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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	2	4	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 1.38 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 43,210 YTD: 267,317	Feb 2021	43,210 267,317
2	1	2	A Court of Silver Flames Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.00 (784) 978-1-68119-628-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 2.75 [details] Sales history for A Court of Silver Flames date, rank 03/01/2021, 1 03/08/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,704 YTD: 115,538	Feb 2021	20,704 115,538
3	3	22	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 12.44 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,199 YTD: 90,606	Sep 2020	12,199 90,606
4	4	4	The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-29667-7 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Sanatorium date, rank 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,765 YTD: 51,706	Feb 2021	10,765 51,706
5	6	39	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 6.02 [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 10/26/2020, 10 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 11 12/07/2020, 11 12/14/2020, 9 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 5 01/04/2021, 4 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 3 01/25/2021, 3 02/01/2021, 2 02/08/2021, 2 02/15/2021, 5 02/22/2021, 4 03/01/2021, 6 03/08/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,883 YTD: 102,212	Jun 2020	9,883 102,212
6	-	1	The Kaiser's Web Steve Berry, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-250-14034-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,566 YTD: 9,566	Feb 2021	9,566 9,566
7	5	21	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 9.19 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,282 YTD: 81,990	Oct 2020	9,282 81,990
8	8	5	The Russian James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (368) 978-0-316-42038-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Russian date, rank 02/08/2021, 1 02/15/2021, 2 02/22/2021, 6 03/01/2021, 8 03/08/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,906 YTD: 76,288	Jan 2021	8,906 76,288
9	7	3	Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-27274-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel date, rank 02/22/2021, 2 03/01/2021, 7 03/08/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,008 YTD: 46,836	Feb 2021	8,008 46,836
10	-	1	Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $27.00 (304) 978-1-4967-1892-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,673 YTD: 7,673	Feb 2021	7,673 7,673
11	-	1	Kingdom of Shadow and Light: A Fever Novel Karen Marie Moning, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (512) 978-0-399-59369-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,559 YTD: 6,559	Feb 2021	6,559 6,559
12	11	22	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 4.47 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 2 11/02/2020, 2 11/09/2020, 3 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 3 11/30/2020, 6 12/02/2020, 4 12/07/2020, 4 12/14/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 4 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 4 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 5 02/08/2021, 7 02/15/2021, 12 02/22/2021, 10 03/01/2021, 11 03/08/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,818 YTD: 65,192	Sep 2020	5,818 65,192
13	9	2	Missing and Endangered: A Brady Novel of Suspense J. A. Jance, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-285346-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Missing and Endangered: A Brady Novel of Suspense date, rank 03/01/2021, 9 03/08/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,292 YTD: 13,484	Feb 2021	5,292 13,484
14	13	20	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 5.39 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy date, rank 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 2 11/23/2020, 2 11/30/2020, 3 12/02/2020, 6 12/07/2020, 6 12/14/2020, 3 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 1 01/04/2021, 1 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 5 01/25/2021, 7 02/01/2021, 8 02/08/2021, 9 02/15/2021, 11 02/22/2021, 12 03/01/2021, 13 03/08/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,060 YTD: 56,313	Oct 2020	5,060 56,313
15	12	25	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 11.65 [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 10/26/2020, 12 11/02/2020, 6 11/09/2020, 16 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 10 11/30/2020, 15 12/02/2020, 14 12/07/2020, 14 12/14/2020, 13 12/21/2020, 11 12/28/2020, 17 01/04/2021, 12 01/11/2021, 8 01/18/2021, 7 01/25/2021, 8 02/01/2021, 14 02/08/2021, 12 02/15/2021, 14 02/22/2021, 11 03/01/2021, 12 03/08/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,923 YTD: 51,215	Sep 2020	4,923 51,215
16	16	3	The Paris Library Janet Skeslien Charles, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (368) 978-1-9821-3419-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/22/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/22/2021 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for The Paris Library date, rank 02/22/2021, 8 03/01/2021, 16 03/08/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,552 YTD: 18,129	Feb 2021	4,552 18,129
17	15	14	Ready Player Two Ernest Cline, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-1-5247-6133-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 6.48 [details] Sales history for Ready Player Two date, rank 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 1 12/21/2020, 1 12/28/2020, 3 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 5 01/18/2021, 6 01/25/2021, 11 02/01/2021, 10 02/08/2021, 11 02/15/2021, 16 02/22/2021, 14 03/01/2021, 15 03/08/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,873 YTD: 47,263	Nov 2020	3,873 47,263
18	10	2	Relentless Mark Greaney, Author Berkley Books, $28.00 (496) 978-0-593-09895-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Relentless date, rank 03/01/2021, 10 03/08/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,658 YTD: 11,543	Feb 2021	3,658 11,543
19	17	39	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 14.06 [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 10/26/2020, 17 11/02/2020, 18 11/09/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 22 11/23/2020, 21 12/21/2020, 23 12/28/2020, 21 01/04/2021, 21 01/11/2021, 16 01/18/2021, 14 01/25/2021, 20 02/01/2021, 18 02/08/2021, 16 02/15/2021, 22 02/22/2021, 18 03/01/2021, 17 03/08/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,454 YTD: 36,030	Jun 2020	3,454 36,030
20	14	8	Neighbors Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-9848-2137-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 8.44 [details] Sales history for Neighbors date, rank 01/18/2021, 2 01/25/2021, 1 02/01/2021, 3 02/08/2021, 5 02/15/2021, 10 02/22/2021, 13 03/01/2021, 14 03/08/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,447 YTD: 80,959	Jan 2021	3,447 80,959
21	19	6	Before She Disappeared Lisa Gardner, Author Dutton Books, $27.00 (400) 978-1-5247-4504-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/01/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for Before She Disappeared date, rank 02/01/2021, 4 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 15 02/22/2021, 16 03/01/2021, 19 03/08/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,425 YTD: 34,658	Jan 2021	3,425 34,658
22	30	4	Send for Me Lauren Fox, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (272) 978-1-101-94780-7 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Send for Me date, rank 02/15/2021, 8 02/22/2021, 24 03/08/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,384 YTD: 19,322	Feb 2021	3,384 19,322
23	18	14	Deadly Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-42025-9 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 8.78 [details] Sales history for Deadly Cross date, rank 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 3 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 6 01/18/2021, 8 01/25/2021, 9 02/01/2021, 9 02/08/2021, 13 02/15/2021, 17 02/22/2021, 17 03/01/2021, 18 03/08/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,185 YTD: 45,374	Nov 2020	3,185 45,374
24	28	13	Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (320) 978-0-525-65760-6 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 08/03/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 01/25/2021 Average Rank 21.33 [details] Sales history for Hamnet date, rank 08/03/2020, 25 12/21/2020, 18 12/28/2020, 22 01/04/2021, 25 01/25/2021, 13 02/01/2021, 20 02/08/2021, 20 02/15/2021, 25 03/08/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jul 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,164 YTD: 26,711	Jul 2020	3,164 26,711
25	22	8	The Push Ashley Audrain, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00 (320) 978-1-9848-8166-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 17.25 [details] Sales history for The Push date, rank 01/18/2021, 22 01/25/2021, 16 02/01/2021, 7 02/08/2021, 6 02/15/2021, 18 02/22/2021, 22 03/01/2021, 22 03/08/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 2,909 YTD: 42,003	Jan 2021	2,909 42,003

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