The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended March 19 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. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
2. I Have Some Questions for You: Rebecca Makkai
3. Hello Beautiful: Ann Napolitano
4. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
5. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
6. Pineapple Street: Jenny Jackson
7. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories: Margaret Atwood
8. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
9. Birnam Wood: Eleanor Catton
10. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
2. I’m Glad My Mom Died: Jennette McCurdy
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: Charlie Mackesy
4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear
5. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age: Katherine May
6. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock: Jenny Odell
7. Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy: James B. Stewart, Rachel Abrams
8. Spare: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
9. Ugly-Cute: What Misunderstood Animals Can Teach Us about Life: Jennifer McCartney
10. The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today: Lewis Howes
MASS MARKET
1. Dune: Frank Herbert
2. Animal Farm: George Orwell
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories: Oscar Wilde
4. The Martian Chronicles: Ray Bradbury
5. Mythology: Edith Hamilton
6. The Catcher in the Rye: J.D. Salinger
7. The Color of Magic: Terry Pratchett
8. Lord of the Flies: William Golding
9. Man and His Symbols: Carl G. Jung
10. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Daisy Jones & The Six: Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. The Candy House: Jennifer Egan
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
4. The Four Winds: Kristin Hannah
5. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover
6. The Maid: Nita Prose
7. Never Never: Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher
8. Circe: Madeline Miller
9. The House in the Cerulean Sea: TJ Klune
10. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman
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