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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	The President's Daughter: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Bill Clinton, Author Little, Brown and Company and Knopf, $30.00 (608) 978-0-316-54071-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/21/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/21/2021 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The President's Daughter: A Thriller date, rank 06/21/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 60,348 YTD: 60,348	Jun 2021	60,348 60,348
2	1	2	Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384) 978-0-316-42008-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Golden Girl date, rank 06/14/2021, 1 06/21/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 25,554 YTD: 75,976	Jun 2021	25,554 75,976
3	4	7	Sooley John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54768-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 3.54 [details] Sales history for Sooley date, rank 05/10/2021, 1 05/17/2021, 2 05/24/2021, 1 05/31/2021, 1 06/07/2021, 2 06/14/2021, 4 06/21/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,590 YTD: 210,634	Apr 2021	17,590 210,634
4	3	6	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Last Thing He Told Me date, rank 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 9 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 3 06/21/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,157 YTD: 112,885	May 2021	17,157 112,885
5	2	2	Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (384) 978-1-5247-9865-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Malibu Rising date, rank 06/14/2021, 2 06/21/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,844 YTD: 42,300	Jun 2021	15,844 42,300
6	-	1	Tom Clancy Target Acquired Don Bentley, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (480) 978-0-593-18813-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,799 YTD: 15,799	Jun 2021	15,799 15,799
7	6	37	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 9.09 [details] Sales history for The Midnight Library date, rank 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 24 10/26/2020, 23 11/02/2020, 16 11/09/2020, 20 11/16/2020, 24 11/23/2020, 22 12/21/2020, 16 12/28/2020, 10 01/11/2021, 12 01/18/2021, 15 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 6 02/22/2021, 5 03/01/2021, 3 03/08/2021, 3 03/15/2021, 6 03/22/2021, 4 03/29/2021, 4 04/05/2021, 3 04/12/2021, 3 04/19/2021, 3 04/26/2021, 4 05/03/2021, 4 05/10/2021, 5 05/17/2021, 8 05/24/2021, 6 05/31/2021, 7 06/07/2021, 6 06/14/2021, 6 06/21/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,411 YTD: 308,769	Sep 2020	13,411 308,769
8	5	3	Legacy Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-27293-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/07/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Legacy date, rank 06/07/2021, 1 06/14/2021, 5 06/21/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,564 YTD: 62,091	May 2021	12,564 62,091
9	7	6	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for Project Hail Mary date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 05/24/2021, 4 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 7 06/21/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,929 YTD: 100,849	May 2021	10,929 100,849
10	9	19	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 3.96 [details] Sales history for The Four Winds date, rank 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 2 03/08/2021, 1 03/15/2021, 2 03/22/2021, 2 03/29/2021, 2 04/05/2021, 1 04/12/2021, 2 04/19/2021, 1 04/26/2021, 3 05/03/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 7 05/24/2021, 8 05/31/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 11 06/14/2021, 9 06/21/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,716 YTD: 526,767	Feb 2021	9,716 526,767
11	12	5	That Summer Jennifer Weiner, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (432) 978-1-5011-3354-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/24/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/24/2021 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for That Summer date, rank 05/24/2021, 5 05/31/2021, 6 06/07/2021, 9 06/14/2021, 12 06/21/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,128 YTD: 57,492	May 2021	8,128 57,492
12	8	2	The Other Black Girl Zakiya Dalila Harris, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (368) 978-1-9821-6013-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Other Black Girl date, rank 06/14/2021, 8 06/21/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,782 YTD: 18,448	Jun 2021	7,782 18,448
13	10	6	21st Birthday James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-49934-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for 21st Birthday date, rank 05/17/2021, 1 05/24/2021, 3 05/31/2021, 2 06/07/2021, 8 06/14/2021, 10 06/21/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,667 YTD: 118,897	May 2021	7,667 118,897
