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    This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores
    • March 18, 2026

    The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended March 15 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

    1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans

    2. Kin: Tayari Jones

    3. Brawler: Stories: Lauren Groff

    4. Heart the Lover: Lily King

    5. Vigil: George Saunders

    6. Judge Stone: James Patterson, Viola Davis

    7. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai

    8. Lost Lambs: Madeline Cash

    9. Operation Bounce House: Matt Dinniman

    10. Half His Age: Jennette McCurdy

    HARDCOVER NONFICTION

    1. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness: Michael Pollan

    2. Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!: Liza Minnelli

    3. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: Omar El Akkad

    4. Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery: Gavin Newsom

    5. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage: Belle Burden

    6. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism: Stewart Reynolds

    7. You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir: Christina Applegate

    8. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin

    9. In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir: Tom Junod

    10. The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg — and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema: Paul Fischer

    TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

    1. Theo of Golden: Allen Levi

    2. Dungeon Crawler Carl: Matt Dinniman

    3. Remarkably Bright Creatures: Shelby Van Pelt

    4. Project Hail Mary: Andy Weir

    5. Heated Rivalry: Rachel Reid

    6. Wuthering Heights (Movie Tie-In): Emily Brontë

    7. I Who Have Never Known Men: Jacqueline Harpman

    8. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar

    9. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore

    10. Stoner: John Williams

    TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

    1. Raising Hare: A Memoir: Chloe Dalton

    2. I’m Glad My Mom Died: Jennette McCurdy

    3. All About Love: New Visions: bell hooks

    4. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality: Amanda Montell

    5. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom: Don Miguel Ruiz

    6. Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus: Elaine Pagels

    7. Meditations: Marcus Aurelius

    8. Everything Now: Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles: Rosecrans Baldwin

    9. Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape: Manchán Magan

    10. This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal: Mary Oliver

    ​ Orange County Register 

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