The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended May 28 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 Covenant of Water: Abraham Verghese
2. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver
3. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin
4. Happy Place: Emily Henry
5. Yellowface: R.F. Kuang
6. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: Tom Hanks
7. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
8. Hello Beautiful: Ann Napolitano
9. The Guest: Emma Cline
10. Rogue Justice: Stacey Abrams
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin
3. Poverty, by America: Matthew Desmond
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: Charlie Mackesy
5. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of ‘Latino’: Héctor Tobar
6. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good: Elise Loehnen
7. Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain: Andrew McCarthy
8. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs: Jamie Loftus
9. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity: Peter Attia, M.D.; Bill Gifford
10. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World: Malcolm Harris
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Animal Farm: George Orwell
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou
4. Mr. Mercedes: Stephen King
5. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
6. Dune: Frank Herbert
7. Carrie: Stephen King
8. Persuasion: Jane Austen
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Ken Kesey
10. Interview With the Vampire: Anne Rice
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Trust: Hernan Diaz
2. The Last Thing He Told Me: Laura Dave
3. Circe: Madeline Miller
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
5. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig
6. The Maid: Nita Prose
7. The Candy House: Jennifer Egan
8. One Italian Summer: Rebecca Serle
9. The Lincoln Highway: Amor Towles
10. Daisy Jones & The Six: Taylor Jenkins Reid