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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	25	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 9.94 [details] Sales history for The Correspondent date, rank 09/08/2025, 23 09/29/2025, 16 11/03/2025, 24 11/10/2025, 19 11/17/2025, 18 11/24/2025, 11 12/01/2025, 14 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,461 YTD: 23,461	Apr 2025	23,461 23,461
2	-	1	The First Time I Saw Him Laura Dave, Author Scribner Book Company, $29.00 (288) 978-1-6680-0296-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 17,786 YTD: 17,786	Jan 2026	17,786 17,786
3	3	12	The Widow John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368) 978-0-385-54898-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 3.23 [details] Sales history for The Widow date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 1 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 1 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 01/19/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,298 YTD: 13,298	Oct 2025	13,298 13,298
4	2	16	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 4.55 [details] Sales history for Alchemised date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 6 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,420 YTD: 12,420	Sep 2025	12,420 12,420
5	4	18	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 4.37 [details] Sales history for The Secret of Secrets date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 3 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 4 01/19/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,278 YTD: 12,278	Sep 2025	12,278 12,278
6	5	14	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.27 [details] Sales history for The Intruder date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 9 11/10/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,980 YTD: 8,980	Oct 2025	8,980 8,980
7	12	13	Gone Before Goodbye Reese Witherspoon, Author, Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-7470-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 9.13 [details] Sales history for Gone Before Goodbye date, rank 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 6 11/17/2025, 5 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 5 12/15/2025, 15 12/22/2025, 14 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 11 01/12/2026, 12 01/19/2026, 7 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,695 YTD: 8,695	Oct 2025	8,695 8,695
8	8	9	Mona's Eyes Thomas Schlesser, Author, Hildegarde Serle, Translator Europa Editions, $30.00 (432) 979-8-88966-111-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 9.20 [details] Sales history for Mona's Eyes date, rank 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 8 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,458 YTD: 8,458	Aug 2025	8,458 8,458
9	6	8	Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (720) 978-1-5387-7422-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 4 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 10 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,364 YTD: 8,364	Nov 2025	8,364 8,364
10	9	13	Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm Charlie Mackesy, Author Penguin Life, $27.00 (128) 978-0-593-99482-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.21 [details] Sales history for Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm date, rank 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 8 11/10/2025, 9 11/17/2025, 4 11/24/2025, 8 12/01/2025, 12 12/08/2025, 10 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 4 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 9 01/19/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,682 YTD: 7,682	Oct 2025	7,682 7,682
11	20	32	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 8.79 [details] Sales history for Atmosphere: A Love Story date, rank 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 2 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 3 08/25/2025, 3 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 10 09/29/2025, 8 10/06/2025, 22 10/13/2025, 20 10/20/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 15 01/05/2026, 19 01/12/2026, 20 01/19/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,568 YTD: 7,568	Jun 2025	7,568 7,568
12	-	1	Rings of Fate (Deluxe Limited Edition) Melissa de la Cruz, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (512) 978-1-64937-695-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 7,351 YTD: 7,351	Jan 2026	7,351 7,351
13	-	1	The Viper: A Zig & Nola Novel Brad Meltzer, Author William Morrow & Company, $32.00 (400) 978-0-06-289243-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,778 YTD: 6,778	Jan 2026	6,778 6,778
14	30	2	The Rest of Our Lives Ben Markovits, Author S&s/Summit Books, $28.00 (240) 978-1-6682-3156-2 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,724 YTD: 6,724	Dec 2025	6,724 6,724
15	22	45	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 11.12 [details] Sales history for Broken Country date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 11 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 13 06/23/2025, 18 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 11 07/14/2025, 12 07/21/2025, 12 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 13 08/11/2025, 12 08/18/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 12 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 14 09/22/2025, 12 09/29/2025, 11 10/06/2025, 25 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,671 YTD: 6,671	Mar 2025	6,671 6,671
16	-	1	The Invisible Woman: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Susan DiLallo, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (352) 978-0-316-58707-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,613 YTD: 6,613	Jan 2026	6,613 6,613
17	16	14	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.87 [details] Sales history for Twice date, rank 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 10 11/10/2025, 10 11/17/2025, 10 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 19 12/08/2025, 20 12/15/2025, 17 12/22/2025, 10 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,420 YTD: 6,420	Oct 2025	6,420 6,420
18	17	9	Nash Falls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5798-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 11.30 [details] Sales history for Nash Falls date, rank 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 16 12/15/2025, 10 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 17 01/19/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,137 YTD: 6,137	Nov 2025	6,137 6,137
19	-	1	Dark Joy Christine Feehan, Author Berkley Books, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-81966-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,043 YTD: 6,043	Jan 2026	6,043 6,043
20	18	14	Heart the Lover Lily King, Author Grove Press, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8021-6517-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 19.83 [details] Sales history for Heart the Lover date, rank 10/13/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 23 12/29/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 22 01/12/2026, 18 01/19/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,022 YTD: 6,022	Sep 2025	6,022 6,022
21	15	13	Remain Nicholas Sparks, Author, M Night Shyamalan, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 979-8-217-15404-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 11.47 [details] Sales history for Remain date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 5 11/10/2025, 8 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 19 12/15/2025, 18 12/22/2025, 15 12/29/2025, 14 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 15 01/19/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,923 YTD: 5,923	Oct 2025	5,923 5,923
22	23	36	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 11.52 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 05/26/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 06/16/2025, 9 06/23/2025, 10 06/30/2025, 8 07/07/2025, 8 07/14/2025, 9 07/21/2025, 11 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 10 08/11/2025, 10 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 4 09/01/2025, 7 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 13 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 9 10/06/2025, 17 10/13/2025, 21 12/15/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 18 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 23 01/19/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,685 YTD: 5,685	May 2025	5,685 5,685
23	34	18	Buckeye Patrick Ryan, Author Random House, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-59503-9 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 14.88 [details] Sales history for Buckeye date, rank 09/15/2025, 5 09/22/2025, 8 09/29/2025, 7 10/06/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 25 12/22/2025, 16 12/29/2025, 17 01/19/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,480 YTD: 5,480	Sep 2025	5,480 5,480
24	10	21	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 3 09/15/2025, 9 09/22/2025, 13 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 20 11/17/2025, 19 11/24/2025, 13 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 7 12/15/2025, 16 12/22/2025, 20 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 10 01/19/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,405 YTD: 5,405	Aug 2025	5,405 5,405
25	7	2	We Who Will Die Stacia Stark Avon, (432p) 978-0-06-343671-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2026 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for We Who Will Die date, rank 01/12/2026, 7 01/19/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,130 YTD: 5,130	Dec 2025	5,130 5,130

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 10, 2026; appearing in the Jan. 19, 2026, print edition of PW