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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	2	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 46,956 YTD: 154,243	Sep 2020	46,956 154,243
2	-	1	Troubles in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43558-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Troubles in Paradise date, rank 10/19/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 38,236 YTD: 38,236	Oct 2020	38,236 38,236
3	-	1	The Searcher Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2465-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Searcher date, rank 10/19/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 26,018 YTD: 26,018	Oct 2020	26,018 26,018
4	-	1	Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam, Author Ecco Press, $27.99 (320) 978-0-06-266763-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 21,973 YTD: 21,973	Oct 2020	21,973 21,973
5	-	1	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 17,351 YTD: 17,351	Oct 2020	17,351 17,351
6	3	4	The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author Viking, $38.00 (928) 978-0-525-95498-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 3.80 [details] Sales history for The Evening and the Morning date, rank 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 3 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,489 YTD: 100,022	Sep 2020	15,489 100,022
7	4	3	The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-9848-1835-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Book of Two Ways date, rank 10/05/2020, 1 10/12/2020, 4 10/19/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,143 YTD: 64,281	Sep 2020	13,143 64,281
8	5	3	The Coast-To-Coast Murders James Patterson, Author, J D Barker, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (560) 978-0-316-45742-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 6.25 [details] Sales history for The Coast-To-Coast Murders date, rank 10/05/2020, 2 10/12/2020, 5 10/19/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,510 YTD: 52,695	Sep 2020	12,510 52,695
9	-	1	Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic Alice Hoffman, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (384) 978-1-9821-0884-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,132 YTD: 10,132	Oct 2020	10,132 10,132
10	8	6	The Harbinger II: The Return Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $24.99 (304) 978-1-62999-891-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 5.22 [details] Sales history for The Harbinger II: The Return date, rank 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 2 09/28/2020, 4 10/05/2020, 5 10/12/2020, 8 10/19/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,960 YTD: 107,349	Sep 2020	9,960 107,349
11	9	5	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for Anxious People date, rank 09/21/2020, 4 09/28/2020, 12 10/05/2020, 13 10/12/2020, 9 10/19/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,517 YTD: 51,967	Sep 2020	9,517 51,967
12	6	4	Total Power, Volume 19 Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9065-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 5.60 [details] Sales history for Total Power, Volume 19 date, rank 09/28/2020, 3 10/05/2020, 4 10/12/2020, 6 10/19/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,097 YTD: 63,609	Sep 2020	8,097 63,609
13	7	19	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 4.84 [details] Sales history for The Vanishing Half date, rank 06/15/2020, 6 06/22/2020, 8 06/29/2020, 10 07/06/2020, 2 07/13/2020, 2 07/20/2020, 2 07/27/2020, 3 08/03/2020, 3 08/10/2020, 2 08/17/2020, 3 08/24/2020, 1 08/31/2020, 2 09/07/2020, 2 09/14/2020, 6 09/21/2020, 6 09/28/2020, 7 10/05/2020, 7 10/12/2020, 7 10/19/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,091 YTD: 255,885	Jun 2020	8,091 255,885
14	2	2	Battle Ground Jim Butcher, Author Ace Books, $28.00 (432p) 978-0-593-19930-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Battle Ground date, rank 10/12/2020, 2 10/19/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,799 YTD: 49,861	Sep 2020	5,799 49,861
15	18	51	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 6.64 [details] Sales history for The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse date, rank 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 23 11/25/2019, 19 12/02/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 22 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 2 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 6 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 3 04/13/2020, 2 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 6 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 6 06/01/2020, 5 06/08/2020, 8 06/15/2020, 11 06/22/2020, 11 06/29/2020, 14 07/06/2020, 11 07/13/2020, 13 07/20/2020, 11 07/27/2020, 13 08/03/2020, 8 08/10/2020, 7 08/17/2020, 9 08/24/2020, 7 08/31/2020, 6 09/07/2020, 6 09/14/2020, 14 09/21/2020, 13 09/28/2020, 17 10/05/2020, 15 10/12/2020, 18 10/19/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,514 YTD: 453,560	Oct 2019	5,514 453,560
16	-	1	Elsewhere Dean Koontz, Author Thomas & Mercer, $28.99 978-1-5420-1985-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,375 YTD: 5,375	Oct 2020	5,375 5,375
17	15	19	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 9.47 [details] Sales history for The Guest List date, rank 06/15/2020, 8 06/22/2020, 9 06/29/2020, 16 07/06/2020, 6 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 5 07/27/2020, 8 08/03/2020, 5 08/10/2020, 8 08/17/2020, 6 08/24/2020, 10 08/31/2020, 4 09/07/2020, 7 09/14/2020, 12 09/21/2020, 11 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 14 10/12/2020, 15 10/19/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,159 YTD: 168,492	Jun 2020	5,159 168,492
18	13	5	One by One Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99 (384) 978-1-5011-8881-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 10.40 [details] Sales history for One by One date, rank 09/21/2020, 3 09/28/2020, 9 10/05/2020, 9 10/12/2020, 13 10/19/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,153 YTD: 50,419	Sep 2020	5,153 50,419
19	14	4	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (832) 978-1-250-76284-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 10.40 [details] Sales history for To Sleep in a Sea of Stars date, rank 09/28/2020, 5 10/05/2020, 12 10/12/2020, 14 10/19/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,059 YTD: 36,817	Sep 2020	5,059 36,817
20	22	6	Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (288) 978-0-525-65818-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for Transcendent Kingdom date, rank 09/14/2020, 4 09/21/2020, 8 09/28/2020, 10 10/05/2020, 16 10/12/2020, 22 10/19/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,625 YTD: 48,744	Sep 2020	4,625 48,744
21	10	2	Jack Marilynne Robinson, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00 (320) 978-0-374-27930-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Jack date, rank 10/12/2020, 10 10/19/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,560 YTD: 13,160	Sep 2020	4,560 13,160
22	16	5	Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 51) J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (368) 978-1-250-20723-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 9.43 [details] Sales history for Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 51) date, rank 09/21/2020, 1 09/28/2020, 6 10/05/2020, 10 10/12/2020, 16 10/19/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,298 YTD: 55,728	Sep 2020	4,298 55,728
23	21	38	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 8.34 [details] Sales history for American Dirt date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 5 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 12 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 6 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 10 06/22/2020, 16 06/29/2020, 15 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 9 07/20/2020, 10 07/27/2020, 14 08/03/2020, 12 08/10/2020, 11 08/17/2020, 13 08/24/2020, 11 08/31/2020, 10 09/07/2020, 8 09/14/2020, 15 09/21/2020, 15 09/28/2020, 19 10/05/2020, 18 10/12/2020, 21 10/19/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,249 YTD: 449,532	Jan 2020	4,249 449,532
24	12	2	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Midnight Library date, rank 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,162 YTD: 11,375	Sep 2020	4,162 11,375
25	20	6	All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-14523-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for All the Devils Are Here date, rank 09/14/2020, 1 09/21/2020, 5 09/28/2020, 11 10/05/2020, 11 10/12/2020, 20 10/19/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,042 YTD: 99,745	Sep 2020	4,042 99,745

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Note: Some print unit sales volume for this week was estimated due to late retailer feeds.

NPD BookScan, week 41 of 2020 data through 10/10/2020; PW Issue of October 19, 2020