The Northern California Indie Bestsellers List, as brought to you by IndieBound and
CALIBA, for the sales week ended Sunday, November 16, 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. The Strength of the Few
James Islington, S&S/Saga Press, $34, 9781982141233
2. The Black Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30, 9781250328175
3. The Secret of Secrets
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $38, 9780385546898
4. Heart the Lover
Lily King, Grove Press, $28, 9780802165176
5. The Correspondent
Virginia Evans, Crown, $28, 9780593798430
6. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32, 9780307700155
7. Brigands & Breadknives
Travis Baldree, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250334886
8. The Proving Ground
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $32, 9780316563826
9. Twice
Mitch Albom, Harper, $26.99, 9780062406682
10. What We Can Know
Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30, 9780593804728
11. Flesh
David Szalay, Scribner, $28.99, 9781982122799
12. Exit Strategy
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Bantam, $30, 9780593725849
13. My Friends
Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982112820
14. Alchemised
SenLinYu, Del Rey, $35, 9780593972700
15. The Widow
John Grisham, Doubleday, $32, 9780385548984
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION 
1. Bread of Angels: A Memoir
Patti Smith, Random House, $30, 9781101875124
2. Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Knopf, $35, 9780593493120
3. Something from Nothing: A Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $37.99, 9781984826411
4. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking, $35, 9780593296967
5. Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love
Samin Nosrat, Random House, $45, 9781984857781
6. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
Charlie Mackesy, Penguin Life, $27, 9780593994825
7. Finding My Way: A Memoir
Malala Yousafzai, Atria Books, $30, 9781668054277
8. Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $35, 9780385547512
9. Raising Hare: A Memoir
Chloe Dalton, Pantheon, $27, 9780593701843
10. Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
John Fugelsang, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668066898
11. The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
John U. Bacon, Liveright, $35, 9781324094647
12. We Survived the Night
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Knopf, $30, 9780593320785
13. The Look
Michelle Obama, Crown, $50, 9780593800706
14. The Uncool: A Memoir
Cameron Crowe, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35, 9781668059432
15. Mother Mary Comes to Me
Arundhati Roy, Scribner, $30, 9781668094716
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $19, 9780593418925
2. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063204164
3. The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780063277076
4. The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $19, 9780593687840
5. Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324123736
6. Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18, 9780593685778
7. Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Picador, $19, 9781250397560
8. Days at the Torunka Café
Satoshi Yagisawa, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780063445857
9. Frankenstein
Mary Shelley, Penguin, $10, 9780141439471
10. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $22, 9780593135228
11. Sandwich
Catherine Newman, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063345171
12. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
13. The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18, 9780593312070
14. Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18, 9780593446119
15. I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. The 2026 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781961793682
2. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $14, 9780804190114
3. Fight Oligarchy
Senator Bernie Sanders, Crown, $14.99, 9798217089161
4. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $22, 9781571313560
5. Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19, 9781250397676
6. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, $21.99, 9780316581509
7. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
8. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
9. Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
Sonia Purnell, Penguin Books, $22, 9780593297827
10. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20, 9780593230077
11. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
12. The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World...: Essays
David Graeber, Picador, $20, 9781250397645
13. All That the Rain Promises and More
David Arora, Ten Speed Press, $17.99, 9780898153880
14. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $36, 9780593536131
15. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
 
MASS MARKET 
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
2. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $12, 9780451526342
3. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12, 9780399501487
4. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
5. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $9.99, 9780345391803
7. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
8. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $11, 9780553283686
9. Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345337665
10. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593098257
 
CHILDREN'S TITLES 
1. Dog Man: Big Jim Believes
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $15.99, 9781546176183
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams, $15.99, 9781419782695
3. Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel)
Tui T. Sutherland, Jake Parker (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339001296
4. The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate's Revenge: A Graphic Novel
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), HarperAlley, $16.99, 9780063415508
5. The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, Volume 3)
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $29.99, 9780593306635
6. The Humble Pie
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063469730
7. The Digger and the Christmas Tree
Joseph Kuefler, HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063427396
8. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
9. Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, #3
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203938
10. Knight Owl's Little Christmas
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $8.99, 9780316587501
11. Spy School Blackout
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665956512
12. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383
13. Steam Train, Dream Train: Next Stop, Christmas!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797227030
14. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
15. Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Yearling, $11.99, 9780593809891
16. Baby Turkey: Finger Puppet Book
Yu-Hsuan Huang (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.99, 9781797232799
17. Dragonborn
Struan Murray, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9798217113217
18. Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #18) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix)
Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338835656
19. Dory Fantasmagory: Center of the Universe
Abby Hanlon, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593857564
20. If We Were Dogs
Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316581721
21. Corduroy Gives Thanks
Don Freeman, John Joseph (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780593694152
22. Home: A Peek-Through Board Book
Britta Teckentrup, Doubleday Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593518953
23. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
24. The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $14.99, 9780593374238
25. Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story)
Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593810309