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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) Abigail Owen, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (592) 978-1-64937-656-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 29,633 YTD: 29,633	Sep 2024	29,633 29,633
2	-	1	Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (368) 978-1-250-28956-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel date, rank 09/16/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 25,084 YTD: 25,084	Sep 2024	25,084 25,084
3	-	1	The Cursed: Special Edition Harper L Woods, Author Bramble, $29.99 (304) 978-1-250-35894-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for The Cursed: Special Edition date, rank 09/16/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,894 YTD: 21,894	Sep 2024	21,894 21,894
4	-	1	Capture or Kill Vince Flynn, Author, Don Bentley, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (352) 978-1-6680-4583-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 20,866 YTD: 20,866	Sep 2024	20,866 20,866
5	1	31	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 2.95 [details] Sales history for The Women date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 4 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 17,695 YTD: 1,144,512	Feb 2024	17,695 1,144,512
6	-	1	The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Author Viking, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-48927-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,061 YTD: 15,061	Sep 2024	15,061 15,061
7	2	3	By Any Other Name Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-593-49721-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2024 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for By Any Other Name date, rank 09/02/2024, 1 09/09/2024, 2 09/16/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 14,074 YTD: 58,907	Aug 2024	14,074 58,907
8	4	44	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-417-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 4.11 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame date, rank 11/20/2023, 1 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 1 12/18/2023, 1 12/25/2023, 2 01/01/2024, 3 01/08/2024, 1 01/15/2024, 1 01/22/2024, 1 01/29/2024, 1 02/05/2024, 2 02/12/2024, 2 02/19/2024, 4 02/26/2024, 3 03/04/2024, 3 03/11/2024, 5 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 3 04/01/2024, 5 04/08/2024, 3 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 5 04/29/2024, 5 05/06/2024, 6 05/13/2024, 6 05/20/2024, 7 05/27/2024, 5 06/03/2024, 7 06/10/2024, 6 06/17/2024, 8 06/24/2024, 7 07/08/2024, 10 07/15/2024, 7 07/22/2024, 5 07/29/2024, 6 08/05/2024, 5 08/12/2024, 5 08/19/2024, 6 08/26/2024, 7 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,868 YTD: 648,893	Nov 2023	9,868 648,893
9	-	1	Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier Mike Maden, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-71924-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,654 YTD: 9,654	Sep 2024	9,654 9,654
10	-	1	Blue Sisters Coco Mellors, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-72376-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,156 YTD: 8,156	Sep 2024	8,156 8,156
11	3	7	The Book of Bill Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $26.99 (208) 978-1-368-09220-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/05/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2024 Average Rank 2.75 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill date, rank 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 1 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,899 YTD: 317,346	Jul 2024	7,899 317,346
12	8	5	The Coven: Special Edition Harper L Woods, Author Bramble, $29.99 (304) 978-1-250-34674-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 08/19/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/19/2024 Average Rank 8.83 [details] Sales history for The Coven: Special Edition date, rank 08/19/2024, 3 08/26/2024, 8 09/02/2024, 11 09/09/2024, 8 09/16/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,849 YTD: 55,565	Aug 2024	7,849 55,565
13	-	1	Creation Lake Rachel Kushner, Author Scribner Book Company, $29.99 (416) 978-1-9821-1652-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,775 YTD: 7,775	Sep 2024	7,775 7,775
14	5	10	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2024 Average Rank 11.70 [details] Sales history for The God of the Woods date, rank 07/15/2024, 12 07/22/2024, 14 07/29/2024, 18 08/05/2024, 17 08/12/2024, 8 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 11 09/02/2024, 7 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,623 YTD: 80,137	Jul 2024	7,623 80,137
15	7	11	All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (608) 978-0-593-79887-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/08/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2024 Average Rank 10.17 [details] Sales history for All the Colors of the Dark date, rank 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 8 07/22/2024, 13 07/29/2024, 12 08/05/2024, 9 08/12/2024, 12 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 12 09/02/2024, 12 09/09/2024, 7 09/16/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,215 YTD: 106,633	Jun 2024	7,215 106,633
16	6	6	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for The Wedding People date, rank 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 7 08/26/2024, 9 09/02/2024, 6 09/09/2024, 6 09/16/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,734 YTD: 60,827	Jul 2024	6,734 60,827
17	10	9	The Spellshop Sarah Beth Durst, Author Bramble, $29.99 (384) 978-1-250-33397-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/22/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/22/2024 Average Rank 11.22 [details] Sales history for The Spellshop date, rank 07/22/2024, 6 07/29/2024, 10 08/05/2024, 7 08/12/2024, 9 08/19/2024, 13 08/26/2024, 15 09/02/2024, 14 09/09/2024, 10 09/16/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,680 YTD: 81,143	Jul 2024	6,680 81,143
18	11	25	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 14.17 [details] Sales history for James date, rank 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 5 04/15/2024, 5 04/22/2024, 7 04/29/2024, 8 05/06/2024, 11 05/13/2024, 13 05/20/2024, 22 05/27/2024, 22 06/03/2024, 25 06/10/2024, 17 06/17/2024, 13 06/24/2024, 10 07/08/2024, 14 07/15/2024, 15 07/22/2024, 15 07/29/2024, 17 08/05/2024, 20 08/12/2024, 19 08/19/2024, 17 08/26/2024, 20 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 11 09/16/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,587 YTD: 187,208	Mar 2024	5,587 187,208
19	-	1	Safe Enough: And Other Stories Lee Child, Author Mysterious Press, $28.99 (224) 978-1-61316-566-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,312 YTD: 5,312	Sep 2024	5,312 5,312
20	9	3	Tom Clancy Shadow State M P Woodward, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (384) 978-0-593-71794-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/02/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2024 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Shadow State date, rank 09/02/2024, 10 09/09/2024, 9 09/16/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,767 YTD: 20,718	Aug 2024	4,767 20,718
21	13	4	Joy Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (256) 978-0-593-49861-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 08/26/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2024 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Joy date, rank 08/26/2024, 5 09/02/2024, 9 09/09/2024, 13 09/16/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,736 YTD: 38,763	Aug 2024	4,736 38,763
22	-	1	Death at the Sign of the Rook: A Jackson Brodie Book Kate Atkinson, Author Doubleday Books, $30.00 (320) 978-0-385-54799-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,647 YTD: 4,647	Sep 2024	4,647 4,647
23	15	16	You Like It Darker: Stories Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (512) 978-1-6680-3771-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2024 Average Rank 9.11 [details] Sales history for You Like It Darker: Stories date, rank 06/03/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 4 06/24/2024, 5 07/08/2024, 7 07/15/2024, 6 07/22/2024, 10 07/29/2024, 7 08/05/2024, 10 08/12/2024, 11 08/19/2024, 14 08/26/2024, 19 09/02/2024, 19 09/09/2024, 15 09/16/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,299 YTD: 295,243	May 2024	4,299 295,243
24	-	1	Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story Patrick McDonnell, Author, Rob Thomas, Introduction by, Marisol Thomas, Introduction by Abrams Comicarts, $22.99 (192) 978-1-4197-7908-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,117 YTD: 4,117	Sep 2024	4,117 4,117
25	-	1	What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust: A Flavia de Luce Novel Alan Bradley, Author Bantam, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-72451-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,044 YTD: 4,044	Sep 2024	4,044 4,044

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sep. 7, 2024; appearing in the Sep. 16, 2024, print edition of PW