The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Nov. 30 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 Correspondent: Virginia Evans
2. Heart the Lover: Lily King
3. What We Can Know: Ian McEwan
4. Shadow Ticket: Thomas Pynchon
5. Dog Show: Poems: Billy Collins, Pamela Sztybel (Illus.)
6. The Widow: John Grisham
7. Katabasis: R. F. Kuang
8. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai
9. The Strength of the Few: James Islington
10. The Proving Ground: Michael Connelly
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Bread of Angels: A Memoir: Patti Smith
2. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation: Andrew Ross Sorkin
3. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: Omar El Akkad
4. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About: Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins
5. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism: Stewart Reynolds
6. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm: Charlie Mackesy
7. The Uncool: A Memoir: Cameron Crowe
8. Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: Samin Nosrat
9. Something from Nothing: A Cookbook: Alison Roman
10. Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts: Margaret Atwood
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
3. Animal Farm: George Orwell
4. The Well of Ascension: Brandon Sanderson
5. Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton
6. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
7. Hyperion: Dan Simmons
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou
9. The Name of the Wind: Patrick Rothfuss
10. The Hero of Ages: Brandon Sanderson
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
2. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
3. The Lion Women of Tehran: Marjan Kamali
4. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore
5. Hamnet: Maggie O’Farrell
6. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt
7. The Ministry of Time: Kaliane Bradley
8. Playground: Richard Powers
9. The City and Its Uncertain Walls: Haruki Murakami
10. The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: William Goldman