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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	21st Birthday James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-49934-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for 21st Birthday date, rank 05/17/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 51,266 YTD: 51,266	May 2021	51,266 51,266
2	1	2	Sooley John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54768-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 1.75 [details] Sales history for Sooley date, rank 05/10/2021, 1 05/17/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 42,993 YTD: 107,119	Apr 2021	42,993 107,119
3	-	1	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for The Last Thing He Told Me date, rank 05/17/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 33,344 YTD: 33,344	May 2021	33,344 33,344
4	-	1	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Project Hail Mary date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 29,977 YTD: 29,977	May 2021	29,977 29,977
5	2	2	Finding Ashley Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9848-2146-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for Finding Ashley date, rank 05/10/2021, 2 05/17/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 21,532 YTD: 50,070	Apr 2021	21,532 50,070
6	3	3	A Gambling Man David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1967-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/03/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 3.80 [details] Sales history for A Gambling Man date, rank 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 3 05/17/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 21,529 YTD: 91,625	Apr 2021	21,529 91,625
7	4	14	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 2.53 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 21,408 YTD: 474,549	Feb 2021	21,408 474,549
8	5	32	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 9.57 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 18,613 YTD: 241,121	Sep 2020	18,613 241,121
9	-	1	The Newcomer Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-25696-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,916 YTD: 17,916	May 2021	17,916 17,916
10	-	1	Summer on the Bluffs Sunny Hostin, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (432) 978-0-06-299417-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,607 YTD: 12,607	May 2021	12,607 12,607
11	6	4	Ocean Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-08702-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/26/2021 Average Rank 4.57 [details] Sales history for Ocean Prey date, rank 04/26/2021, 1 05/03/2021, 2 05/10/2021, 6 05/17/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,066 YTD: 85,113	Apr 2021	11,066 85,113
12	10	31	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 8.65 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,394 YTD: 169,756	Oct 2020	10,394 169,756
13	-	1	Great Circle Maggie Shipstead, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $28.95 (608) 978-0-525-65697-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,372 YTD: 10,372	May 2021	10,372 10,372
14	-	1	Hour of the Witch Chris Bohjalian, Author Doubleday Books, $27.95 (416) 978-0-385-54243-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,247 YTD: 10,247	May 2021	10,247 10,247
15	15	49	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 7.53 [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 04/19/2021, 14 04/26/2021, 15 05/03/2021, 12 05/10/2021, 15 05/17/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 49 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,143 YTD: 168,492	Jun 2020	7,143 168,492
16	13	6	The Red Book James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-49940-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 7.71 [details] Sales history for The Red Book date, rank 04/12/2021, 1 04/19/2021, 2 04/26/2021, 5 05/03/2021, 7 05/10/2021, 13 05/17/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,602 YTD: 68,465	Mar 2021	6,602 68,465
17	8	2	A Distant Shore Karen Kingsbury, Author Atria Books, $26.00 (384) 978-1-9821-0435-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for A Distant Shore date, rank 05/10/2021, 8 05/17/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,488 YTD: 19,283	Apr 2021	6,488 19,283
18	14	10	Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (320) 978-0-593-31817-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 9.30 [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 04/19/2021, 9 04/26/2021, 10 05/03/2021, 11 05/10/2021, 14 05/17/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,741 YTD: 104,573	Mar 2021	5,741 104,573
19	23	32	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 8.13 [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 04/19/2021, 22 04/26/2021, 22 05/03/2021, 22 05/10/2021, 23 05/17/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,165 YTD: 110,842	Sep 2020	5,165 110,842
20	9	2	Whereabouts Jhumpa Lahiri, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $23.00 (176) 978-0-593-31831-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Whereabouts date, rank 05/10/2021, 9 05/17/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,066 YTD: 14,114	Apr 2021	5,066 14,114
21	-	1	The Lady Has a Past Amanda Quick, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (352) 978-1-9848-0688-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,914 YTD: 4,914	May 2021	4,914 4,914
22	21	10	The Lost Apothecary (Original) Sarah Penner, Author Park Row, $27.99 (320) 978-0-7783-1101-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 03/15/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 03/15/2021 Average Rank 17.60 [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 04/19/2021, 19 04/26/2021, 19 05/03/2021, 21 05/10/2021, 21 05/17/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,892 YTD: 55,539	Mar 2021	4,892 55,539
23	18	4	The Good Sister Sally Hepworth, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-12095-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/26/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/26/2021 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Good Sister date, rank 04/26/2021, 6 05/03/2021, 9 05/10/2021, 18 05/17/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,618 YTD: 23,695	Apr 2021	4,618 23,695
24	17	8	Win Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (400) 978-1-5387-4821-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/29/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/29/2021 Average Rank 8.11 [details] Sales history for Win date, rank 03/29/2021, 1 04/05/2021, 2 04/12/2021, 4 04/19/2021, 6 04/26/2021, 7 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 17 05/17/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,538 YTD: 92,064	Mar 2021	4,538 92,064
25	26	35	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 14.24 [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 04/19/2021, 24 05/03/2021, 25 05/17/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,368 YTD: 90,851	Sep 2020	4,368 90,851

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