
Articles
-
1 week ago |
altaonline.com | Elizabeth Casillas
AltaWith 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 June 15, 2025. Start your summer with a little magic. The classic 1988 novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is back on the list this week.
-
2 weeks ago |
altaonline.com | Elizabeth Casillas
AltaWith 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 June 8, 2025. Dive into two exciting adventures with selections from this week’s bestseller list. First up is Atmosphere, a new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
-
3 weeks ago |
altaonline.com | Elizabeth Casillas
AltaWith 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 June 1, 2025. This weekend, immerse yourself in the work of two California authors. First up is Cultish by Amanda Montell. In this gripping piece of nonfiction, Montell explores how groups—from Heaven’s Gate to Scientologists—use words to wield power.
-
4 weeks ago |
altaonline.com | Elizabeth Casillas |Maisie Hurwitz |John Birdsall
1WHAT IS QUEER FOOD? HOW WE SERVED A REVOLUTION, BY JOHN BIRDSALLW.W. Norton and CompanyCritic Birdsall’s most recent endeavor into food culture enlivens the history of dishes like quiche, potlucks, and rainbow icebox cake with narratives about the people who created them and the culture that they were liberating themselves from in the process.
-
4 weeks ago |
altaonline.com | Elizabeth Casillas
AltaWith 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 May 25, 2025. California Book Club alumni are making waves this week. Rebecca Solnit’s new release, No Straight Road Takes You There, is a powerful new essay collection.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 104
- Tweets
- 145
- DMs Open
- Yes

RT @CalBookClub: Dive into the making of "Clark and Division," by @gasagasagirl. This week, @casillasliz99 curates a powerful collection of…

RT @LaurenDFurey: Proud to announce the launch of #ThePinkState, an 8-episode podcast series on women in politics! Join me and @WriteitHall…

RT @jessjblough: I reviewed @ruthmadievsky's excellent and sensory "All-Night Pharmacy" from @CatapultStory for @altajournal. https://t.co/…