Bestsellers

HERE is what Southern California, US, is reading, according to is the latest list of bestsellers published by the Los Angeles Times.

The March, by E.L. Doctorow (Random House: $25.95) On the trail with Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman making his historic sweep to Atlanta, routing Confederate troops and destroying the countryside.

On Beauty, by Zadie Smith (Penguin: $25.95) Identity crises, adultery, racial conflict and religious zealotry afflict two families whose lives are a 21st century parallel to E.M. Forster's Howards End.

Shalimar the Clown, by Salman Rushdie (Random House: $25.95) A diplomat's murder in Los Angeles uncovers a saga with roots in Kashmir, Nazi Europe and modern terrorism.

Cinnamon Kiss, by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown: $24.95) To raise cash for his daughter's operation, Easy Rawlins threads his way through post-Watts riots L.A. and flower-power San Francisco.

Goodnight Nobody, by Jennifer Weiner (Atria: $26) The wife of a suburban Connecticut police chief uncovers secrets as she investigates a murder in the postcard-perfect town.

The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova (Little, Brown: $25.95) A teenager discovers a medieval book and a stash of letters and sets out on a hunt for the real story of Dracula, a quest close to home.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic: $29.99) A teenage Harry faces a new darkness in his latest adventures.

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow: $26.95) A London agent discovers that his deceased father had been the human embodiment of Anansi, the African trickster god.

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A Louvre curator's killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo's paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2), by Christopher Paolini (Alfred A. Knopf: $21) Eragon hones his battle skills as his cousin finds himself the target of evil forces.

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