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Hardcover Frontlist Fiction

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2019 YTD
1	-	1	The 19th Christmas James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (368) 978-0-316-42027-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for The 19th Christmas date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 45,215 YTD: 45,280	Oct 2019	45,215 45,280
2	2	5	The Institute Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-982110-56-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 3.20 [details] Sales history for The Institute date, rank 09/23/2019, 2 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,980 YTD: 245,229	Sep 2019	23,980 245,229
3	-	1	Ninth House Leigh Bardugo, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (448) 978-1-250-31307-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Ninth House date, rank 10/21/2019, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,286 YTD: 22,295	Oct 2019	22,286 22,295
4	-	1	What Happens in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43557-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 20,827 YTD: 20,860	Oct 2019	20,827 20,860
5	4	3	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-296367-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 18,526 YTD: 68,115	Sep 2019	18,526 68,115
6	1	3	The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Author One World, $28.00 (416) 978-0-399-59059-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 2.40 [details] Sales history for The Water Dancer date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 6 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 18,152 YTD: 133,211	Sep 2019	18,152 133,211
7	5	5	The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Author Nan A. Talese, $28.95 (416) 978-0-385-54378-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Testaments date, rank 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 3 10/14/2019, 5 10/21/2019, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 16,999 YTD: 224,343	Sep 2019	16,999 224,343
8	-	1	Child's Play Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17950-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 14,437 YTD: 14,448	Oct 2019	14,437 14,448
9	-	1	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,854 YTD: 12,855	Oct 2019	12,854 12,855
10	3	2	Bloody Genius John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (384) 978-0-525-53661-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Bloody Genius date, rank 10/14/2019, 3 10/21/2019, 10 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,460 YTD: 37,062	Oct 2019	12,460 37,062
11	6	3	Lethal Agent Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9062-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for Lethal Agent date, rank 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 10/21/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,420 YTD: 57,220	Sep 2019	11,420 57,220
12	8	2	Cilka's Journey Heather Morris, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-26570-8 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for Cilka's Journey date, rank 10/14/2019, 8 10/21/2019, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,875 YTD: 17,386	Oct 2019	7,875 17,386
13	10	6	The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $22.99 (272) 978-1-62999-629-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2019 Average Rank 5.56 [details] Sales history for The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled date, rank 09/16/2019, 1 09/23/2019, 3 09/30/2019, 3 10/07/2019, 6 10/14/2019, 10 10/21/2019, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,168 YTD: 87,414	Sep 2019	7,168 87,414
14	-	1	An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World David Day, Author Canterbury Classics, $24.99 (544) 978-1-64517-009-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,252 YTD: 6,253	Oct 2019	6,252 6,253
15	9	2	A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (288) 978-0-399-18139-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for A Mrs. Miracle Christmas date, rank 10/14/2019, 9 10/21/2019, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,164 YTD: 15,548	Oct 2019	6,164 15,548
16	13	2	Imaginary Friend Stephen Chbosky, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (720) 978-1-5387-3133-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Imaginary Friend date, rank 10/14/2019, 13 10/21/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,777 YTD: 11,871	Oct 2019	5,777 11,871
17	11	5	Killer Instinct James Patterson, Author, Howard Roughan, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-42029-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Killer Instinct date, rank 09/23/2019, 4 09/30/2019, 5 10/07/2019, 7 10/14/2019, 11 10/21/2019, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,905 YTD: 50,201	Sep 2019	4,905 50,201
18	12	7	The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series David Lagercrantz, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $27.95 (416) 978-0-451-49434-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/09/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2019 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series date, rank 09/09/2019, 2 09/16/2019, 3 09/23/2019, 7 09/30/2019, 6 10/07/2019, 8 10/14/2019, 12 10/21/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,810 YTD: 74,478	Aug 2019	4,810 74,478
19	-	1	The Complete Novels of Jane Austen Jane Austen, Author, Kenneth C Mondschein, Introduction by Canterbury Classics, $24.99 (1232) 978-1-68412-906-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,074 YTD: 4,074	Oct 2019	4,074 4,074
20	17	36	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 13.17 [details] Sales history for The Silent Patient date, rank 02/18/2019, 4 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 6 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 7 04/01/2019, 8 04/08/2019, 11 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 10 04/29/2019, 11 05/06/2019, 11 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 16 06/03/2019, 13 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 21 06/24/2019, 20 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 17 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 17 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 16 08/19/2019, 19 08/26/2019, 21 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 22 09/30/2019, 18 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 17 10/21/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,766 YTD: 191,635	Feb 2019	3,766 191,635
21	-	1	A Bitter Feast Deborah Crombie, Author William Morrow & Company, $25.99 (384) 978-0-06-227166-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,628 YTD: 3,636	Oct 2019	3,628 3,636
22	14	5	The Titanic Secret: An Isaac Bell Adventure Clive Cussler, Author, Jack Du Brul, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-7352-1726-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 11.40 [details] Sales history for The Titanic Secret: An Isaac Bell Adventure date, rank 09/23/2019, 5 09/30/2019, 7 10/07/2019, 9 10/14/2019, 14 10/21/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,553 YTD: 33,835	Sep 2019	3,553 33,835
23	21	4	Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (208) 978-0-525-53527-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Red at the Bone date, rank 09/30/2019, 9 10/07/2019, 13 10/14/2019, 21 10/21/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,471 YTD: 17,634	Sep 2019	3,471 17,634
24	24	2	The Topeka School Ben Lerner, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26.00 (304) 978-0-374-27778-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 10/14/2019 Highest Rank 24 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 24.00 [details] Sales history for The Topeka School date, rank 10/14/2019, 24 10/21/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,315 YTD: 6,733	Oct 2019	3,315 6,733
25	-	1	Grand Union: Stories Zadie Smith, Author Penguin Press, $27.00 (320) 978-0-525-55899-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,175 YTD: 3,175	Oct 2019	3,175 3,175

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NPD BookScan, week 42 of 2019, data through 10/12/2019; PW Issue of October 21, 2019