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This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores

The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended April 13 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. James: Percival Everett

2. Audition: Katie Kitamura

3. All Fours: Miranda July

4. Broken Country: Clare Leslie Hall

5. The Dream Hotel: Laila Lalami

6. Say You’ll Remember Me: Abby Jimenez

7. Dream Count: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

8. Isola: Allegra Goodman

9. The Wedding People: Alison Espach

10. Playground: Richard Powers

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About: Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins

2. Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service: Michael Lewis (Ed.)

3. Abundance: Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

4. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection: John Green

5. Becoming HER: Straight Talk for Healing, Embodying, and Radiating as Your Most Powerful Self: Monica Yates

6. Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes

7. Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI: Faisal Hoque

8. Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir: Mark Hoppus, Dan Ozzi

9. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism: Sarah Wynn-Williams

10. Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus: Elaine Pagels

MASS MARKET

1. Animal Farm: George Orwell

2. 1984: George Orwell

3. Dune: Frank Herbert

4. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Clarissa Pinkola Estés

5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou

6. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson

7. The Brothers Karamazov: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

8. Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton

9. The Well of Ascension: Brandon Sanderson

10. Hyperion: Dan Simmons

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Ministry of Time: Kaliane Bradley

2. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar

3. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver

4. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus

5. I Who Have Never Known Men: Jacqueline Harpman

6. Good Material: Dolly Alderton

7. The Frozen River: Ariel Lawhon

8. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir

9. North Woods: Daniel Mason

10. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett

 

 

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