Number One in Hardcover Fiction Long Island Compromise:,by Taffy Brodesser,
published by Random House.
Here is the SoCal Indie Bestsellers List, brought to you by IndieBound and the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, for the sales week ending Sunday,July 21, 2024. This list is 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
- Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30, 9780593133491
- All Fours Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29, 9780593190265
- The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30, 9780593418918
- The Bright Sword Lev Grossman, Viking, $35, 9780735224049
- James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28, 9780385550369
- The Black Bird Oracle Deborah Harkness, Ballantine Books, $32, 9780593724774
- Sandwich Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164
- A Death in Cornwall Daniel Silva, Harper, $32, 9780063384200
- The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin’s Press, $30, 9781250178633
- The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29, 9780812996302
- I Was A Teenage Slasher Stephen Graham Jones, S&S/Saga Press, $29.99, 9781668022245
- All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30, 9780593798874
- Good Material Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28, 9780593801307
- Horror Movie Paul Tremblay, William Morrow, $30, 9780063070011
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32, 9780593652886
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $35, 9780385348744
- What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Bill Maher, Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781668051351
- The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Griffin Dunne, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593652824
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30, 9780385534260
- Somehow: Thoughts on Love Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22, 9780593714416
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30, 9780593655030
- Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius Carrie Courogen, St. Martin’s Press, $30, 9781250279224
- We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (tips, tales, travels) Gary Janetti, Harper, $27.99, 9780063329744
- Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles Paul Haddad, Santa Monica Press, $29.95, 9781595801272
- The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
- On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36, 9780593657478
- The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA Jesse Katz, Astra House, $28, 9781662601736
- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent Judi Dench, Brendan O’Hea, St. Martin’s Press, $32, 9781250325778
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35, 9780385544764
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19, 9780593466490
- Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Lisa See, Scribner, $18.99, 9781982117092
- A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635575569
- Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
- The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $18, 9780593685280
- Big Swiss Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17, 9781982153090
- The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $17.99, 9780060837020
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18, 9781400031702
- Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $19, 9780593441190
- Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17, 9780593420324
- Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $17, 9781400078776
- My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609455064
- Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
- The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987
- Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17, 9780593468463
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18, 9781984898456
- All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
- The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, Vintage, $17, 9781400078431
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Joan Didion, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18, 9780374531386
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19, 9780143127741
- World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20, 9781639550562
- The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World Library, $17, 9781577314806
- Become What You Are Alan Watts, Shambhala, $18.95, 9781645472865
- Stay True: A Memoir Hua Hsu, Vintage, $17, 9780593315200
- The Artist’s Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20, 9780143129257
- The White Album: Essays Joan Didion, FSG, $18, 9780374532079
- World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22, 9780062802767
- Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17, 9781984898951
- Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon Dr. Joe Dispenza, Hay House LLC, $19.99, 9781401953119
- The Eater Guide to Los Angeles (Eater City Guide) Eater, Abrams Image, $19.99, 9781419765827
MASS MARKET
- 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
- Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
- It Can’t Happen Here Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99, 9780451465641
- Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
- The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
- Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
- The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
- A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062459367
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
- Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210637
- Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060542092
- Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
- Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
- Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685
- The Poky Little Puppy Janette Sebring Lowrey, Golden Books, $4.99, 9780307021342
- Grumpy Monkey Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $8.99, 9780593123997
- Los Angeles, Baby! Feather Flores, Asia Ellington (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $14.99, 9781797207216
- Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
- The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123
- Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877
- The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
- Youth Group Jordan Morris, Bowen McCurdy (Illus.), First Second, $17.99, 9781250789235
- If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
- Temple Alley Summer Sachiko Kashiwaba, Miho Satake (Illus.), Avery Fischer Udagawa (Transl.), Yonder, $12, 9781632063052
- Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536214352
- The Deep Dark: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $16.99, 9781338839999
- We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
- The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
CHILDREN'S SERIES
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet
- Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
- Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix
- Wild Robot Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember
- Who Was/Is…? Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop
- The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
- Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger, Aladdin
- Wings of Fire Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion
