The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List, as brought to you by IndieBound and CALIBA, for the
sales week ended Sunday, August 10, 2025. 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. Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $30, 9780593158715
2. An Inside Job
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32, 9780063384217
3. My Friends
Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
4. The Emperor of Gladness
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593831878
5. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V. E. Schwab, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250320520
6. Automatic Noodle
Annalee Newitz, Tordotcom, $24.99, 9781250357465
7. Culpability
Bruce Holsinger, Spiegel & Grau, $30, 9781954118966
8. Great Big Beautiful Life
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29, 9780593441299
9. Broken Country
Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668078181
10. The Magician of Tiger Castle
Louis Sachar, Ace, $30, 9780593952306
11. James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
12. The Bewitching
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $29, 9780593874325
13. Not Quite Dead Yet
Holly Jackson, Bantam, $28, 9780593977057
14. So Far Gone
Jess Walter, Harper, $30, 9780062868145
15. The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 
1. A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
Sophie Elmhirst, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780593854280
2. Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run
Peter Ames Carlin, Doubleday, $30, 9780385551533
3. King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $35, 9780385548076
4. 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
5. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20, 9781668072240
6. The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
7. Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore
Catherine Nappington, Ten Speed Press, $15.99, 9780593837504
8. Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green, Crash Course Books, $28, 9780525556572
9. Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
Meg Josephson, Gallery Books, $30, 9781668082461
10. Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Spiegel & Grau, $30, 9781954118904
11. Raising Hare: A Memoir
Chloe Dalton, Pantheon, $27, 9780593701843
12. Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed
Caroline Leaf, Baker Books, $26.99, 9780801093265
13. Mobility for Life: Healthy Joints, Strong Bones, and a Peaceful Mind with Avita Yoga
Jeff Bailey, Mission Driven Press, $27, 9781637634332
14. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593655030
15. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism
Stewart Reynolds, Grand Central Publishing, $13, 9781538778005
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 
1. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
2. I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
3. All Fours
Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593190272
4. Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778
5. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593422953
6. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
7. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
8. Accomplice to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99, 9781649378545
9. One Golden Summer
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $19, 9780593638910
10. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18, 9780525559498
11. The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668036594
12. The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668045152
13. The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
14. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
15. The Safekeep
Yael van der Wouden, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781668034354
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12, 9780804190114
2. Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $20, 9781668065495
3. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Vintage, $19, 9780525565703
4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Vintage, $21, 9780307742490
5. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
6. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne, Penguin Books, $21, 9780593652848
7. Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition
David Lynch, Tarcher, $20, 9780143130147
8. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
9. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017
Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
10. The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $24, 9780143129257
11. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951
12. Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
Joe Coulombe, HarperCollins Leadership, $19.99, 9781400225439
13. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
14. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
15. The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969
 
MASS MARKET 
1. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
3. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
4. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
5. Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
7. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
8. Night Shift
Stephen King, Anchor, $10.99, 9780307743640
9. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
Oscar Wilde, Signet, $6.95, 9780451530455
10. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 
1. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
4. The Day the Crayons Made Friends
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $19.99, 9780593622360
5. Don't Trust Fish
Neil Sharpson, Dan Santat (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780593616673
6. The Wild Robot on the Island
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316669467
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
8. This Book Is Dangerous! (A Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book)
Ben Clanton, Tundra Books, $19.99, 9781774886564
9. Lily the Pond Mermaid
Lucy Fleming, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536235562
10. I Like Your Chutzpah: And Other Yiddish Words You'll Like
Suzy Ultman, Rise x Penguin Workshop, $9.99, 9780593751916
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST 
1. The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel
Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams, Sas Milledge (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593621189
2. Immortal Consequences
I. V. Marie, Delacorte Press, $21.99, 9780593898802
3. A Theory of Dreaming Deluxe Limited Edition
Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $24.99, 9780063432925
4. We Were Liars (Deluxe Edition)
E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9798217118076
5. Quest for the True Dragon: A Graphic Novel
Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339033006
6. Holes
Louis Sachar, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440228592
7. Unico: Hunted (Volume 2): An Original Manga
Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781546110460
8. A Wolf Called Fire
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133
9. Glorious Rivals
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $20.99, 9780316481311
10. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES 
1. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic 
2. The Wild Robot
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 
3. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic 
4. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix 
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan, Hyperion 
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams 
7. The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 
8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press 
9. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion 
10. Dragon Masters
Tracey West, Graham Howells (Illus.), Scholastic