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“Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar is among the top-selling fiction releases at Southern California’s independent bookstores. (Courtesy of Knopf)
“Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar is among the top-selling fiction releases at Southern California’s independent bookstores. (Courtesy of Knopf)
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The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Jan. 28 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 Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride

2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Gabrielle Zevin

3. Iron Flame: Rebecca Yarros

4. North Woods: Daniel Mason

5. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett

6. Martyr!: Kaveh Akbar

7. Fourth Wing: Rebecca Yarros

8. The Fury: Alex Michaelides

9. The Covenant of Water: Abraham Verghese

10. The Bee Sting: Paul Murray

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

2. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen: David Brooks

3. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear

4. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning: Liz Cheney

5. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession: Michael Finkel

6. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder: David Grann

7. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism: Tim Alberta

8. The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World: Sharon Brous

9. Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time: Robert Downey, Jr., Thomas Kostigen

10. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity: Peter Attia M.D., Bill Gifford

MASS MARKET

1. Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton

2. The Shining: Stephen King

3. 1984: George Orwell

4. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Clarissa Pinkola Estés

5. The Brothers Karamazov: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

6. And Then There Were None: Agatha Christie

7. The Illustrated Man: Ray Bradbury

8. The Lies of Locke Lamora: Scott Lynch

9. The Way of Kings: Brandon Sanderson

10. Stardust: Neil Gaiman

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Trust: Hernan Diaz

2. A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara

3. Horse: Geraldine Brooks

4. A Court of Wings and Ruin: Sarah J. Maas

5. A Court of Thorns and Roses: Sarah J. Maas

6. The Song of Achilles: Madeline Miller

7. A Court of Mist and Fury: Sarah J. Maas

8. The Midnight Library: Matt Haig

9. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover

10. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid