The Northern California Indie Bestsellers List, as brought to you by IndieBound and
CALIBA, for the sales week ended Sunday, April 27, 2025. Based on reporting from the
independent booksellers of Northern California, the California Independent Booksellers
Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29, 9780593441299
2. James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
3. The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918
4. Audition
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593852323
5. Say You'll Remember Me
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $28, 9781538759196
6. The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
7. The Dream Hotel
Laila Lalami, Pantheon, $29, 9780593317600
8. Dream Count
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $32, 9780593802724
9. Strangers in Time
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30, 9781538742051
10. Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
11. Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649374189
12. We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25, 9780593818749
13. The Antidote
Karen Russell, Knopf, $30, 9780593802250
14. Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29, 9780374602635
15. Twist
Colum McCann, Random House, $28, 9780593241738
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 
1. Abundance
Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668023488
2. Notes to John
Joan Didion, Knopf, $32, 9780593803677
3. 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
4. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Sarah Wynn-Williams, Flatiron Books, $32.99, 9781250391230
5. Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
Michael Lewis (Ed.), Riverhead Books, $30, 9798217047802
6. The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $30, 9780593734636
7. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Standard Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
8. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28, 9780593804148
9. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
10. The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward
Melinda French Gates, Flatiron Books, $25.99, 9781250378651
11. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
12. Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525426059
13. On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Bonnie Tsui, Algonquin Books, $29, 9781643753089
14. Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs
José Andrés, Richard Wolffe, Ecco, $26.99, 9780063436152
15. The Tell: A Memoir
Amy Griffin, The Dial Press, $29, 9780593731208
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 
1. The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668045152
2. The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $19, 9780812986372
3. Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778
4. Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Penguin Books, $19, 9780593296394
5. Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $19, 9780063327535
6. Orbital
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17, 9780802163622
7. The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
8. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18, 9780525435006
9. Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $19, 9780593441213
10. North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18, 9780593597040
11. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Vintage, $19, 9780593314487
12. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19, 9780593466490
13. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
14. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371
15. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20, 9780593135228
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114
2. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131
3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
5. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
6. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Cat Bohannon, Vintage, $20, 9780345806208
7. Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781668003190
8. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
9. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18, 9780593652985
10. A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797232751
11. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20, 9781524746742
12. The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20, 9780143129257
13. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
14. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20, 9780307279286
15. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
 
MASS MARKET
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
2. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
3. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
4. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
7. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
8. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $11.99, 9780756407919
9. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
10. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
 
CHILDREN'S TITLES 
1. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press, $27.99, 9781546171461
2. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215
3. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #2
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203907
4. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338896459
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Grumpy Monkey Mom for a Day
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $12.99, 9780593709313
8. Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel
Betty C. Tang, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338832716
9. Hilo Book 11: The Great Space Iguana
Judd Winick, Random House Graphic, $14.99, 9780593807095
10. Watch Me Deluxe Limited Edition (The Shatter Me Series: The New Republic #1)
Tahereh Mafi, Storytide, $24.99, 9780063425187
11. The Wild Robot
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780316581097
12. Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy)
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955461
13. Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix)
Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338835618
14. Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780063387843
15. Night of the Dream Dragon (Dragon Masters, #28)
Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic, $6.99, 9781339022437
16. Wings of Starlight
Allison Saft, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368098458
17. Big Nate: Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath
Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel Publishing, $12.99, 9781524887834
18. Escaping Peril: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #8)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339001234
19. Spy Ski School the Graphic Novel (Spy School the Graphic Novel)
Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665956604
20. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams, $14.99, 9781419766954
21. My Little Golden Book About San Francisco
Toyo Tyler, Courtney Dawson (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593301180
22. Karen's Prize: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, #10)
Ann M. Martin, Shauna J. Grant (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339005072
23. Dog Man Unleashed
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741049
24. The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Yearling, $14.99, 9781524764234
25. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $10.99, 9781984896391