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

With a report from the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Alta Journal carries a list of the best-selling titles in independent bookstores throughout Northern and Southern California for the week ending October 30, 2022.

On this week’s list is a paperback edition by Rebecca Solnit Orwell’s Rosesnew research on politics and gardening the California Book Club author in September 2021. Solnit examines George Orwell’s life in a new light, from his little-known journey in the coal mines of England to his contribution to agriculture. The passengerby Cormac McCarthy, reviewed by Alta, is an exciting new addition to the list. The novel — the first of two related books — follows Bobby Western as he investigates a plane crash and investigates a possible government cover-up.

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

Southern California

FICTION HARDCOVER

Alta

1. Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
2. The passenger, Cormac McCarthy, Knopf, $30. Read the Alta revieww
3. Our hearts are missingCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $29
4. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28
5. Liberation Day: HistoryGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28

NO HARDCOVER



Alta

1. For Dinner: Barefoot Contessa CookbookIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
2. I’m glad mom diedJennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
3. The extraordinary life of ordinary people: a memoirPaul Newman, Knopf, $32
4. Crying at H Mart: A MemoirMichelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95
5. Solito: MemoriesJavier Zamora, Hogarth Press, $28

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION



Alta

1. It starts with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $17.99
2. It ends with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $16.99
3. The song of AchillesMadeline Miller, Ecco Press, $17.99
4. Hail Mary ProjectAndy Weir, Ballantine Books, $20
5. Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine Books, $18

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION



Alta

1. The body keeps score: brain, mind and body in trauma healingBessel van der Kolk, MD, Penguin Books, $19
2. Cultivating Sweet Grass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of PlantsRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
3. Oldest Los AngelesMimi Slawoff, Reedy Press, $20.95
4. Sapiens: A Brief History of MankindYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99
5. Orwell’s RosesRebecca Solnit, Penguin Books, $18

Northern California

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FICTION HARDCOVER



Alta

1. The passenger, Cormac McCarthy, Knopf, $30. Read the Alta revieww
2. Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50
3. Our hearts are missingCeleste Ng, Penguin Press, $29
4. Liberation Day: HistoryGeorge Saunders, Random House, $28
5. LegendStephen King, Scribner, $32.50

NO HARDCOVER



Alta

1. I’m glad mom diedJennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99
2. For Dinner: Barefoot Contessa CookbookIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35
3. The Myth of the Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic CultureGabor Maté, MD, with Daniel Maté, Avery, $30
4. What if? 2: More serious scientific answers to absurd questionsRandall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $30
5. Solito: MemoriesJavier Zamora, Hogarth Press, $28

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION



Alta

1. It starts with usColleen Hoover, Atria Books, $17.99
2. Cloud Cuckoo LandAnthony Doerr, Scribner, $20
3. Evelyn Hugo’s seven wivesTaylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17
4. The SentenceLouise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18
5. Hail Mary ProjectAndy Weir, Ballantine Books, $20

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION



Alta

1. Cultivating Sweet Grass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of PlantsRobin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20
2. Fuzz: When nature breaks the lawMary Roach, WW Norton & Company, $16.95
3. The body keeps score: brain, mind and body in trauma healingBessel 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 Insightsbell hooks, William Morrow, $16.99

Source: California Independent Booksellers Alliance