This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Feb. 18 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 Women: Kristin Hannah
2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride
3. The Book of Love: Kelly Link
4. North Woods: Daniel Mason
5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
6. The Bee Sting: Paul Murray
7. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
8. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar
9. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
10. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett
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. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen: David Brooks
4. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood: Ed Zwick
5. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown’s Most Shocking Crime: Casey Sherman
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear
7. Alphabetical Diaries: Sheila Heti
8. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism: Rachel Maddow
9. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America: Heather Cox Richardson
10. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: Charlie Mackesy
MASS MARKET
1. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
2. Dune: Frank Herbert
3. The Well of Ascension: Brandon Sanderson
4. Siddhartha: A Novel: Hermann Hesse
5. And Then There Were None: Agatha Christie
6. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson
7. Heated Rivalry: Rachel Reid
8. Good Omens: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
9. The Lies of Locke Lamora: Scott Lynch
10. Neverwhere: Neil Gaiman
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Sarah J. Maas
2. Trust: Hernan Diaz
3. Bride: Ali Hazelwood
4. Horse: Geraldine Brooks
5. A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara
6. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
7. Normal People: Sally Rooney
8. Love Poems: Pablo Neruda
9. Big Swiss: Jen Beagin
10. Pedro Páramo: Juan Rulfo