BESTSELLERS

The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Oct. 22 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. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett

2. The Exchange: After The Firm: John Grisham

3. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus

4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride

5. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros

6. Roman Stories: Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Todd Portnowitz

7. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver

8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow:

Gabrielle Zevin 9. The Last Devil to Die:

Richard Osman 10. Wellness: Nathan Hill

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin

2. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon: Michael Lewis

3. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism: Rachel Maddow

4. Enough: Cassidy Hutchinson

5. Elon Musk: Walter Isaacson

6. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America: Heather Cox Richardson

7. Remember Love: Words for Tender Times: Cleo Wade

8. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life: Arnold Schwarzenegger

9. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier: Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey

10. Making It So: A Memoir: Patrick Stewart

MASS MARKET

1. The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales: Edgar Allan Poe

2. Lord of the Flies: William Golding

3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams

4. American Gods: Neil Gaiman

5. The Catcher in the Rye: J.D. Salinger

6. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Agatha Christie

7. Animal Farm: George Orwell

8. Salem's Lot: Stephen King

9. The Wise Man's Fear: Patrick Rothfuss

10. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories: Oscar Wilde

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Trust: Hernan Diaz

2. The Secret History: Donna Tartt

3. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology: Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid

5. A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara

6. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho

7. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman

8. Circe: Madeline Miller

9. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Sarah J. Maas

10. Big Swiss: Jen Beagin

COURTESY OF DOUBLEDAY BOOKS “The Exchange: After The Firm” by John Grisham is among the topselling fiction releases at Southern California's independent bookstores.