Southern California Independent Bookstores Report Current Bestsellers

In hardcover fiction, the top titles include:

- "Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection) (The Empyrean)" — Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books, $24.99)

- "Exit Party" — Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf, $32)

- "American Hagwon" — Min Jin Lee (Cardinal, $36)

- "Hollywood, Ending" — John Green (Dutton Books, $32)

- "The Disappearers" — Marlon James (Riverhead Books, $32)

- "Switzy" — Emma Cline (Random House, $32)

- "The French Illusion (The French Illusion Series)" — John Grisham (Doubleday, $35)

- "Whistler" — Ann Patchett (Harper, $30)

- "Taipei Story (Deluxe Limited Edition)" — R. F. Kuang (William Morrow, $32)

- "The Radiance" — Ayad Akhtar (S&S/Summit Books, $29)

- "The Pirate Queen" — Ariel Lawhon (Doubleday, $32)

- "The Calamity Club" — Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau, $35)

- "The Correspondent" — Virginia Evans (Crown, $28)

- "John of John" — Douglas Stuart (Grove Press, $28)

- "The Things We Never Say" — Elizabeth Strout (Random House, $29)

In hardcover nonfiction, the leading titles include:

- "Roll the Calls: A Memoir" — Ari Emanuel (Knopf, $35)

- "An Unexpected Life: A Memoir" — Gloria Steinem (Random House, $30)

- "Fictional Selves: A Memoir" — Kyle MacLachlan (Crown, $34)

- "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic" — Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company, $34)

- "End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World" — Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $32)

- "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" — Charles Spencer (Penguin Press, $35)

- "Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music" — Chuck Klosterman (Da Capo, $32.50)

- "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East" — Simon Sebag Montefiore (Knopf, $40)

- "The Steps: A Memoir" — Sylvester Stallone (William Morrow, $32.50)

- "California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California" — Miriam Pawel (Bloomsbury Publishing, $34)

In paperback fiction, the top titles include:

- "Dungeon Crawler Carl" — Matt Dinniman (Ace, $20)

- "East of Eden" — John Steinbeck (Penguin, $25)

- "Theo of Golden" — Allen Levi (Atria Books, $20)

- "I Who Have Never Known Men" — Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books, $16.95)

- "May We Feed the King" — Rebecca Perry (Transit Books, $18.95)

- "The Best Short Stories 2026: The O. Henry Prize Winners" — Tommy Orange, editor (Vintage, $20)

The bestsellers list spans various genres, including early and middle grade, young adult, and children's illustrated books, showcasing a diverse array of writers and titles that cater to readers of all ages.