The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Aug. 9 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. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce): Caro Claire Burke
2. Whistler: Ann Patchett
3. The Calamity Club: Kathryn Stockett
4. Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy #3): Colson Whitehead
5. The Things We Never Say: Elizabeth Strout
6. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans
7. Land: Maggie O’Farrell
8. A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries #3): Robert Jackson Bennett
9. Heart the Lover: Lily King
10. Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump: Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan
2. The Land and Its People: Essays: David Sedaris
3. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage: Belle Burden
4. Biological War: A Scenario: Annie Jacobsen
5. Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times: Owen Fitzpatrick
6. Famesick: A Memoir: Lena Dunham
7. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism: Stewart Reynolds
8. The Power of Caring: Who Cares, Why It Matters, and How Conscious Caring Creates a Fulfilling and Connected Life: Dr. Tony Nader
9. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth: Patrick Radden Keefe
10. Inviting Genius: How Good Leaders Use Conflict to Become Great: Matthew Abrams
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman
2. Theo of Golden: Allen Levi
3. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
4. I Who Have Never Known Men: Jacqueline Harpman
5. The Wedding People: Alison Espach
6. Stoner: John Williams
7. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2): Matt Dinniman
8. Circe: Madeline Miller
9. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho
10. Angel Down: Daniel Kraus
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late: Cory Doctorow
2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom: Don Miguel Ruiz
4. The Wisdom of the Odyssey: Twenty-Four Life Lessons from Homer’s Epic: Phil Cousineau
5. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon: Kevin Fedarko
6. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly: Anthony Bourdain
7. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays: Joan Didion
8. Meditations: A New Translation: Marcus Aurelius, Gregory Hays (Trans.)
9. Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (But Some Were): Eve Babitz
10. I’m Glad My Mom Died: Jennette McCurdy