‘ Horse,’ by Geraldine Brooks – The Pulitzer-winning author of “People of the Book” brings a new novel about the portrait of a 19th century thoroughbred horse and its connection to the same horse’s skeleton, and a mystery about the Civil War.ģ. ‘ Lessons in Chemistry,’ by Bonnie Garmus – A delightful novel about a brilliant chemist-turned-star of a 1960s television cooking show, and her efforts to outwit the sexist entertainment machine within which she has found herself.Ģ. Here are descriptions of the Top 10 Books on Copperfield’s Fiction and Nonfiction list, along with the full Kids and Young Adults list. Which came first, the chicken or the book? On the other hand, maybe the best way for an author to land a movie deal is to write a bestseller. The lesson here seems to be that while a book might be good enough to find an audience, if it wants to be a bestseller it doesn’t hurt to land a movie deal. For that matter, “Lessons in Chemistry” is on its way to a Netflix series, the trailer having only recently dropped, so it’s on people’s minds, and Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” though not appearing on screens anytime soon, did spark a studio bidding war last year, with Sony Pictures finally acquiring rights to the twisty historical novel. 2) in July of 2021, and is now back in readers’ minds, obviously enough, due to its having been adapted into a popular Netflix series. 3 is Laura Dave’s “The Last Thing He Told Me,” made its first appearance on the Petaluma list (at No.

2 book, Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” has been on and off the list since its debut in December of 2022.

1, Bonnie Garmus’ “Lessons in Chemistry,” was No. The top five titles on this week’s Top 10 list of bestsellers in town are all books that have been bouncing up and down on the list for weeks or months. Petaluma readers know what they like, and for the moment they like the same things they’ve been liking for a while. The top selling titles at Copperfield’s Books, in Petaluma, for the week of May 1 to May 7, 2023

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