The SoCal Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SCIBA, for the 
sales week ended Sunday, October 20, 2019. Based on reporting from the independent 
booksellers of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association and 
IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.

HARDCOVER FICTION 
1. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812996548
2. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597
3. The Guardians
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
4. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
5. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
6. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072
7. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
8. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982110567
9. Grand Union: Stories
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27, 9780525558996
10. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789
11. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26, 9780525535270
12. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28, 9780399562488
13. Full Throttle: Stories
Joe Hill, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062200679
14. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27, 9780525541332
15. Arroyo
Chip Jacobs, Rare Bird Books, $27, 9781644280287
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Me: Elton John Official Autobiography
Elton John, Holt, $30, 9781250147608
2. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30, 9780316486637
3. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474
4. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30, 9780316349253
5. Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
Marc Benioff, Monica Langley, Currency, $28, 9781984825193
6. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526
7. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302
8. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
9. Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311
10. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life
Ali Wong, Random House, $27, 9780525508830
11. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28, 9780735223707
12. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger, Random House, $28, 9780399592096
13. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682
14. Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732363
15. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35, 9781501178412
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17, 9780525435761
2. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
3. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
4. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16, 9780525522133
5. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
6. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
7. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
8. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20, 9780316055444
9. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
10. The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598
11. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832
12. Flights
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780525534204
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $16.99, 9780062364913
14. The Cockroach
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $11, 9780593082423
15. Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226943
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
2. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
3. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
4. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $18, 9780143127741
5. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780525512196
6. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16, 9780807047415
7. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18, 9780735224155
8. Lab Girl
Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16, 9781101873724
9. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
10. Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity
Felicia Day, Gallery, $17, 9781982113223
11. They Called Us Enemy
George Takei, et al., Top Shelf Productions, $19.99, 9781603094504
12. How Music Works
David Byrne, Three Rivers Press, $22, 9780804188937
13. I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz
Eve Babitz, NYRB Classics, $18.95, 9781681373799
14. Daring Greatly
Brené Brown, Avery, $17, 9781592408412
15. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254
 
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. Holy Ghost
John Sandford, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735217348
3. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
4. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
5. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
6. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765
7. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
8. The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, Penguin, $8.99, 9780143134770
9. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868
10. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122
2. Dinosnores
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. Creepy Pair of Underwear!
Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781442402980
5. Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete
James Dean, James Dean (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780062198709
6. Where's the Witch?
Ingela P. Arrhenius (Illus.), Nosy Crow, $8.99, 9781536207538
7. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael López (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 9780525514121
8. Grumpy Monkey Party Time!
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593118627
9. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
10. The Napping House
Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $7.99, 9780544602250
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. The Beautiful
Renee Ahdieh, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524738174
3. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
4. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
5. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sanchez, Ember, $11.99, 9781524700515
6. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
7. Stargazing
Jen Wang, First Second, $12.99, 9781250183880
8. Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524770235
9. Super Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338230895
10. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781481438285
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES
1. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
2. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
3. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
4. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix
Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier (Illus.), Scholastic 
5. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
6. Elephant & Piggie
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Dory Fantasmagory
Abby Hanlon, Puffin
8. Big Nate
Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel
9. Who Was/Is...?
Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop
10. Spy School
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers