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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	1	11	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 1.36 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 39,037 YTD: 590,503	Feb 2024	39,037 590,503
2	-	1	A Calamity of Souls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (480) 978-1-5387-6502-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2024 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for A Calamity of Souls date, rank 04/29/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 34,404 YTD: 34,404	Apr 2024	34,404 34,404
3	3	51	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2023 Average Rank 3.46 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 16,287 YTD: 401,873	May 2023	16,287 401,873
4	2	2	The Familiar Leigh Bardugo, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (400) 978-1-250-88425-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Familiar date, rank 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,083 YTD: 54,195	Apr 2024	15,083 54,195
5	5	24	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-417-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 3.12 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 14,902 YTD: 390,480	Nov 2023	14,902 390,480
6	6	3	Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Author Viking, $32.00 (448) 978-0-593-29637-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for Table for Two: Fictions date, rank 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 6 04/29/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,816 YTD: 50,936	Apr 2024	12,816 50,936
7	4	2	Toxic Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71449-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Toxic Prey date, rank 04/22/2024, 4 04/29/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,532 YTD: 33,999	Apr 2024	10,532 33,999
8	7	5	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 5.60 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,119 YTD: 64,259	Mar 2024	8,119 64,259
9	10	5	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 10 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 6.67 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,332 YTD: 62,764	Mar 2024	7,332 62,764
10	12	37	The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-42294-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/01/2024 Average Rank 8.24 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,937 YTD: 207,762	Aug 2023	6,937 207,762
11	-	1	Bad Dreams in the Night Adam Ellis, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $24.99 (256) 978-1-5248-8718-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,566 YTD: 6,566	Apr 2024	6,566 6,566
12	8	12	House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00 (848) 978-1-63557-410-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/12/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/12/2024 Average Rank 6.64 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,553 YTD: 500,413	Jan 2024	6,553 500,413
13	-	1	Close to Death Anthony Horowitz, Author Harper, $30.00 (384) 978-0-06-330564-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,410 YTD: 6,410	Apr 2024	6,410 6,410
14	11	16	First Lie Wins Ashley Elston, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49291-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/22/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/29/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,666 YTD: 170,748	Jan 2024	5,666 170,748
15	9	8	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 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 7.44 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,213 YTD: 98,032	Feb 2024	5,213 98,032
16	14	2	Daughter of Mine Megan Miranda, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-6680-1044-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Daughter of Mine date, rank 04/22/2024, 14 04/29/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,791 YTD: 12,177	Apr 2024	4,791 12,177
17	-	1	It Had to Be You Mary Higgins Clark, Author, Alafair Burke, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (288) 978-1-9821-3257-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,380 YTD: 4,380	Apr 2024	4,380 4,380
18	15	13	Gothikana Runyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (416) 978-1-250-33420-6 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/05/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2024 Average Rank 11.21 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,257 YTD: 115,176	Jan 2024	4,257 115,176
19	16	3	She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller (Original) Mary Kubica, Author Park Row, $30.00 (352) 978-0-7783-0806-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 14.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,041 YTD: 19,496	Apr 2024	4,041 19,496
20	24	8	Three-Inch Teeth C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-33134-7 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 11.89 [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 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,587 YTD: 84,542	Feb 2024	3,587 84,542
21	18	5	Expiration Dates Rebecca Serle, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (272) 978-1-9821-6682-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 15.40 [details] Sales history for Expiration Dates date, rank 04/01/2024, 10 04/08/2024, 11 04/15/2024, 17 04/22/2024, 18 04/29/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,568 YTD: 27,026	Mar 2024	3,568 27,026
22	25	7	Never Too Late Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (256) 978-0-593-49840-8 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/18/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2024 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for Never Too Late date, rank 03/18/2024, 3 03/25/2024, 6 04/01/2024, 13 04/08/2024, 14 04/15/2024, 19 04/22/2024, 25 04/29/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,528 YTD: 55,397	Mar 2024	3,528 55,397
23	-	1	The Murder Inn: From the Author of the Summer House James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Grand Central Publishing, $32.00 (464) 978-1-5387-1095-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,511 YTD: 3,511	Apr 2024	3,511 3,511
24	21	4	The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (400) 978-0-525-53970-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/08/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/08/2024 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for The Truth about the Devlins date, rank 04/08/2024, 6 04/15/2024, 11 04/22/2024, 21 04/29/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,436 YTD: 27,942	Mar 2024	3,436 27,942
25	22	7	The Hunter Tana French, Author Viking, $32.00 (480) 978-0-593-49343-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/18/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/18/2024 Average Rank 14.29 [details] Sales history for The Hunter date, rank 03/18/2024, 5 03/25/2024, 7 04/01/2024, 11 04/08/2024, 12 04/15/2024, 18 04/22/2024, 22 04/29/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,369 YTD: 53,187	Mar 2024	3,369 53,187

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Apr. 19, 2024; appearing in the Apr. 29, 2024, print edition of PW

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