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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	4	17	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 5.55 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 20,629 YTD: 114,152	Oct 2019	20,629 114,152
2	2	4	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for American Dirt date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 20,555 YTD: 130,404	Jan 2020	20,555 130,404
3	1	2	Golden in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 50) J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-20720-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Golden in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel (in Death, Book 50) date, rank 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,888 YTD: 41,554	Feb 2020	12,888 41,554
4	5	2	Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend Catana Chetwynd, Author Andrews McMeel Publishing, $14.99 (136) 978-1-5248-5463-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend date, rank 02/17/2020, 5 02/24/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,754 YTD: 24,478	Feb 2020	8,754 24,478
5	3	2	Crooked River Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-4725-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Crooked River date, rank 02/17/2020, 3 02/24/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,379 YTD: 28,325	Feb 2020	7,379 28,325
6	6	5	Lost James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (352) 978-0-316-42032-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Lost date, rank 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 3 02/10/2020, 4 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,268 YTD: 61,706	Jan 2020	7,268 61,706
7	16	13	Strange Planet Nathan W Pyle, Author Morrow Gift, $14.99 (144) 978-0-06-297070-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 6.72 [details] Sales history for Strange Planet date, rank 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 7 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 3 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 12 01/27/2020, 12 02/03/2020, 16 02/10/2020, 14 02/17/2020, 15 02/24/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,175 YTD: 30,912	Nov 2019	6,175 30,912
8	12	18	The Guardians John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54418-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 4.07 [details] Sales history for The Guardians date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 4 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 4 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 13 02/24/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,088 YTD: 46,220	Oct 2019	6,088 46,220
9	10	21	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-296367-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 8.14 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 8 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 13 12/16/2019, 11 12/23/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 8 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 8 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 11 02/10/2020, 11 02/17/2020, 10 02/24/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,877 YTD: 39,749	Sep 2019	5,877 39,749
10	8	3	When You See Me Lisa Gardner, Author Dutton Books, $27.00 (400) 978-1-5247-4500-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for When You See Me date, rank 02/10/2020, 3 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,807 YTD: 24,505	Jan 2020	5,807 24,505
11	11	7	Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (320) 978-0-525-54190-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for Such a Fun Age date, rank 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 8 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,643 YTD: 44,734	Dec 2019	5,643 44,734
12	-	1	Weather Jenny Offill, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $23.95 (224) 978-0-385-35110-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,637 YTD: 5,637	Feb 2020	5,637 5,637
13	17	4	A Long Petal of the Sea Isabel Allende, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (336) 978-1-984820-15-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for A Long Petal of the Sea date, rank 02/03/2020, 9 02/10/2020, 6 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,613 YTD: 26,781	Jan 2020	5,613 26,781
14	-	1	Salt River Randy Wayne White, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27.00 (368) 978-0-7352-1272-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,111 YTD: 5,111	Feb 2020	5,111 5,111
15	14	19	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 13.68 [details] Sales history for The Giver of Stars date, rank 10/21/2019, 9 10/28/2019, 12 11/04/2019, 18 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 12 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 17 12/16/2019, 17 12/23/2019, 16 12/30/2019, 15 01/06/2020, 19 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 11 02/03/2020, 12 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,632 YTD: 31,753	Oct 2019	4,632 31,753
16	15	6	Moral Compass Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17953-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 8.57 [details] Sales history for Moral Compass date, rank 01/20/2020, 2 01/27/2020, 3 02/03/2020, 8 02/10/2020, 10 02/17/2020, 17 02/24/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,309 YTD: 49,967	Jan 2020	4,309 49,967
17	13	6	Dear Edward Ann Napolitano, Author Dial Press, $27.00 (352) 978-1-984854-78-0 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 7.43 [details] Sales history for Dear Edward date, rank 01/20/2020, 3 01/27/2020, 4 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 5 02/17/2020, 12 02/24/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,271 YTD: 49,471	Jan 2020	4,271 49,471
18	19	23	The Institute Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-982110-56-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 7.18 [details] Sales history for The Institute date, rank 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 5 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 6 12/16/2019, 6 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 14 01/27/2020, 13 02/03/2020, 17 02/10/2020, 17 02/17/2020, 18 02/24/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,129 YTD: 26,277	Sep 2019	4,129 26,277
19	7	2	The Museum of Desire: An Alex Delaware Novel Jonathan Kellerman, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (368) 978-0-525-61852-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Museum of Desire: An Alex Delaware Novel date, rank 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,858 YTD: 11,525	Feb 2020	3,858 11,525
20	-	1	Harleen Stjepan Sejic, Author, Stjepan Sejic, Illustrator DC Black Label, $29.99 (200) 978-1-77950-111-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,627 YTD: 3,627	Feb 2020	3,627 3,627
21	18	13	A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci, Author Grand Central, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6160-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/02/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2019 Average Rank 8.57 [details] Sales history for A Minute to Midnight date, rank 12/02/2019, 2 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 6 12/30/2019, 6 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 5 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 10 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 13 02/17/2020, 19 02/24/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,557 YTD: 32,191	Nov 2019	3,557 32,191
22	-	1	Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope Una McCormack, Author Star Trek, $25.00 (336) 978-1-982139-44-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,310 YTD: 3,310	Feb 2020	3,310 3,310
23	-	1	The Queen's Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty That Outlasted the Empire Allison Pataki, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (448) 978-0-593-12818-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,000 YTD: 3,000	Feb 2020	3,000 3,000
24	22	16	Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-0-399-59354-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/11/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 9.84 [details] Sales history for Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 8 12/23/2019, 7 12/30/2019, 7 01/06/2020, 7 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 15 01/27/2020, 16 02/03/2020, 19 02/10/2020, 20 02/17/2020, 24 02/24/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,888 YTD: 21,829	Oct 2019	2,888 21,829
25	20	12	Criss Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-52688-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/09/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2019 Average Rank 9.14 [details] Sales history for Criss Cross date, rank 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 3 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 9 01/27/2020, 9 02/03/2020, 15 02/10/2020, 16 02/17/2020, 21 02/24/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,854 YTD: 29,196	Nov 2019	2,854 29,196

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NPD BookScan, week 7 of 2020 data through 2/15/2020; PW Issue of February 24, 2020