The Northern California Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and 
CALIBA, for the sales week ended Sunday, March 19, 2023. 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. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29, 9780385547345
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28, 9780593321201
3. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243732
4. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $30, 9780385549073
5. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
6. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780593490693
7. Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28, 9780374110338
8. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28, 9780593490143
9. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
10. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28, 9780399562969
11. So Shall You Reap
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $28, 9780802162366
12. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063204157
13. Victory City
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $30, 9780593243398
14. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35, 9781635577921
15. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20, 9780802158741
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
2. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
3. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704
4. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Crown, $28, 9780593238714
5. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36, 9780316592031
6. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780593329993
7. I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
8. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30, 9780593133231
9. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36, 9780593593806
10. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27, 9780735211292
11. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465
12. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743
13. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30, 9780593083888
14. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner, Penguin Press, $28, 9781984879684
15. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28, 9780593498064
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 
1. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770
2. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17, 9781524798642
3. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18, 9780593356173
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17, 9781501161933
5. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
6. Violeta
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $18, 9780593496220
7. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
8. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619
9. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $18.99, 9780063095731
10. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
11. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
12. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
13. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
14. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593311295
15. Women Talking
Miriam Toews, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17, 9781635574340
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 
1. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781571313560
2. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
3. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20, 9780593230275
4. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18, 9781524746742
5. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
6. Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind
Judson Brewer, Avery, $18, 9780593421406
7. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
8. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari, Crown, $18, 9780593138533
9. Spirits of San Francisco: Voyages through the Unknown City
Gary Kamiya, Paul Madonna (Illus.), Bloomsbury Publishing, $18, 9781635579819
10. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20, 9781324092872
11. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
Thomas Halliday, Random House, $20, 9780593132906
12. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18, 9780593238127
13. All That the Rain Promises and More
David Arora, Ten Speed Press, $17.99, 9780898153880
14. Yearbook
Seth Rogen, Crown, $18, 9781984825421
15. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17, 9781400078431
 
MASS MARKET 
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
3. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
4. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
5. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940
7. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
8. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
9. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
10. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
 
CHILDREN'S TITLES 
1. Hilo Book 9: Gina and the Last City on Earth
Judd Winick, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593488096
2. Moon Rising: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #6)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338730890
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419762949
4. Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix, #13)
Ann M. Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338616101
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
6. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
7. Finally Seen
Kelly Yang, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534488335
8. Big Nate: Nailed It!
Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $12.99, 9781524879235
9. Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations (Cat Kid Comic Club, #4)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338846621
10. The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402
11. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758
12. My Little Golden Book About San Francisco
Toyo Tyler, Courtney Dawson (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593301180
13. Curse of the Shadow Dragon (Dragon Masters, #23)
Tracey West, Graham Howells (Illus.), Scholastic, $5.99, 9781338776942
14. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431
15. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545425117
16. The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Egg Hunt
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $12.99, 9780593523575
17. Where Do Diggers Hunt for Easter Eggs? 
Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593488003
18. Happy Easter, Little Pookie
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9781665928380
19. Bluey: Easter
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593658383
20. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $8.99, 9780399230035
21. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260
22. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936
23. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391
24. The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Now With a Dog Man Comic!): 25 1/2 Anniversary Edition
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338865394
25. Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger, Aladdin, $9.99, 9781442445949