Southern California’s independent bookstores have released their latest bestseller rankings for the week ending June 15, compiled in collaboration with the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.
V.E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil stands out as a top fiction seller, joined by popular titles across multiple categories, reflecting a diverse range of reader interests.
Hardcover Fiction:
The Emperor of Gladness – Ocean Vuong
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V.E. Schwab
Atmosphere – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Nightshade – Michael Connelly
My Friends – Fredrik Backman
Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
James – Percival Everett
The God of the Woods – Liz Moore
The River Is Waiting – Wally Lamb
King of Ashes – S.A. Cosby
Hardcover Nonfiction:
Abundance – Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
Steve Martin Writes the Written Word – Steve Martin
The Creative Act: A Way of Being – Rick Rubin
How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir – Molly Jong-Fast
Is a River Alive? – Robert Macfarlane
The Book of Alchemy – Suleika Jaouad
The #1 Dad Book – James Patterson
Mark Twain – Ron Chernow
The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by John Burgoyne
The Haves and Have-Yachts – Evan Osnos
Mass Market:
1984 – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell
The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
The Way of Kings – Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: The Final Empire – Brandon Sanderson
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger
Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton
The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K. Le Guin
Trade Paperback Fiction:
Martyr! – Kaveh Akbar
Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
All Fours – Miranda July
One Golden Summer – Carley Fortune
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
I Who Have Never Known Men – Jacqueline Harpman
Problematic Summer Romance – Ali Hazelwood
Orbital – Samantha Harvey
For more information or to find a local independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.
