The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Sept. 22 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. We Solve Murders: Richard Osman

2. The Life Impossible: Matt Haig

3. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout

4. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore

5. Creation Lake: Rachel Kushner

6. James: Percival Everett

7. All Fours: Miranda July

8. Colored Television: Danzy Senna

9. Somewhere Beyond the Sea: TJ Klune

10. Here One Moment: Liane Moriarty

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

2. Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty: Hillary Rodham Clinton

3. Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success: Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig

4. Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous: Gillian Anderson

5. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin

6. Connie: A Memoir: Connie Chung

7. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear

8. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War: Erik Larson

9. Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue: Sonia Purnell

10. I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever: Cathryn Michon, Seth Taylor (Illus.)

MASS MARKET

1. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson

2. Dune: Frank Herbert

3. The Shining: Stephen King

4. 1984: George Orwell

5. Animal Farm: George Orwell

6. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen

7. Hiroshima: John Hersey

8. Ender’s Game: Orson Scott Card

9. American Gods: Neil Gaiman

10. A Game of Thrones: George R. R. Martin

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver

2. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros

3. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin

4. My Brilliant Friend: Elena Ferrante

5. The Bee Sting: Paul Murray

6. A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara

7. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover

8. The Thursday Murder Club: Richard Osman

9. The Fraud: Zadie Smith

10. The Housemaid: Freida McFadden

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