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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	The Red Book James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-49940-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Red Book date, rank 04/12/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 22,897 YTD: 22,897	Mar 2021	22,897 22,897
2	1	9	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 2.14 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,327 YTD: 389,739	Feb 2021	19,327 389,739
3	3	27	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 10.61 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 15,054 YTD: 168,512	Sep 2020	15,054 168,512
4	2	3	Win Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5387-4821-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Win date, rank 03/29/2021, 1 04/05/2021, 2 04/12/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,185 YTD: 60,581	Mar 2021	12,185 60,581
5	5	2	Eternal Lisa Scottoline, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (480) 978-0-525-53976-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Eternal date, rank 04/05/2021, 5 04/12/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,421 YTD: 23,398	Mar 2021	10,421 23,398
6	8	5	Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (320) 978-0-593-31817-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Klara and the Sun date, rank 03/15/2021, 5 03/22/2021, 7 03/29/2021, 5 04/05/2021, 8 04/12/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,730 YTD: 73,179	Mar 2021	9,730 73,179
7	9	26	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 8.79 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,714 YTD: 128,027	Oct 2020	9,714 128,027
8	4	5	Life After Death Sister Souljah, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (384) 978-1-9821-3913-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 3.57 [details] Sales history for Life After Death date, rank 03/15/2021, 1 03/22/2021, 1 03/29/2021, 3 04/05/2021, 4 04/12/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,232 YTD: 167,335	Mar 2021	9,232 167,335
9	-	1	Sunflower Sisters Martha Hall Kelly, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (528) 978-1-5247-9640-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,057 YTD: 9,057	Mar 2021	9,057 9,057
10	14	5	The Affair Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-9848-2140-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 8.80 [details] Sales history for The Affair date, rank 03/15/2021, 4 03/22/2021, 8 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 14 04/12/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,903 YTD: 63,838	Mar 2021	6,903 63,838
11	10	5	Dark Sky C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (368) 978-0-525-53827-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Dark Sky date, rank 03/15/2021, 3 03/22/2021, 5 03/29/2021, 6 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,874 YTD: 75,000	Mar 2021	6,874 75,000
12	17	7	A Court of Silver Flames Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.00 (784) 978-1-68119-628-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/01/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/01/2021 Average Rank 6.82 [details] Sales history for A Court of Silver Flames date, rank 03/01/2021, 1 03/08/2021, 2 03/15/2021, 7 03/22/2021, 13 03/29/2021, 12 04/05/2021, 17 04/12/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,867 YTD: 155,952	Feb 2021	6,867 155,952
13	18	5	The Lost Apothecary (Original) Sarah Penner, Author Park Row, $27.99 (320) 978-0-7783-1101-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 14.80 [details] Sales history for The Lost Apothecary (Original) date, rank 03/15/2021, 12 03/22/2021, 15 03/29/2021, 16 04/05/2021, 18 04/12/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,546 YTD: 34,178	Mar 2021	6,546 34,178
14	7	2	The Bounty, Volume 7 Janet Evanovich, Author, Peter Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (320) 978-1-9821-5713-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for The Bounty, Volume 7 date, rank 04/05/2021, 7 04/12/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,483 YTD: 16,717	Mar 2021	6,483 16,717
15	12	5	We Begin at the End Chris Whitaker, Author Henry Holt & Company, $27.99 (384) 978-1-250-75966-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 9.83 [details] Sales history for We Begin at the End date, rank 03/15/2021, 10 03/22/2021, 9 03/29/2021, 10 04/05/2021, 12 04/12/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,337 YTD: 44,517	Mar 2021	6,337 44,517
16	16	44	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 6.80 [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 03/15/2021, 9 03/22/2021, 12 03/29/2021, 13 04/05/2021, 16 04/12/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,180 YTD: 140,075	Jun 2020	6,180 140,075
17	15	4	Fast Ice Clive Cussler, Author, Graham Brown, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-32786-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/22/2021 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for Fast Ice date, rank 03/22/2021, 6 03/29/2021, 7 04/05/2021, 15 04/12/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,159 YTD: 41,504	Mar 2021	6,159 41,504
18	21	27	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 6.36 [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 03/15/2021, 19 03/22/2021, 20 03/29/2021, 17 04/05/2021, 21 04/12/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,017 YTD: 90,587	Sep 2020	5,017 90,587
19	-	1	Of Women and Salt Gabriela Garcia, Author Flatiron Books, $26.99 (224) 978-1-250-77668-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,851 YTD: 4,851	Mar 2021	4,851 4,851
20	19	9	The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-29667-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for The Sanatorium date, rank 02/15/2021, 3 02/22/2021, 3 03/01/2021, 4 03/08/2021, 4 03/15/2021, 8 03/22/2021, 14 03/29/2021, 15 04/05/2021, 19 04/12/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,545 YTD: 84,964	Feb 2021	4,545 84,964
21	20	4	2034: A Novel of the Next World War Elliot Ackerman, Author, James Stavridis, Author Penguin Press, $27.00 (320) 978-1-9848-8125-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/22/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/22/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for 2034: A Novel of the Next World War date, rank 03/22/2021, 3 03/29/2021, 14 04/05/2021, 20 04/12/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,309 YTD: 36,150	Mar 2021	4,309 36,150
22	11	2	Double Jeopardy Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-18838-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 04/05/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 04/05/2021 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Double Jeopardy date, rank 04/05/2021, 11 04/12/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,068 YTD: 12,871	Mar 2021	4,068 12,871
23	23	30	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 13.23 [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 03/15/2021, 20 03/22/2021, 22 03/29/2021, 19 04/05/2021, 23 04/12/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,961 YTD: 72,742	Sep 2020	3,961 72,742
24	27	19	Ready Player Two Ernest Cline, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-1-5247-6133-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 7.26 [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 03/29/2021, 21 04/12/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,630 YTD: 64,808	Nov 2020	3,630 64,808
25	24	25	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 8.15 [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 03/15/2021, 23 03/22/2021, 24 03/29/2021, 22 04/05/2021, 24 04/12/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 3,528 YTD: 75,701	Oct 2020	3,528 75,701

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