The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List, as brought to you by IndieBound and CALIBA, for the sales week ended Sunday, August 17, 2025. 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.

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1. The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong

2. Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid

3. James, Percival Everett

4. The Wedding People, Alison Espach

5. My Friends, Fredrik Backman

6. Not Quite Dead Yet, Holly Jackson

7. Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy

8. The Bewitching, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

9. An Inside Job, Daniel Silva

10. Culpability, Bruce Holsinger

1. The Let Them

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