This Week’s Bestsellers at Southern California’s Independent Bookstores
The latest SoCal Indie Bestsellers List highlights the most popular fiction, nonfiction, and paperback releases as reported by independent bookstores across Southern California. The rankings are compiled with support from the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.
Top Hardcover Fiction
- The Black Wolf — Louise Penny
- The Proving Ground — Michael Connelly
- What We Can Know — Ian McEwan
- Shadow Ticket — Thomas Pynchon
- The Correspondent — Virginia Evans
- Culpability — Bruce Holsinger
Top Nonfiction and Memoirs
- The Uncool: A Memoir — Cameron Crowe
- Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice — Virginia Roberts Giuffre
- Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm — Charlie Mackesy
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Author’s Summary
This week’s list honors Southern California’s most-read independent bookstore selections, revealing readers’ top fiction, memoir, and inspirational choices.
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Los Angeles Daily News — 2025-11-05