Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (November 2, 2022)

As reported by the California Independent Booksellers Association, Journal of Altai Bringing you a list of the best-selling titles at independent bookstores in Northern and Southern California for the week ending October 30, 2022.

On the list this week is Rebecca Solent’s paperback edition Rose of OrwellA fresh exploration of politics and horticulture California Book Club September 2021 Author. Solent examines George Orwell’s life in a new light, from his little-known adventures in England’s coal mines to his involvement with horticulture. the travelerBy Cormac McCarthy Reviewed by Ulta, is an exciting new addition to the list. The novel — the first of two related volumes — follows Bobby Western as he searches for a wreck and investigates a possible government cover-up.

For a complete list of titles and categories, visit the California Independent Booksellers Association.•

Southern California

Hardcover fiction

Ulta

1. Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
2. the travelerCormac McCarthy, Knopf, $30. Read on Ulta Revieww
3. Our lost heartsCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $29
4. Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrowGabriel Zevin, Knopf, $28
5. Freedom Day: StoriesGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28

Hard core non-profit



Ulta

1. Go Diner: The Barefoot Contessa CookbookAnna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
2. I’m glad my mother diedJanet McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
3. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A MemoirPaul Newman, Knopf, $32
4. Crying at H Mart: A MemoirMichelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
5. Solito: A MemoirJavier Zamora, Hogarth Press, $28

The myth of commercial paper



Ulta

1. It starts with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $17.99
2. It ends with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $16.99
3. Achilles’ SongMadeleine Miller, Echo Press, $17.99
4. Project Hail MaryAndy Weir, Ballantyne Books, $20
5. Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantyne Books, $18

Business paperback non-profit



Ulta

1. The Body Keeps Score: Mind, Brain, and Body in Trauma TherapyBessel van der Kolk, MD, Penguin Books, $19
2. Sweetgrass Breeding for Young Adults: Insider Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and Plant TeachingsRobin Wall Kemmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
3. Oldest Los AngelesMimi Slawoff, Reedy Press, $20.95
4. Sapiens: A Brief History of HumanityBy Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
5. Rose of OrwellRebecca Solent, Penguin Books, $18

Northern California

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Hardcover fiction



Ulta

1. the travelerCormac McCarthy, Knopf, $30. Read on Ulta Revieww
2. Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
3. Our lost heartsCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $29
4. Freedom Day: StoriesGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28
5. fairy taleStephen King, Scribner, $32.50

Hard core non-profit



Ulta

1. I’m glad my mother diedJanet McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
2. Go Diner: The Barefoot Contessa CookbookAnna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic CultureGabor Mattei, MD, with Daniel Mattei, Avery, $30
4. what if 2: Extra serious scientific answers to absurd hypothesis questionsRandall Monroe, Riverhead Books, $30
5. Solito: A MemoirJavier Zamora, Hogarth Press, $28

The myth of commercial paper



Ulta

1. It starts with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $17.99
2. The land of cloud cookiesAnthony Dwyer, Scribner, $20
3. Seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Read, Washington Square Press, $17
4. sentenceLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18
5. Project Hail MaryAndy Weir, Ballantyne Books, $20

Business paperback non-profit



Ulta

1. Sweetgrass Breeding for Young Adults: Insider Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and Plant TeachingsRobin Wall Kemmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
2. Fuzz: When nature breaks the lawMary Roach, WW Norton & Company, $16.95
3. The Body Keeps Score: Mind, Brain, and Body in Trauma TherapyBessel van der Kolk, MD, Penguin Books, $19
4. Zen and the Art of Saving the PlanetThich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $17.99
5. All About Love: New Perspectivesbell hooks, William Morrow, $16.99

Source: California Independent Booksellers Association