The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Oct. 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. The Impossible Fortune: Richard Osman
2. Shadow Ticket: Thomas Pynchon
3. What We Can Know: Ian McEwan
4. The Secret of Secrets: Dan Brown
5. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai
6. Twice: Mitch Albom
7. Katabasis: R. F. Kuang
8. Alchemised: SenLinYu
9. Heart the Lover: Lily King
10. Atmosphere: Taylor Jenkins Reid
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation: Andrew Ross Sorkin
2. Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: Samin Nosrat
3. 107 Days: Kamala Harris
4. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About: Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins
5. Perseverance Principles: How to Unlock Confidence, Consistency, and Wealth Under Pressure: J.J. Mazzo
6. The Compass Within: A Little Story About the Values That Guide Us: Robert Glazer
7. Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City: Mark Ronson
8. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm: Charlie Mackesy
9. All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation: Elizabeth Gilbert
10. Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds: John Fugelsang
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Animal Farm: George Orwell
3. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
4. Hyperion: Dan Simmons
5. Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton
6. Oathbringer: Brandon Sanderson
7. Slaughterhouse-Five: Kurt Vonnegut
8. Interview with the Vampire: Anne Rice
9. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
10. The Illustrated Man: Ray Bradbury
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The City and Its Uncertain Walls: Haruki Murakami
2. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
3. Mate: Ali Hazelwood
4. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
5. The Frozen River: Ariel Lawhon
6. Playground: Richard Powers
7. The Ministry of Time: Kaliane Bradley
8. The Best Short Stories 2025: The O. Henry Prize Winners: Edward P. Jones (Ed.)
9. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
10. We Solve Murders: Richard Osman