This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Nov. 19 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Iron Flame: Rebecca Yarros
2. Resurrection Walk: Michael Connelly
3. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
4. The Covenant of Water: Abraham Verghese
5. Fourth Wing Special Edition: Rebecca Yarros
6. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men: Claire Keegan
7. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride
8. Day: Michael Cunningham
9. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett
10. The Narrow Road Between Desires: Patrick Rothfuss
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. My Name Is Barbra: Barbra Streisand
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
3. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism: Rachel Maddow
4. The Woman in Me: Britney Spears
5. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann
6. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life: Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. Elon Musk: Walter Isaacson
8. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen: David Brooks
9. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party: Jonathan Karl
10. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things: Adam Grant
MASS MARKET
1. Elvis and Me: Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon
2. 1984: George Orwell
3. The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales: Edgar Allan Poe
4. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
5. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories: Oscar Wilde
6. Rich Dad Poor Dad: Robert T. Kiyosaki
7. Othello: William Shakespeare
8. The Ocean at the End of the Lane: Neil Gaiman
9. Animal Farm: George Orwell
10. The Hero of Ages: Brandon Sanderson
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Bookshops & Bonedust: Travis Baldree
2. Trust: Hernan Diaz
3. All the Light We Cannot See: Anthony Doerr
4. A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara
5. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Sarah J. Maas
7. Babel: R.F. Kuang
8. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman
9. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho
10. A Gentleman in Moscow: Amor Towles