The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended June 14 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. Daughters of the Sun and Moon: Lisa See
4. Land: Maggie O’Farrell
5. The Midnight Train: Matt Haig
6. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans
7. The Calamity Club: Kathryn Stockett
8. The Things We Never Say: Elizabeth Strout
9. Ironwood: Michael Connelly
10. Heart the Lover: Lily King
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Land and Its People: Essays: David Sedaris
2. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth: Patrick Radden Keefe
3. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage: Belle Burden
4. All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches: Ben Rhodes
5. Famesick: A Memoir: Lena Dunham
6. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness: Michael Pollan
7. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
8. The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love: Alice Hoffman (Ed.)
9. How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University: Theo Baker
10. The Rolling Stones: The Biography: Bob Spitz
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Theo of Golden: Allen Levi
2. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir
3. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman
4. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
5. The Odyssey: Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.)
6. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt
7. The Deal: Elle Kennedy
8. I Who Have Never Known Men: Jacqueline Harpman
9. Taiwan Travelogue: Shuang-zi Yang
10. Red Rising: Pierce Brown
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
2. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession: Michael Finkel
3. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century: Timothy Snyder
4. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI: Karen Hao
5. Raising Hare: A Memoir: Chloe Dalton
6. Things in Nature Merely Grow: Yiyun Li
7. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself: Michael A. Singer
8. Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe: Laura Lynne Jackson
9. Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television: Todd S. Purdum
10. Fifa World Cup 2026: The Official Guide: Keir Radnedge