14	14	8	A Gambling Man David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1967-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 7.20 [details] Sales history for A Gambling Man date, rank 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 3 05/17/2021, 6 05/24/2021, 7 05/31/2021, 8 06/07/2021, 10 06/14/2021, 14 06/21/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,590 YTD: 142,823	Apr 2021	7,590 142,823
15	15	36	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 8.96 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Life of Addie Larue date, rank 10/19/2020, 5 10/26/2020, 7 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 13 11/30/2020, 19 12/02/2020, 15 12/07/2020, 15 12/14/2020, 17 12/21/2020, 20 12/28/2020, 15 01/04/2021, 13 01/11/2021, 2 01/18/2021, 19 01/25/2021, 10 02/01/2021, 1 02/08/2021, 4 02/15/2021, 7 02/22/2021, 7 03/01/2021, 5 03/08/2021, 7 03/15/2021, 11 03/22/2021, 10 03/29/2021, 11 04/05/2021, 9 04/12/2021, 7 04/19/2021, 8 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 8 05/10/2021, 10 05/17/2021, 12 05/24/2021, 12 05/31/2021, 11 06/07/2021, 12 06/14/2021, 15 06/21/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,297 YTD: 209,447	Oct 2020	7,297 209,447
16	11	5	While Justice Sleeps Stacey Abrams, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (384) 978-0-385-54657-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/24/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/24/2021 Average Rank 7.83 [details] Sales history for While Justice Sleeps date, rank 05/24/2021, 2 05/31/2021, 4 06/07/2021, 7 06/14/2021, 11 06/21/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,997 YTD: 67,155	May 2021	6,997 67,155
17	13	3	The Saboteurs Clive Cussler, Author, Jack Du Brul, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-593-19122-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/07/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for The Saboteurs date, rank 06/07/2021, 5 06/14/2021, 13 06/21/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,939 YTD: 30,455	May 2021	6,939 30,455
18	-	1	Castle Shade: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Laurie R King, Author Bantam, $28.00 (368) 978-0-525-62086-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,830 YTD: 4,830	Jun 2021	4,830 4,830
19	18	7	Finding Ashley Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9848-2146-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 10.12 [details] Sales history for Finding Ashley date, rank 05/10/2021, 2 05/17/2021, 5 05/24/2021, 10 05/31/2021, 10 06/07/2021, 13 06/14/2021, 18 06/21/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,808 YTD: 86,419	Apr 2021	4,808 86,419
20	21	9	Ocean Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-08702-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/26/2021 Average Rank 8.92 [details] Sales history for Ocean Prey date, rank 04/26/2021, 1 05/03/2021, 2 05/10/2021, 6 05/17/2021, 11 05/24/2021, 14 05/31/2021, 14 06/07/2021, 14 06/14/2021, 21 06/21/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,532 YTD: 113,549	Apr 2021	4,532 113,549
21	23	4	Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty Lauren Weisberger, Author Random House, $28.00 (368) 978-1-9848-5556-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/31/2021 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 05/31/2021 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty date, rank 05/31/2021, 13 06/07/2021, 17 06/14/2021, 23 06/21/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,311 YTD: 20,427	May 2021	4,311 20,427
22	-	1	The Bullet Iris Johansen, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-5387-1319-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,103 YTD: 4,103	Jun 2021	4,103 4,103
23	16	2	Seven Days in June Tia Williams, Author Grand Central Publishing, $27.00 (336) 978-1-5387-1910-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for Seven Days in June date, rank 06/14/2021, 16 06/21/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,024 YTD: 10,592	Jun 2021	4,024 10,592
24	19	5	The Plot Jean Hanff Korelitz, Author Celadon Books, $28.00 (272) 978-1-250-79076-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/24/2021 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 05/31/2021 Average Rank 19.60 [details] Sales history for The Plot date, rank 05/24/2021, 20 05/31/2021, 17 06/07/2021, 18 06/14/2021, 19 06/21/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,937 YTD: 23,890	May 2021	3,937 23,890
25	22	6	The Newcomer Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-25696-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 16.83 [details] Sales history for The Newcomer date, rank 05/17/2021, 9 05/24/2021, 15 05/31/2021, 15 06/07/2021, 15 06/14/2021, 22 06/21/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,738 YTD: 44,674	May 2021	3,738 44,674

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