The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended June 28 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. Whistler: Ann Patchett
2. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce): Caro Claire Burke
3. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans
4. The Calamity Club: Kathryn Stockett
5. Daughters of the Sun and Moon: Lisa See
6. Land: Maggie O’Farrell
7. The Midnight Train: Matt Haig
8. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario: Matt Dinniman
9. The Things We Never Say: Elizabeth Strout
10. Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump: Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan
2. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage: Belle Burden
3. The Land and Its People: Essays: David Sedaris
4. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth: Patrick Radden Keefe
5. Famesick: A Memoir: Lena Dunham
6. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
7. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children: Mac Barnett
8. The Rolling Stones: The Biography: Bob Spitz
9. How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University: Theo Baker
10. Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America: Andrew Weissmann
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Theo of Golden: Allen Levi
2. Atmosphere: Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman
4. Taiwan Travelogue: Shuang-zi Yang
5. The Odyssey: Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
6. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
7. Angel Down: Daniel Kraus
8. East of Eden: John Steinbeck
9. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt
10. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (But Some Were): Eve Babitz
2. Communion: The Female Search for Love: bell hooks
3. The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late: Cory Doctorow
4. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession: Michael Finkel
5. It’s Only Drowning: A Memoir: David Litt
6. The Year of Magical Thinking: Joan Didion
7. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI: Karen Hao
8. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann
9. Raising Hare: A Memoir: Chloe Dalton
10. Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told: Jeremy Atherton Lin