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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	2	14	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 1.68 [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 05/20/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 46,373 YTD: 708,210	Feb 2024	46,373 708,210
2	1	3	Funny Story Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (384) 978-0-593-44128-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2024 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Funny Story date, rank 05/06/2024, 1 05/13/2024, 1 05/20/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 40,287 YTD: 207,495	Apr 2024	40,287 207,495
3	-	1	The 24th Hour James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-40308-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/20/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The 24th Hour date, rank 05/20/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 38,030 YTD: 38,030	May 2024	38,030 38,030
4	-	1	Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition) Mai Corland, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (512) 978-1-64937-690-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2024 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 05/20/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 30,666 YTD: 30,666	May 2024	30,666 30,666
5	-	1	Long Island Colm Toibin, Author Scribner Book Company, $28.00 (304) 978-1-4767-8511-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 22,108 YTD: 22,108	May 2024	22,108 22,108
6	-	1	Lore Olympus: Volume Six Rachel Smythe, Author Inklore, $28.99 (432) 978-0-593-59908-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,641 YTD: 16,641	May 2024	16,641 16,641
7	6	27	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 3.33 [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 05/20/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 15,258 YTD: 432,042	Nov 2023	15,258 432,042
8	-	1	Summers at the Saint Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.00 (448) 978-1-250-27838-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,803 YTD: 14,803	May 2024	14,803 14,803
9	4	4	A Calamity of Souls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (480) 978-1-5387-6502-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for A Calamity of Souls date, rank 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 3 05/13/2024, 4 05/20/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,301 YTD: 82,729	Apr 2024	13,301 82,729
10	8	2	Home Is Where the Bodies Are Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $27.99 (256p) 979-8-212-18284-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/13/2024 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Home Is Where the Bodies Are date, rank 05/13/2024, 8 05/20/2024, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,528 YTD: 22,113	Apr 2024	12,528 22,113
11	3	2	Only the Brave Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (272) 978-0-593-49843-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/13/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2024 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Only the Brave date, rank 05/13/2024, 3 05/20/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,683 YTD: 32,475	Apr 2024	11,683 32,475
12	-	1	Mistakes We Never Made Hannah Brown, Author Forever, $29.00 (336) 978-1-5387-5677-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,143 YTD: 9,143	May 2024	9,143 9,143
13	-	1	Clive Cussler Untitled Isaac Bell 14 Jack Du Brul, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71358-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,849 YTD: 8,849	May 2024	8,849 8,849
14	7	6	Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Author Viking, $32.00 (448) 978-0-593-29637-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 7.14 [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 05/20/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,996 YTD: 80,994	Apr 2024	7,996 80,994
15	-	1	The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (352) 978-1-6680-4514-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,779 YTD: 7,779	May 2024	7,779 7,779
16	9	5	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 7.17 [details] Sales history for The Familiar date, rank 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 4 05/06/2024, 9 05/13/2024, 9 05/20/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,141 YTD: 79,352	Apr 2024	7,141 79,352
17	11	40	The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-42294-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/01/2024 Average Rank 8.58 [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 05/20/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,743 YTD: 227,242	Aug 2023	6,743 227,242
18	15	15	House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00 (848) 978-1-63557-410-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/12/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/12/2024 Average Rank 8.35 [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 05/20/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,423 YTD: 517,260	Jan 2024	6,423 517,260
19	17	19	First Lie Wins Ashley Elston, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49291-8 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/22/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/29/2024 Average Rank 10.50 [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 05/20/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,209 YTD: 186,242	Jan 2024	6,209 186,242
20	10	2	Real Americans Rachel Khong, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-53725-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/13/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2024 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Real Americans date, rank 05/13/2024, 10 05/20/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,988 YTD: 13,972	Apr 2024	5,988 13,972
21	14	8	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 14 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 10.00 [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 05/20/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,566 YTD: 79,756	Mar 2024	5,566 79,756
22	13	8	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 9.25 [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 05/20/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,502 YTD: 82,800	Mar 2024	5,502 82,800
23	18	3	The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl, Author Random House, $29.00 (288) 978-0-8129-9630-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2024 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Paris Novel date, rank 05/06/2024, 10 05/13/2024, 18 05/20/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,309 YTD: 17,289	Apr 2024	5,309 17,289
24	12	5	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 11.33 [details] Sales history for Toxic Prey date, rank 04/22/2024, 4 04/29/2024, 7 05/06/2024, 12 05/13/2024, 12 05/20/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,546 YTD: 51,553	Apr 2024	4,546 51,553
25	20	16	Gothikana Runyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (416) 978-1-250-33420-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/05/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2024 Average Rank 12.88 [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 05/20/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,543 YTD: 128,512	Jan 2024	4,543 128,512

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 10, 2024; appearing in the May 20, 2024, print edition of PW

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