71 avg rating — 4,078 ratings
36.
Go as a River
Go as a River 4.26 avg rating — 160,863 ratings
37.
The Deluge
The Deluge 4.23 avg rating — 5,594 ratings
38.
The New Earth
The New Earth
by: Jess Row
3.57 avg rating — 258 ratings
39.
Walk the Vanished Earth
Walk the Vanished Earth
by: Erin Swan
3.77 avg rating — 2,301 ratings
40.
The Return of Faraz Ali
The Return of Faraz Ali 3.91 avg rating — 3,591 ratings
41.
Ghost Town
Ghost Town 4.14 avg rating — 3,289 ratings
42.
Last Seen in Lapaz (Emma Djan Investigation #3)
Last Seen in Lapaz (Emma Djan Investigation #3) 4.08 avg rating — 859 ratings
43.
Red Team Blues (Martin Hench, #1)
Red Team Blues (Martin Hench, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,587 ratings
44.
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs 3.78 avg rating — 6,138 ratings
45.
The Rabbit Hutch
The Rabbit Hutch 3.51 avg rating — 36,286 ratings
46.
Small World
Small World 3.45 avg rating — 4,717 ratings
47.
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me 3.83 avg rating — 1,100,515 ratings
48.
The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
by: Pico Iyer
3.61 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
49.
How To Write a Novel in 20 Pies: Sweet and Savory Tips for the Writing Life
How To Write a Novel in 20 Pies: Sweet and Savory Tips for the Writing Life 4.14 avg rating — 73 ratings
50.
River Woman, River Demon
River Woman, River Demon 3.60 avg rating — 10,589 ratings
51.
The Cartographers
The Cartographers 3.63 avg rating — 78,344 ratings
52.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4.17 avg rating — 1,390,975 ratings
53.
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 168,079 ratings
54.
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories 4.03 avg rating — 1,449 ratings
55.
NSFW
NSFW 3.47 avg rating — 4,396 ratings
56.
Real Love
Real Love 3.22 avg rating — 702 ratings
57.
Aesthetica
Aesthetica 3.35 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
58.
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta 3.94 avg rating — 3,104 ratings
59.
Kiss Her Once for Me
Kiss Her Once for Me 3.84 avg rating — 55,445 ratings
60.
Wings Once Cursed & Bound (Mythwoven, #1)
Wings Once Cursed & Bound (Mythwoven, #1) 3.20 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
61.
Zora Books Her Happy Ever After
Zora Books Her Happy Ever After
by: Taj McCoy
3.46 avg rating — 3,036 ratings
62.
I Have Some Questions for You
I Have Some Questions for You 3.59 avg rating — 134,177 ratings
63.
The Dog of the North
The Dog of the North 3.60 avg rating — 3,985 ratings
64.
The Eden Test
The Eden Test 3.40 avg rating — 6,114 ratings
65.
Blue Skies
Blue Skies 3.78 avg rating — 5,348 ratings
66.
Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric
Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric 4.34 avg rating — 107 ratings
67.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,267 ratings
68.
The House of Eve
The House of Eve 4.25 avg rating — 127,172 ratings
69.
What Napoleon Could Not Do
What Napoleon Could Not Do 3.42 avg rating — 772 ratings
70.
Night Wherever We Go
Night Wherever We Go 3.84 avg rating — 3,383 ratings
71.
Flight
Flight 3.42 avg rating — 10,276 ratings
72.
A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, #1)
A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 874 ratings
73.
The Rescue
The Rescue 3.95 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
74.
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 58,246 ratings
75.
The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3)
The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 17,721 ratings
76.
Queen Bee (The Diamonds, #1)
Queen Bee (The Diamonds, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,191 ratings
77.
My Nemesis
My Nemesis 3.39 avg rating — 1,334 ratings
78.
The Deceptions
The Deceptions 3.53 avg rating — 389 ratings
79.
Life Is Everywhere
Life Is Everywhere
by: Lucy Ives
3.58 avg rating — 274 ratings
80.
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea 3.60 avg rating — 753 ratings
81.
Every Man a King (King Oliver, #2)
Every Man a King (King Oliver, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
82.
Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes
Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes 3.58 avg rating — 673 ratings
83.
This Bird Has Flown
This Bird Has Flown 3.16 avg rating — 9,053 ratings
84.
When in Rome
When in Rome 3.05 avg rating — 940 ratings
85.
Too Soon for Adiós
Too Soon for Adiós 4.26 avg rating — 5,654 ratings
86.
Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Things I Wish I Told My Mother 3.94 avg rating — 29,879 ratings
87.
Pieces of Blue
Pieces of Blue 3.68 avg rating — 2,467 ratings
88.
A Country You Can Leave
A Country You Can Leave 3.72 avg rating — 991 ratings
89.
They're Going to Love You
They're Going to Love You 4.07 avg rating — 13,682 ratings
90.
Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm
Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm 3.53 avg rating — 1,774 ratings
91.
Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1)
Scorched Grace (Sister Holiday Mystery #1) 3.19 avg rating — 8,858 ratings
92.
Secret Identity (Secret Identity #1)
Secret Identity (Secret Identity #1) 3.63 avg rating — 2,393 ratings
93.
Meru (The Alloy Era, #1)
Meru (The Alloy Era, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 3,268 ratings
94.
The Terraformers
The Terraformers 3.33 avg rating — 6,922 ratings
95.
The Window and The Mirror (Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind, #1)
The Window and The Mirror (Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings
96.
Künstlers in Paradise
Künstlers in Paradise 3.52 avg rating — 3,464 ratings
97.
The Good Left Undone
The Good Left Undone 3.98 avg rating — 27,498 ratings
98.
The Family Chao
The Family Chao 3.35 avg rating — 10,064 ratings
99.
Chevy in the Hole
Chevy in the Hole 3.53 avg rating — 852 ratings
100.
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club 3.62 avg rating — 29,265 ratings