Books

Bestsellers List Sunday, July 4

Quentin Tarantino’s new book fleshes out details of his movie ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ and provides bits of backstory about its protagonists.

Martinez wrote ‘500 Años del Pueblo Chicano/500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures,’ a bilingual photo book with copious captions that illustrated the history of Chicanos in the Southwest.

‘Acting wasn’t new to me. I’d acted to survive my childhood,’ writes Danny Trejo in his new memoir. He talks with The Times about his incredible life.

The people in Claire Boyles’ debut collection, “Site Fidelity,” fight for survival and land in Colorado and Nevada, balancing hope and resignation.

Alvin recalls his long friendship with Gerald Locklin and the night in the 1970s the Long Beach State professor-poet let him teach class.

Gerald Locklin, who died of COVID-19 this year, was a poet-professor who helped shape West Coast literature and turn Long Beach into a poetry hub. A Times staff writer who was his student and others reflect on his influence.

Film producers will tell you that there’s no typical day in the job -- and there’s no single path to becoming a producer. But there are traits you can develop and entertainment industry paths to follow that will set you up for a career in Hollywood.

Laura McHugh’s latest novel, “What’s Done in Darkness,” turns on a woman hoping to escape a dark past in the Ozarks, until a detective comes knocking.

ER doctor Michele Harper and filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia join Times readers this summer.

Jonathan Lee’s “The Great Mistake” breathes gorgeous life into Andrew Haswell Green, a possibly closeted civic leader who founded great institutions.

AMC Networks has acquired the rights to 18 of Anne Rice’s book titles to adapt into a series for AMC+ and AMC premiering in 2022.