With reporting from the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Alta Journal brings you a list of the bestselling titles at independent bookstores across Northern and Southern California for the week ending July 2, 2023.
Making the list again is Elliot Page’s groundbreaking narrative Pageboy. Page’s memoir recounts his personal journey—in the face of criticism from influential figures in Hollywood, while grappling with uncertainty and fear—of love, stardom, and finding happiness. A Court of Thorns and Roses—the first book in Sarah J. Maas’s fantasy series of the same name—also appears on this week’s list. In this installment, Maas introduces us to the character Feyre Archeron and her adventures in the realm of faeries.
For a full list of titles and categories, visit the California Independent Booksellers Alliance.•
Southern California
HARDCOVER FICTION
- The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28
- Happy Place, Emily Henry, Berkley, $27
- Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29
- Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, Lisa See, Scribner, $28
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann, Doubleday, $30
- The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32
- Pageboy: A Memoir, Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, Peter Attia, MD, with Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
- Trust, Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17
- The Midnight Library, Matt Haig, Penguin Books, $18
- The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99
- Circe, Madeline Miller, Back Bay Books, $18.99
- The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17
- Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris, Back Bay Books, $18.99
- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann, Vintage, $17
- Solito: A Memoir, Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18
- All About Love: New Visions, bell hooks, William Morrow, $16.99
Northern California
HARDCOVER FICTION
- The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32
- Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29
- Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28
- Happy Place, Emily Henry, Berkley, $27
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32
- The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann, Doubleday, $30
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, Peter Attia, MD, with Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, James Clear, Avery, $27
- The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
- Trust, Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17
- The Midnight Library, Matt Haig, Penguin Books, $18
- The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave, Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17
- A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17
- Solito: A Memoir, Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18
- All About Love: New Visions, bell hooks, William Morrow, $16.99
- Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris, Back Bay Books, $18.99
- Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $17.99
Source: California Independent Booksellers Alliance
Elizabeth Casillas is an assistant editor at Alta Journal. A graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, she has previously written for the Poly Post and Enspire Magazine.
