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Bestsellers
The Socal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Sept. 5 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. The Madness of Crowds: Louise Penny
2. A Slow Fire Burning: Paula Hawkins
3. Klara and the Sun: Kazuo Ishiguro
4. The Last Thing He Told Me: Laura Dave
5. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
6. The Paper Palace: Miranda Cowley Heller
7. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
8. My Heart Is a Chainsaw: Stephen Graham Jones
9. Malibu Rising: Taylor Jenkins Reid
10. The Guide: Peter Heller
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War: Craig Whitlock
2. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution: Mike Duncan
3. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir: Michelle Zauner
4. The Reckoning: Our
“The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War” by Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock is the top-selling nonfiction release at Southern California’s independent bookstores.
Nation’s Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal: Mary L. Trump
5. All In: An Autobiography: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers
6. Everything Now: Lessons From the Citystate of Los Angeles: Rosecrans Baldwin
7. Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights: Erwin Chemerinsky
8. The Bomber Mafia: Malcolm Gladwell
9. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence: Dr. Anna Lembke
10. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break
Bad Ones: James Clear
MASS MARKET
1. Dune: Frank Herbert
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino
3. 1984: George Orwell
4. Lord of the Flies: William Golding
5. The Eye of the World: Robert Jordan
6. Salem’s Lot: Stephen King
7. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
8. Foundation: Isaac Asimov
9. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams
10. The Alloy of Law: Brandon Sanderson
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Song of Achilles: Madeline Miller
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. Circe: Madeline Miller
4. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover
5. Mexican Gothic: Silvia Moreno-garcia
6. Hamnet: Maggie O’farrell
7. People We Meet on Vacation: Emily Henry
8. Anxious People: Fredrik Backman
9. The Bookseller’s Secret: Michelle Gable
10. Dune: Frank Herbert
Happy birthday for Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021: You have a great imagination. You are also sincere and very alert. In a discussion with others, you are expressive. You are impulsive but very hardworking. Nevertheless, you always have time for others. Good news! This is a year where your success will be acknowledged. Expect promotions, kudos and awards. This is a busy year, because others notice you and want your contributions. Aries (March 21-April 19): \*\*\*\* You will enjoy studying today because you have the focus and energy to sit down and learn something. Some of you will use your patience to wade through the details of making travel plans. Tonight: You’re pleased.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): \*\*\* You will take a calm, serious approach to shared property, wills, inheritances, taxes and banking matters. You won’t overlook details. Tonight: You will be precise and careful.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): \*\*\*\* This is an excellent day for a serious discussion with a friend or partner. You will welcome advice about something from anyone who is older or more experienced. Tonight: You’re happy with your own company.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): \*\*\* This is a productive day because you have a strong sense of duty and obligation. You might work on behalf of someone else. You might help them. Tonight: Whatever you do, you do with care and precision. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): \*\*\*\* Increased responsibilities with children are possible today. Some of you will benefit from today’s influence by using it to practice something and hone a technique, either in sports or in the arts. Tonight: Practice makes perfect!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): \*\*\* A discussion with an older family member will benefit you today because you can learn something. Or perhaps, this discussion is mutually beneficial because of the practical, emotional support it gives to someone. Tonight: Help someone older.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): \*\*\*\* Today you will like to be alone with your thoughts. However, you also will enjoy the company of serious people. You’re not in the mood for frivolity. Tonight: You will be careful in whatever you do. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): \*\*\* You will be frugal with your money today, which is why you might not spend money. If you shop, you will likely buy long-lasting, practical items. Tonight: A serious discussion about finances.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21): \*\*\*\* Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with stern Saturn; you’re not in the mood to party or socialize. However, you welcome the company of serious people, especially if they have practical advice for you. Tonight: Listen.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): \*\*\*\* This is an excellent day to do research, especially if you are looking for answers to old problems. Your mind will be persevering, careful and thorough in its efforts to wade through details and find what you’re looking for. Tonight: Results will please you.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): \*\*\* A discussion with someone older or more experienced can benefit you today. Possibly, whatever this older person says might even affect your future goals. Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you? Tonight: Learn something.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): \*\*\*\* You impress bosses, parents and authority figures, because they see you as conscientious, careful and persevering. These are qualities they admire because they know you will get things done. Tonight: You are impressive.
After 1:45 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Sagittarius.