The SoCal Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and SCIBA, for the 
sales week ended Sunday, December 1, 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. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213
2. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
3. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27, 9780812996548
4. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28, 9780399590597
5. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
6. Blue Moon
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593543
7. Agent Running in the Field
John le Carré, Viking, $29, 9781984878878
8. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27, 9780374277789
9. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26, 9780735219090
10. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463
11. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26, 9780525562023
12. The Night Fire
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29, 9780316485616
13. A Minute to Midnight
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29, 9781538761601
14. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
15. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781982110567
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. A Warning
Anonymous, Twelve, $30, 9781538718469
2. The Body
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30, 9780385539302
3. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30, 9780316478526
4. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28, 9780399590504
5. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30, 9780525575474
6. Nothing Fancy
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.5, 9780451497017
7. Acid for the Children: A Memoir
Flea, Grand Central, $30, 9781455530533
8. The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
Francesca Cartier Brickell, Ballantine, $35, 9780525621614
9. The Yellow House: A Memoir
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26, 9780802125088
10. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759
11. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $27, 9780316485340
12. The Beautiful Ones
Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30, 9780399589652
13. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314
14. Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life
Twyla Tharp, S&S, $27, 9781982101305
15. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30, 9780316349253
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
2. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17, 9780525435761
3. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
4. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
5. The Song of Achilles: A Novel
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
6. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17, 9780143110439
7. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16, 9780525436140
8. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17, 9780802156983
9. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17, 9780735224315
10. Beloved
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $16, 9781400033416
11. My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201
12. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
13. The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307278449
14. An Anonymous Girl
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250133755
15. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10, 9780143133568
2. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
3. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18, 9780399588198
4. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062316110
5. Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17, 9780143130086
6. How to See
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781946764331
7. The Patch
John McPhee, Picador, $17, 9781250234889
8. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102
10. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
11. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
12. The Flame
Leonard Cohen, Picador, $18, 9781250234797
13. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780399573194
14. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Neighborly Words of Wisdom from Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, Penguin Books, $16, 9780143135388
15. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18, 9780399590573
 
MASS MARKET
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
3. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
4. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
5. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
6. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
7. The Bartered Brides
Mercedes Lackey, DAW, $7.99, 9780756411657
8. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
9. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
10. Tom Clancy Oath of Office
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
2. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780544320413
3. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
4. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780062945167
5. Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534425361
6. Stretchy McHandsome
Judy Schachner, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780803741218
7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
8. Frozen 2 Little Golden Book
Golden Books/Disney, $4.99, 9780736440202
9. The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore, Corinne Malvern (Illus.), Golden Books, $7.99, 9780385384742
10. The Thankful Book
Todd Parr, LB Kids, $7.99, 9780316337755
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
2. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
3. The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs
America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99, 9781492677697
4. Beverly, Right Here
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694647
5. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
6. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Puffin Books, $16, 9780147514011
7. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
8. Stargazing
Jen Wang, First Second, $12.99, 9781250183880
9. Dog Man Guide to Creating Comics in 3-D
Kate Howard, Dav Pilkey (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99, 9781338568844
10. Call Down the Hawk
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325
 
CHILDREN'S SERIES
1. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books, $, 
2. Wings of Fire
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
3. Dog Man
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
4. Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger, Aladdin
7. The Folk of the Air
Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
8. Arc of a Scythe
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Reader 
9. The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick
10. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House