Southern California's independent bookstores reveal bestsellers

This week, independent bookstores in Southern California released their bestsellers list for the week ending March 16. The list includes top-selling books in hardcover fiction, nonfiction, mass market paperbacks, and trade paperbacks. In hardcover fiction, the leading title is "Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Other popular books include "All Fours" by Miranda July and "James" by Percival Everett. "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore and "The Dream Hotel" by Laila Lalami also made the top five. For hardcover nonfiction, the top seller is "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams. It is followed by "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad and "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins. Notable mentions include Amy Griffin's memoir, "The Tell," and "How to Love Better" by Yung Pueblo. In mass market paperbacks, George Orwell’s "1984" tops the list. It is joined by classics like "Animal Farm" and "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. Other significant titles include "Women Who Run With the Wolves" and "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Finally, in trade paperback fiction, "Martyr!" by Kaveh Akbar is number one. It is followed by "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler and "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey. Other popular titles include "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood and "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros.