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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	1	2	Funny Story Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (384) 978-0-593-44128-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2024 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Funny Story date, rank 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 47,191 YTD: 167,152	Apr 2024	47,191 167,152
2	2	13	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 1.65 [details] Sales history for The Women date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 35,244 YTD: 661,630	Feb 2024	35,244 661,630
3	-	1	Only the Brave Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (272) 978-0-593-49843-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 20,761 YTD: 20,761	Apr 2024	20,761 20,761
4	3	3	A Calamity of Souls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (480) 978-1-5387-6502-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2024 Average Rank 3.60 [details] Sales history for A Calamity of Souls date, rank 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 3 05/13/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,611 YTD: 69,408	Apr 2024	14,611 69,408
5	5	53	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2023 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 3 05/29/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 4 06/12/2023, 18 06/19/2023, 16 06/26/2023, 9 07/03/2023, 8 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 1 07/24/2023, 1 07/31/2023, 1 08/07/2023, 1 08/14/2023, 1 08/21/2023, 1 08/28/2023, 1 09/04/2023, 1 09/11/2023, 1 09/18/2023, 2 09/25/2023, 2 10/02/2023, 1 10/09/2023, 1 10/16/2023, 1 10/23/2023, 2 10/30/2023, 2 11/06/2023, 3 11/13/2023, 3 11/20/2023, 3 11/27/2023, 2 12/04/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 2 12/18/2023, 2 12/25/2023, 1 01/01/2024, 1 01/08/2024, 2 01/15/2024, 2 01/22/2024, 2 01/29/2024, 2 02/05/2024, 1 02/12/2024, 3 02/19/2024, 5 02/26/2024, 2 03/04/2024, 2 03/11/2024, 4 03/18/2024, 2 03/25/2024, 2 04/01/2024, 4 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 3 04/22/2024, 3 04/29/2024, 3 05/06/2024, 5 05/13/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 14,258 YTD: 430,684	May 2023	14,258 430,684
6	6	26	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-417-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame date, rank 11/20/2023, 1 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 1 12/18/2023, 1 12/25/2023, 2 01/01/2024, 3 01/08/2024, 1 01/15/2024, 1 01/22/2024, 1 01/29/2024, 1 02/05/2024, 2 02/12/2024, 2 02/19/2024, 4 02/26/2024, 3 03/04/2024, 3 03/11/2024, 5 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 3 04/01/2024, 5 04/08/2024, 3 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 5 04/29/2024, 5 05/06/2024, 6 05/13/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 12,639 YTD: 416,675	Nov 2023	12,639 416,675
7	8	5	Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Author Viking, $32.00 (448) 978-0-593-29637-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Table for Two: Fictions date, rank 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 6 04/29/2024, 6 05/06/2024, 8 05/13/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,473 YTD: 72,992	Apr 2024	11,473 72,992
8	-	1	Home Is Where the Bodies Are Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $27.99 (256p) 979-8-212-18284-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,580 YTD: 9,580	Apr 2024	9,580 9,580
9	9	4	The Familiar Leigh Bardugo, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (400) 978-1-250-88425-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for The Familiar date, rank 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 4 05/06/2024, 9 05/13/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,999 YTD: 72,199	Apr 2024	7,999 72,199
10	-	1	Real Americans Rachel Khong, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-53725-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,975 YTD: 7,975	Apr 2024	7,975 7,975
11	13	39	The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-42294-6 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/01/2024 Average Rank 8.40 [details] Sales history for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store date, rank 08/21/2023, 4 08/28/2023, 6 09/04/2023, 10 09/11/2023, 6 09/18/2023, 12 09/25/2023, 12 10/02/2023, 11 10/09/2023, 15 10/16/2023, 18 10/23/2023, 20 10/30/2023, 16 11/06/2023, 16 11/13/2023, 14 11/20/2023, 16 11/27/2023, 7 12/04/2023, 8 12/11/2023, 5 12/18/2023, 3 12/25/2023, 3 01/01/2024, 2 01/08/2024, 3 01/15/2024, 3 01/22/2024, 5 01/29/2024, 4 02/05/2024, 5 02/12/2024, 4 02/19/2024, 6 02/26/2024, 6 03/04/2024, 5 03/11/2024, 6 03/18/2024, 8 03/25/2024, 8 04/01/2024, 7 04/08/2024, 7 04/15/2024, 9 04/22/2024, 12 04/29/2024, 10 05/06/2024, 13 05/13/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,060 YTD: 220,493	Aug 2023	6,060 220,493
12	12	4	Toxic Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71449-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for Toxic Prey date, rank 04/22/2024, 4 04/29/2024, 7 05/06/2024, 12 05/13/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,679 YTD: 47,000	Apr 2024	5,679 47,000
13	11	7	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 7.43 [details] Sales history for James date, rank 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 5 04/15/2024, 5 04/22/2024, 7 04/29/2024, 8 05/06/2024, 11 05/13/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,559 YTD: 77,293	Mar 2024	5,559 77,293
14	15	7	The #1 Lawyer: He's America's Best Lawyer Until He's It's #1 Murder Suspect James Patterson, Author, Nancy Allen, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-49967-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 8.62 [details] Sales history for The #1 Lawyer: He's America's Best Lawyer Until He's It's #1 Murder Suspect date, rank 04/01/2024, 2 04/08/2024, 4 04/15/2024, 6 04/22/2024, 10 04/29/2024, 9 05/06/2024, 15 05/13/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,458 YTD: 74,176	Mar 2024	5,458 74,176
15	16	14	House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00 (848) 978-1-63557-410-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/12/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/12/2024 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for House of Flame and Shadow date, rank 02/12/2024, 1 02/19/2024, 2 02/26/2024, 4 03/04/2024, 4 03/11/2024, 7 03/18/2024, 10 03/25/2024, 11 04/01/2024, 8 04/08/2024, 9 04/15/2024, 12 04/22/2024, 8 04/29/2024, 12 05/06/2024, 16 05/13/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,122 YTD: 510,790	Jan 2024	5,122 510,790
16	4	53	The Covenant of Water Grove Press, $30.00 (736p) 978-0-8021-6217-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2023 Average Rank 10.49 [details] Sales history for The Covenant of Water date, rank 05/15/2023, 4 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 17 06/05/2023, 3 06/12/2023, 2 06/19/2023, 4 06/26/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 4 07/10/2023, 5 07/17/2023, 5 07/24/2023, 5 07/31/2023, 6 08/07/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 5 08/21/2023, 7 08/28/2023, 5 09/04/2023, 7 09/11/2023, 5 09/18/2023, 13 09/25/2023, 10 10/02/2023, 7 10/09/2023, 12 10/16/2023, 16 10/23/2023, 13 10/30/2023, 10 11/06/2023, 9 11/13/2023, 12 11/20/2023, 14 11/27/2023, 17 12/04/2023, 19 12/11/2023, 17 12/18/2023, 14 12/25/2023, 11 01/01/2024, 10 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 11 01/22/2024, 16 01/29/2024, 13 02/05/2024, 14 02/12/2024, 21 02/19/2024, 18 02/26/2024, 18 03/04/2024, 17 03/11/2024, 19 03/18/2024, 19 05/06/2024, 4 05/13/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,909 YTD: 83,901	May 2023	4,909 83,901
17	18	18	First Lie Wins Ashley Elston, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49291-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/22/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/29/2024 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for First Lie Wins date, rank 01/22/2024, 6 01/29/2024, 5 02/05/2024, 6 02/12/2024, 6 02/19/2024, 7 02/26/2024, 7 03/04/2024, 9 03/11/2024, 9 03/18/2024, 11 03/25/2024, 12 04/01/2024, 9 04/08/2024, 10 04/15/2024, 13 04/22/2024, 11 04/29/2024, 14 05/06/2024, 18 05/13/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,524 YTD: 180,012	Jan 2024	4,524 180,012
18	10	2	The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl, Author Random House, $29.00 (288) 978-0-8129-9630-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2024 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Paris Novel date, rank 05/06/2024, 10 05/13/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,245 YTD: 11,980	Apr 2024	4,245 11,980
19	19	10	A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated Danielle L Jensen, Author Del Rey Books, $29.99 (432) 978-0-593-59983-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 9.55 [details] Sales history for A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated date, rank 03/11/2024, 3 03/18/2024, 6 03/25/2024, 5 04/01/2024, 6 04/08/2024, 8 04/15/2024, 10 04/22/2024, 9 04/29/2024, 15 05/06/2024, 19 05/13/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,127 YTD: 106,745	Feb 2024	4,127 106,745
20	17	15	Gothikana Runyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (416) 978-1-250-33420-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/05/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2024 Average Rank 12.12 [details] Sales history for Gothikana date, rank 02/05/2024, 4 02/12/2024, 5 02/19/2024, 8 02/26/2024, 8 03/04/2024, 10 03/11/2024, 12 03/18/2024, 12 03/25/2024, 13 04/01/2024, 14 04/08/2024, 16 04/15/2024, 16 04/22/2024, 15 04/29/2024, 18 05/06/2024, 17 05/13/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,692 YTD: 123,936	Jan 2024	3,692 123,936
21	-	1	The Museum of Lost Quilts: An ELM Creek Quilts Novel Jennifer Chiaverini, Author William Morrow & Company, $25.99 (320) 978-0-06-308079-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,517 YTD: 3,517	Apr 2024	3,517 3,517
22	20	4	Daughter of Mine Megan Miranda, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-6680-1044-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Daughter of Mine date, rank 04/22/2024, 14 04/29/2024, 16 05/06/2024, 20 05/13/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,508 YTD: 19,525	Apr 2024	3,508 19,525
23	21	5	She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller (Original) Mary Kubica, Author Park Row, $30.00 (352) 978-0-7783-0806-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 17.20 [details] Sales history for She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller (Original) date, rank 04/15/2024, 7 04/22/2024, 16 04/29/2024, 19 05/06/2024, 21 05/13/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,161 YTD: 26,253	Apr 2024	3,161 26,253
24	-	1	Glint Raven Kennedy, Author Bloom Books, $26.99 (384) 978-1-4642-2448-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,074 YTD: 3,074	Apr 2024	3,074 3,074
25	23	10	Three-Inch Teeth C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-33134-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 14.09 [details] Sales history for Three-Inch Teeth date, rank 03/11/2024, 2 03/18/2024, 7 03/25/2024, 9 04/01/2024, 12 04/08/2024, 15 04/15/2024, 15 04/22/2024, 24 04/29/2024, 20 05/06/2024, 23 05/13/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,903 YTD: 90,686	Feb 2024	2,903 90,686

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 3, 2024; appearing in the May 13, 2024, print edition of PW

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