LOS ANGELES TIMES Dec. 21, 2008

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

2. The Shack by William P. Young ($14.99)

3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini ($16)

Fiction

4. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga ($14)

5. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz ($14)

Nonfiction

1. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama ($14.95)

2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama ($7.99)

3. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

4. Marley & Me by John Grogan ($13.95)

5. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.