This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Jan. 5 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. All Fours: Miranda July
2. James: Percival Everett
3. Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan
4. Intermezzo: Sally Rooney
5. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore
6. The Wedding People: Alison Espach
7. Creation Lake: Rachel Kushner
8. The Women: Kristin Hannah
9. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout
10. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering: Malcolm Gladwell
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
3. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear
4. The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates
5. Didion and Babitz: Lili Anolik
6. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War: Erik Larson
7. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook: Hampton Sides
8. Patriot: A Memoir: Alexei Navalny
9. What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts): Stanley Tucci
10. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir: Ina Garten
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
3. Words of Radiance: Brandon Sanderson
4. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
5. Animal Farm: George Orwell
6. American Gods: Neil Gaiman
7. The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Interview with the Vampire: Anne Rice
9. Moby-Dick: Herman Melville
10. Rhythm of War: Brandon Sanderson
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Orbital: Samantha Harvey
2. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
3. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
5. The Berry Pickers: Amanda Peters
6. The Vegetarian: Han Kang
7. North Woods: Daniel Mason
8. The Secret History: Donna Tartt
9. The Silent Patient: Alex Michaelides
10. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros