The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Jan. 5 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. All Fours: Miranda July 2. James: Percival Everett 3. Small Things Like These: Claire Keegan 4. Intermezzo: Sally Rooney 5. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore 6. The Wedding People: Alison Espach 7. Creation Lake: Rachel Kushner 8. The Women: Kristin Hannah 9. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout 10. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Toshikazu Kawaguchi HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering: Malcolm Gladwell 2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being: Rick Rubin 3. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear 4. The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates 5. Didion and Babitz: Lili Anolik 6. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War: Erik Larson 7. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook: Hampton Sides 8. Patriot: A Memoir: Alexei Navalny 9. What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts): Stanley Tucci 10. Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir: Ina Garten MASS MARKET 1. 1984: George Orwell 2. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson 3. Words of Radiance: Brandon Sanderson 4. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson 5. Animal Farm: George Orwell 6. American Gods: Neil Gaiman 7. The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien 8. Interview with the Vampire: Anne Rice 9. Moby-Dick: Herman Melville 10. Rhythm of War: Brandon Sanderson TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Orbital: Samantha Harvey 2. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar 3. Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver 4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin 5. The Berry Pickers: Amanda Peters 6. The Vegetarian: Han Kang 7. North Woods: Daniel Mason 8. The Secret History: Donna Tartt 9. The Silent Patient: Alex Michaelides 10. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros Related Articles Books | How ‘Homeseeking’ author Karissa Chen navigates history, regret and pizza Books | When the best books of 2024 meet the most anticipated of 2025 Books | ‘Alter Ego’ author Alex Segura recommends this one book all the time Books | 36 new books coming in early 2025 to add to your reading list Books | New Year’s resolution to read more in 2025? Here’s how to get going