Bestsellers
The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended July 10 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. Horse:
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:
3. Lapvona: 4. Lessons in Chemistry: 5. The Hotel Nantucket: 6. Sea of Tranquility:
Geraldine Brooks
Emily
7. The Paris Apartment:
8. Hide:
9. Cult Classic: 10. The Midnight Library:
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir:
2. Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy: 3. Happy-Go-Lucky:
4. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us: 5. Taste: My Life Through
Ed Yong
“Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy,” by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, is among the top-selling hardcover nonfiction releases at Southern California's independent bookstores.
Food:
6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F—:
7. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile: 8. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: 9. Nora Ephron: A Biography: Kristin Marguerite Doidge
10. For You When I Am Gone: Twelve Essential Questions to Tell a Life
4. Animal Farm:
5. Misery:
6. The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of “The Wheel of Time”:
7. The Martian Chronicles:
8. Women Who Run With the Wolves:
Michelle Zauner
Candice Millard
Clear
Stanley Tucci
Mark Manson
James
J.D. Salinger George Orwell
Jennifer J. Chow
Orwell
Stephen King
Robert Jordan
Ray Bradbury
Pinkola Estés
Steel
Hamilton
Hoover
Jenkins Reid
Henry
Taylor
Delia Owens Madeline Miller Emily
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Emily Henry Colleen Hoover
Kazuo Ishiguro
Danielle
Madeline Miller
George
9. Nine Lives: 10. Mythology:
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. It Ends with Us: 2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo:
3. Where the Crawdads Sing:
4. Circe:
5. Book Lovers: 6. Daisy Jones & The Six:
7. People We Meet on Vacation:
8. Verity:
9. Klara and the Sun: 10. The Song of Achilles:
Happy birthday for Sunday, July 17, 2022: You are a realist who has a sympathetic view. You care about results. You are cheerful and have lots of common sense, perseverance and stamina. This is a fun-loving, happier year for you with opportunities to socialize. Your increased zest for life needs to interact with others!
Aries (March 21-April 19):
★★★★ Invite the gang over for food and drink today, because this is a lovely day to entertain at home. It's also a good day to tackle redecorating projects and home repairs or to enjoy family discussions. Your creative vibes are hot today! Tonight: Enjoy solitude.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): ★★★★★ This is a marvelous day to schmooze with neighbors, siblings and relatives. You also will enjoy meeting new faces and seeing new places. In particular, you will appreciate who you are and what you have. Tonight: Talk to a friend.
Gemini (May 21-June 20):
★★★★ If shopping, you'll be tempted to buy luxurious items. You might have creative, moneymaking ideas about the arts or how to market or sell beautiful things. Good news! You attract money in the next few weeks. Tonight: You are noticed.
Cancer (June 21-July 22):
★★★★★ This is a lovely day! The sun, Mercury and now Venus are all in your sign. Make note that the next few weeks are the perfect time to buy wardrobe goodies for yourself. Meanwhile, today you feel sympathetic to people who are suffering far away. Tonight: Explore!
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22):
★★★★ You'll be happy to work alone or behind the scenes today because you need a breather. With Mars at the top of your chart, your ambition has been aroused. Tonight: Check your finances.
Clarissa
Edith
Colleen