The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Aug. 2 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. Whistler: Ann Patchett
2. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce): Caro Claire Burke
3. The Calamity Club: Kathryn Stockett
4. Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy #3): Colson Whitehead
5. Land: Maggie O’Farrell
6. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans
7. Country People: Daniel Mason
8. The Things We Never Say: Elizabeth Strout
9. John of John: Douglas Stuart
10. Heart the Lover: Lily King
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage: Belle Burden
2. Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump: Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan
3. The Land and Its People: Essays: David Sedaris
4. Famesick: A Memoir: Lena Dunham
5. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth: Patrick Radden Keefe
6. The Power of Caring: Who Cares, Why It Matters, and How Conscious Caring Creates a Fulfilling and Connected Life: Dr.Tony Nader
7. Biological War: A Scenario: Annie Jacobsen
8. The Little Frog’s Guide to Life: Love, Advice and Inspiration for Every Day from the Internet’s Beloved Mushroom Frog: Maybell Eequay
9. This Is The Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy: Ben Wikler
10. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Theo of Golden: Allen Levi
2. The Odyssey: Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
3. The Emperor of Gladness: Ocean Vuong
4. I Who Have Never Known Men: Jacqueline Harpman
5. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman
6. East of Eden: John Steinbeck
7. Circe: Madeline Miller
8. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
9. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
10. Loved One: Aisha Muharrar
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Wisdom of the Odyssey: Twenty-Four Life Lessons from Homer’s Epic: Phil Cousineau
2. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI: Karen Hao
3. All About Love: New Visions: bell hooks
4. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession: Michael Finkel
5. A Marriage at Sea (Indies Introduce): Sophie Elmhirst
6. Everything Now: Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles: Rosecrans Baldwin
7. Raising Hare: A Memoir: Chloe Dalton
8. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays: Joan Didion
9. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir: Ina Garten
10. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann