The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Oct. 9 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. Our Missing Hearts: Celeste Ng
2. The Golden Enclaves: Naomi Novik
3. Lucy by the Sea: Elizabeth Strout
4. Less Is Lost: Andrew Sean Greer
5. Horse: Geraldine Brooks
6. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
7. The Marriage Portrait: Maggie O’Farrell
8. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
9. Shrines of Gaiety: Kate Atkinson
10. The Bullet That Missed: Richard Osman
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America: Maggie Haberman
2. I’m Glad My Mom Died: Jennette McCurdy
3. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4. Life’s Work: A Memoir: David Milch
5. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir: Michelle Zauner
6. The World of the End: How Jesus’ Prophecy Shapes Our Priorities: David Jeremiah, Thomas Nelson
7. Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories: Kelly Ripa
8. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear
9. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships: Nina Totenberg
10. Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber: Andy Borowitz
MASS MARKET
1. Interview with the Vampire: Anne Rice
2. Bayou Book Thief: Ellen Byron
3. Misery: Stephen King
4. Fire & Blood: George R. R. Martin
5. American Gods: Neil Gaiman
6. Foundation: Isaac Asimov
7. Ender’s Game: Orson Scott Card
8. The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Agatha Christie
9. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
10. Scandalized: Ivy Owens
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Cloud Cuckoo Land: Anthony Doerr
2. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover
4. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman
5. The Man Who Died Twice: Richard Osman
6. Still Life: Sarah Winman
7. Daisy Jones & The Six: Taylor Jenkins Reid
8. Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens
9. Malibu Rising: Taylor Jenkins Reid
10. Apples Never Fall: Liane Moriarty
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