This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores

The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Nov. 24 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. James: Percival Everett

2. The City and Its Uncertain Walls: Haruki Murakami

3. Intermezzo: Sally Rooney

4. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore

5. The Grey Wolf: Louise Penny

6. All Fours: Miranda July

7. Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan

8. The Waiting: Michael Connelly

9. Playground: Richard Powers

10. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World: Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.)

2. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering: Malcolm Gladwell

3. Didion and Babitz: Lili Anolik

4. The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates

5. Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Craig Mundie

6. Cher: The Memoir, Part One: Cher

7. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir: Ina Garten

8. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI: Yuval Noah Harari

9. From Under the Truck: A Memoir: Josh Brolin

10. The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past: Nate DiMeo

MASS MARKET

1. 1984: George Orwell

2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams

3. American Gods: Neil Gaiman

4. The Hero of Ages: Brandon Sanderson

5. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson

6. Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton

7. The Name of the Wind: Patrick Rothfuss

8. The Running Man: Stephen King

9. Dune: Frank Herbert

10. God Emperor of Dune: Frank Herbert

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Frozen River: Ariel Lawhon

2. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver

3. Orbital: Samantha Harvey

4. The Vegetarian: Han Kang

5. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin

6. My Brilliant Friend: Elena Ferrante

7. The Nightingale: Kristin Hannah

8. The Best American Short Stories 2024: Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.)

9. North Woods: Daniel Mason

10. The Berry Pickers: Amanda Peters