The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Nov. 10 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. Intermezzo: Sally Rooney
2. The Grey Wolf: Louise Penny
3. The Waiting: Michael Connelly
4. All Fours: Miranda July
5. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout
6. James: Percival Everett
7. Playground: Richard Powers
8. Creation Lake: Rachel Kushner
9. Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan
10. The Wood at Midwinter: Susanna Clarke
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir: Ina Garten
2. The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates
3. Patriot: A Memoir: Alexei Navalny
4. War: Bob Woodward
5. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering: Malcolm Gladwell
6. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
7. Brothers: Alex Van Halen
8. What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts): Stanley Tucci
9. Sonny Boy: A Memoir: Al Pacino
10. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts: Oliver Burkeman
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Animal Farm: George Orwell
3. The Lies of Locke Lamora: Scott Lynch
4. And Then There Were None: Agatha Christie
5. The Secret: Lee Child, Andrew Child
6. Interview with the Vampire: Anne Rice
7. Hamlet: William Shakespeare
8. Moby-Dick: Herman Melville
9. Hyperion: Dan Simmons
10. True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart: Thich Nhat Hanh
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. North Woods: Daniel Mason
2. The Best American Short Stories 2024: Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.)
3. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
5. The Vegetarian: Han Kang
6. The Frozen River: Ariel Lawhon
7. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros
8. The Handmaid’s Tale: Margaret Atwood
9. Big Swiss: Jen Beagin
10. The Secret History: Donna Tartt
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