BESTSELLERS
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Dec. 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. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett
2. The Fraud: Zadie Smith
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride
4. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
5. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
6. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
7. North Woods: Daniel Mason
8. Day: Michael Cunningham
9. Prophet Song: Paul Lynch
10. Iron Flame: Rebecca Yarros
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
2. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann
3. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning: Liz Cheney
4. My Name Is Barbra: Barbra Streisand
“The Fraud,” by Zadie Smith, is one of the the top-selling hardcover fiction releases at Southern California's independent bookstores.
5. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism:
Rachel Maddow
6. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen: David Brooks
7. The Woman in Me:
Britney Spears
8. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession:
Michael Finkel
9. The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook: Nancy Silverton
10. Elon Musk:
Isaacson
MASS MARKET
1. Elvis and Me: Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams
3. A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens
4. Good Omens: Neil Gaiman
5. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
6. Baking Spirits Bright: Sarah Fox
7. Dune: Frank Herbert
8. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Agatha Christie
9. The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien
10. Storm Front: Jim Butcher
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Trust: Hernan Diaz
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Sarah J. Maas
3. Babel: R.F. Kuang
4. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman
5. All the Light We Cannot See: Anthony Doerr
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
7. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho
8. The Song of Achilles: Madeline Miller
9. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
10. Circe:
Walter
Madeline Miller