Number One in Hardcover Fiction:The Black Wolf:Louise Penny, published by Minotaur Books.
Here is the SoCal Indie Bestsellers List, brought to you by IndieBound and the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, for the sales week ending Sunday,November9, 2025. This list 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
- The Black Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30, 9781250328175 - The Correspondent
Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430 - What We Can Know
Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30, 9780593804728 - The Proving Ground
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $32, 9780316563826 - The Secret of Secrets
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $38, 9780385546898 - Alchemised
SenLinYu, Del Rey, $35, 9780593972700 - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32, 9780307700155 - Heart the Lover
Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176 - Queen Esther
John Irving, Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781501189449 - The Widow
John Grisham, Doubleday, $32, 9780385548984 - Shadow Ticket
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin Press, $30, 9781594206108 - A Guardian and a Thief
Megha Majumdar, Knopf, $29, 9780593804872 - The Impossible Fortune
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30, 9780593653258 - Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593158715 - My Friends
Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- Bread of Angels: A Memoir
Patti Smith, Random House, $30, 9781101875124 - 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History–and How It Shattered a Nation
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking, $35, 9780593296967 - Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Knopf, $35, 9780593493120 - Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism
Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13, 9781538778005 - Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $35, 9780385547512 - Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
Charlie Mackesy, Penguin Life, $27, 9780593994825 - The Uncool: A Memoir
Cameron Crowe, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35, 9781668059432 - The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About
Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366 - Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy
Joyce Vance, Dutton, $28, 9798217178117 - Notes on Being a Man
Scott Galloway, Simon & Schuster, $29, 9781668084359 - 107 Days
Kamala Harris, Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668211656 - Finding My Way: A Memoir
Malala Yousafzai, Atria Books, $30, 9781668054277 - Look Again: Recognize Your Worth. Renew Your Hope. Run with Confidence.
Tim Tebow, Thomas Nelson, $29.99, 9781400254200 - Forever Fly Free: One Woman’s Story of Resilience and the Power of Hope and Love
Jenny Brandemuehl, Regalo Press, $30, 9798895650301 - The Look
Michelle Obama, Crown, $50, 9780593800706
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
- The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925 - How About Now: Poems
Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $18, 9780063306080 - The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070 - Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228 - I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600 - The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $19, 9780593687840 - Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778 - Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164 - The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538742570 - The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $17.99, 9780060837020 - The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition
William Goldman, Harper Perennial, $22, 9780063458154 - Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Picador, $19, 9781250397560 - The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594 - Mate
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $20, 9780593952580 - Hamnet
Maggie O’Farrell, Vintage, $19, 9781984898876
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14, 9780804190114 - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490 - Fight Oligarchy
Senator Bernie Sanders, Crown, $14.99, 9798217089161 - How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20, 9780593230077 - Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560 - Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19, 9781250397676 - The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456 - All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 - Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
Laura Lynne Jackson, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $22, 9780399591617 - The Best American Essays 2025
Jia Tolentino, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351592 - Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228 - The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689 - The 2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac
Old Farmer’s Almanac, $10.95, 9781961793682 - The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025
Susan Orlean, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063414211 - Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $25, 9780593734230
MASS MARKET
- 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 - Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 - Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451526342 - A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716 - Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139 - The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 - And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488 - The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572 - The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626 - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
- The Humble Pie
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063469730 - Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 - Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story)
Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593810309 - Kat and Brandy
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Petra Brown (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $18.99, 9780593385838 - I Am Ingrid: The Adventures of the World’s Greatest Guide Dog
Aria Mia Loberti, Vivienne To (Illus.), Scholastic, $18.99, 9781546147558 - If We Were Dogs
Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316581721 - The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore, Corinne Malvern (Illus.), Golden Books, $7.99, 9780385384742 - That’s Not Funny, David!
David Shannon, Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781546123187 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 - Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768798
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
- No Sam! and the Meow of Deception
Drew Daywalt, Mike Lowery (Illus.), Storytide, $15.99, 9780063450059 - Troubling Tonsils! (Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!)
Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9781665961080 - The House Saphir
Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250320957 - Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891 - From the World of Percy Jackson: The Court of the Dead: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $21.99, 9781368109116 - The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809907 - Looking for Alaska
John Green, Penguin Books, $12.99, 9780593109069 - Pocket Bear
Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250904362 - Dream On
Shannon Hale, Marcela Cespedes (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $14.99, 9781250843074 - Scarlet Morning
ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063210349
CHILDREN'S SERIES
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams - Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Jake Parker (Illus.), Scholastic - The First Cat in Space
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), HarperAlley - Spy School
Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press - The Book of Dust
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers - Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix - Who Would Win?
Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster (Illus.), Scholastic - I Survived
Lauren Tarshis, Chris Chalik (Illus.), Scholastic - The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
