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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	Black Ice: A Thriller Brad Thor, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (336) 978-1-9821-0412-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/02/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/02/2021 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for Black Ice: A Thriller date, rank 08/02/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 26,813 YTD: 26,813	Jul 2021	26,813 26,813
2	1	2	The Cellist Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $28.99 (480) 978-0-06-283486-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for The Cellist date, rank 07/26/2021, 1 08/02/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,014 YTD: 68,835	Jul 2021	20,014 68,835
3	2	12	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 4.81 [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 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 1 07/19/2021, 4 07/26/2021, 2 08/02/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 19,367 YTD: 241,008	May 2021	19,367 241,008
4	4	3	The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Author Riverhead Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-32982-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/19/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for The Paper Palace date, rank 07/19/2021, 2 07/26/2021, 4 08/02/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,863 YTD: 52,076	Jul 2021	13,863 52,076
5	7	8	Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (384) 978-1-5247-9865-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 5.36 [details] Sales history for Malibu Rising date, rank 06/14/2021, 2 06/21/2021, 5 06/28/2021, 7 07/05/2021, 3 07/12/2021, 3 07/19/2021, 6 07/26/2021, 7 08/02/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,069 YTD: 133,061	Jun 2021	12,069 133,061
6	9	43	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 8.68 [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 06/28/2021, 6 07/05/2021, 4 07/12/2021, 6 07/19/2021, 7 07/26/2021, 9 08/02/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,220 YTD: 393,652	Sep 2020	11,220 393,652
7	6	7	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 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/21/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/21/2021 Average Rank 2.73 [details] Sales history for The President's Daughter: A Thriller date, rank 06/21/2021, 1 06/28/2021, 1 07/05/2021, 1 07/12/2021, 2 07/19/2021, 5 07/26/2021, 6 08/02/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,615 YTD: 200,981	Jun 2021	10,615 200,981
8	5	3	Nine Lives Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $0.00 978-1-9848-2143-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/19/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Nine Lives date, rank 07/19/2021, 1 07/26/2021, 5 08/02/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,037 YTD: 48,478	Jul 2021	10,037 48,478
9	-	1	False Witness Karin Slaughter, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-0-06-285809-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,918 YTD: 9,918	Jul 2021	9,918 9,918
10	3	2	It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $27.00 (320) 978-1-9848-1878-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for It's Better This Way date, rank 07/26/2021, 3 08/02/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,304 YTD: 25,032	Jul 2021	9,304 25,032
11	11	3	Falling T J Newman, Author Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $28.00 (304) 978-1-9821-7788-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/19/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for Falling date, rank 07/19/2021, 3 07/26/2021, 11 08/02/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,342 YTD: 41,625	Jul 2021	8,342 41,625
12	13	8	Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384) 978-0-316-42008-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 5.64 [details] Sales history for Golden Girl date, rank 06/14/2021, 1 06/21/2021, 2 06/28/2021, 5 07/05/2021, 5 07/12/2021, 5 07/19/2021, 8 07/26/2021, 13 08/02/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,816 YTD: 155,832	Jun 2021	7,816 155,832
13	15	6	The Maidens Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $27.99 (336) 978-1-250-30445-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/28/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/28/2021 Average Rank 8.14 [details] Sales history for The Maidens date, rank 06/28/2021, 2 07/05/2021, 7 07/12/2021, 8 07/19/2021, 9 07/26/2021, 15 08/02/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,453 YTD: 74,730	Jun 2021	7,453 74,730
14	17	13	Sooley John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (368) 978-0-385-54768-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/10/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/10/2021 Average Rank 5.65 [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 06/28/2021, 4 07/05/2021, 6 07/12/2021, 9 07/19/2021, 11 07/26/2021, 17 08/02/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,436 YTD: 280,905	Apr 2021	7,436 280,905
15	16	25	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 5.47 [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 06/28/2021, 10 07/05/2021, 8 07/12/2021, 10 07/19/2021, 10 07/26/2021, 16 08/02/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,414 YTD: 582,794	Feb 2021	7,414 582,794
16	10	4	The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict, Author, Victoria Christopher Murray, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (336) 978-0-593-10153-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Personal Librarian date, rank 07/12/2021, 11 07/19/2021, 15 07/26/2021, 10 08/02/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,383 YTD: 33,888	Jun 2021	7,383 33,888
17	14	12	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 7.88 [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 06/28/2021, 9 07/05/2021, 9 07/12/2021, 13 07/19/2021, 12 07/26/2021, 14 08/02/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,999 YTD: 157,094	May 2021	6,999 157,094
18	19	42	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 9.49 [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 06/28/2021, 14 07/05/2021, 11 07/12/2021, 14 07/19/2021, 14 07/26/2021, 19 08/02/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,212 YTD: 254,250	Oct 2020	6,212 254,250
19	33	11	The Plot Jean Hanff Korelitz, Author Celadon Books, $28.00 (272) 978-1-250-79076-7 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/24/2021 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 05/31/2021 Average Rank 19.50 [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 08/02/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,513 YTD: 42,871	May 2021	5,513 42,871
20	12	2	The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix, Author Berkley Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-593-20123-7 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The Final Girl Support Group date, rank 07/26/2021, 12 08/02/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,114 YTD: 15,327	Jul 2021	5,114 15,327
21	-	1	The Book of Accidents Chuck Wendig, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (544) 978-0-399-18213-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,146 YTD: 4,146	Jul 2021	4,146 4,146
22	20	2	Such a Quiet Place Megan Miranda, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.99 (352) 978-1-9821-4728-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 20 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 21.00 [details] Sales history for Such a Quiet Place date, rank 07/26/2021, 20 08/02/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,076 YTD: 10,615	Jul 2021	4,076 10,615
23	18	2	The Therapist B A Paris, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-250-27412-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 07/26/2021 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 07/26/2021 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for The Therapist date, rank 07/26/2021, 18 08/02/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,027 YTD: 12,014	Jul 2021	4,027 12,014
24	21	9	Legacy Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-250-27293-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/07/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Legacy date, rank 06/07/2021, 1 06/14/2021, 5 06/21/2021, 8 06/28/2021, 12 07/05/2021, 13 07/12/2021, 16 07/19/2021, 18 07/26/2021, 21 08/02/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,998 YTD: 101,363	May 2021	3,998 101,363
25	22	7	Tom Clancy Target Acquired Don Bentley, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (480) 978-0-593-18813-2 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/21/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/21/2021 Average Rank 14.71 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Target Acquired date, rank 06/21/2021, 6 06/28/2021, 8 07/05/2021, 10 07/12/2021, 15 07/19/2021, 17 07/26/2021, 22 08/02/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,870 YTD: 59,886	Jun 2021	3,870 59,886

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