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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	-	1	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy date, rank 10/26/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 87,914 YTD: 87,914	Oct 2020	87,914 87,914
2	1	3	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 2.33 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 40,003 YTD: 195,808	Sep 2020	40,003 195,808
3	6	5	The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author Viking, $38.00 (928) 978-0-525-95498-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for The Evening and the Morning date, rank 09/28/2020, 1 10/05/2020, 3 10/12/2020, 3 10/19/2020, 6 10/26/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,295 YTD: 113,876	Sep 2020	13,295 113,876
4	7	4	The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-9848-1835-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Book of Two Ways date, rank 10/05/2020, 1 10/12/2020, 4 10/19/2020, 7 10/26/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,690 YTD: 77,676	Sep 2020	12,690 77,676
5	3	2	The Searcher Tana French, Author Viking, $27.00 (464) 978-0-7352-2465-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 5.67 [details] Sales history for The Searcher date, rank 10/19/2020, 3 10/26/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 12,288 YTD: 39,206	Oct 2020	12,288 39,206
6	-	1	Jingle All the Way Debbie Macomber, Author Ballantine Books, $20.00 (272) 978-1-9848-1875-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,986 YTD: 11,986	Oct 2020	11,986 11,986
7	5	2	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Life of Addie Larue date, rank 10/19/2020, 5 10/26/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,545 YTD: 29,983	Oct 2020	11,545 29,983
8	2	2	Troubles in Paradise Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (272) 978-0-316-43558-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for Troubles in Paradise date, rank 10/19/2020, 2 10/26/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 11,289 YTD: 50,768	Oct 2020	11,289 50,768
9	4	2	Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam, Author Ecco Press, $27.99 (320) 978-0-06-266763-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Leave the World Behind date, rank 10/19/2020, 4 10/26/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,201 YTD: 33,060	Oct 2020	10,201 33,060
10	13	20	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 5.10 [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 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,558 YTD: 265,673	Jun 2020	9,558 265,673
11	8	4	The Coast-To-Coast Murders James Patterson, Author, J D Barker, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (560) 978-0-316-45742-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/05/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 7.20 [details] Sales history for The Coast-To-Coast Murders date, rank 10/05/2020, 2 10/12/2020, 5 10/19/2020, 8 10/26/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,474 YTD: 62,841	Sep 2020	9,474 62,841
12	11	6	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 10.17 [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 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,503 YTD: 59,774	Sep 2020	7,503 59,774
13	10	7	The Harbinger II: The Return Jonathan Cahn, Author Frontline, $24.99 (304) 978-1-62999-891-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Harbinger II: The Return date, rank 09/14/2020, 2 09/21/2020, 2 09/28/2020, 4 10/05/2020, 5 10/12/2020, 8 10/19/2020, 10 10/26/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,940 YTD: 114,508	Sep 2020	6,940 114,508
14	15	52	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 6.74 [details] Sales history for The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse date, rank 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 23 11/25/2019, 19 12/02/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 22 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 2 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 6 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 3 04/13/2020, 2 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 6 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 6 06/01/2020, 5 06/08/2020, 8 06/15/2020, 11 06/22/2020, 11 06/29/2020, 14 07/06/2020, 11 07/13/2020, 13 07/20/2020, 11 07/27/2020, 13 08/03/2020, 8 08/10/2020, 7 08/17/2020, 9 08/24/2020, 7 08/31/2020, 6 09/07/2020, 6 09/14/2020, 14 09/21/2020, 13 09/28/2020, 17 10/05/2020, 15 10/12/2020, 18 10/19/2020, 15 10/26/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: 6,856 YTD: 460,708	Oct 2019	6,856 460,708
15	12	5	Total Power, Volume 19 Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (400) 978-1-5011-9065-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/28/2020 Average Rank 7.17 [details] Sales history for Total Power, Volume 19 date, rank 09/28/2020, 3 10/05/2020, 4 10/12/2020, 6 10/19/2020, 12 10/26/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,767 YTD: 70,953	Sep 2020	6,767 70,953
16	-	1	Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (368) 978-1-9821-3733-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,654 YTD: 6,654	Oct 2020	6,654 6,654
17	17	20	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 9.85 [details] Sales history for The Guest List date, rank 06/15/2020, 8 06/22/2020, 9 06/29/2020, 16 07/06/2020, 6 07/13/2020, 6 07/20/2020, 5 07/27/2020, 8 08/03/2020, 5 08/10/2020, 8 08/17/2020, 6 08/24/2020, 10 08/31/2020, 4 09/07/2020, 7 09/14/2020, 12 09/21/2020, 11 09/28/2020, 13 10/05/2020, 14 10/12/2020, 15 10/19/2020, 17 10/26/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,467 YTD: 175,185	Jun 2020	6,467 175,185
18	18	6	One by One Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99 (384) 978-1-5011-8881-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for One by One date, rank 09/21/2020, 3 09/28/2020, 9 10/05/2020, 9 10/12/2020, 13 10/19/2020, 18 10/26/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,104 YTD: 55,981	Sep 2020	5,104 55,981
19	23	39	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 8.58 [details] Sales history for American Dirt date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 5 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 12 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 6 06/08/2020, 9 06/15/2020, 10 06/22/2020, 16 06/29/2020, 15 07/06/2020, 9 07/13/2020, 9 07/20/2020, 10 07/27/2020, 14 08/03/2020, 12 08/10/2020, 11 08/17/2020, 13 08/24/2020, 11 08/31/2020, 10 09/07/2020, 8 09/14/2020, 15 09/21/2020, 15 09/28/2020, 19 10/05/2020, 18 10/12/2020, 21 10/19/2020, 23 10/26/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,070 YTD: 454,721	Jan 2020	5,070 454,721
20	-	1	Return to Virgin River (Original) Robyn Carr, Author Mira Books, $27.99 (384) 978-0-7783-8834-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,053 YTD: 5,053	Oct 2020	5,053 5,053
21	9	2	Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic Alice Hoffman, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (384) 978-1-9821-0884-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/19/2020 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic date, rank 10/19/2020, 9 10/26/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,700 YTD: 15,290	Oct 2020	4,700 15,290
22	19	5	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (832) 978-1-250-76284-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/28/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/05/2020 Average Rank 12.33 [details] Sales history for To Sleep in a Sea of Stars date, rank 09/28/2020, 5 10/05/2020, 12 10/12/2020, 14 10/19/2020, 19 10/26/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,621 YTD: 41,837	Sep 2020	4,621 41,837
23	24	3	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 19.67 [details] Sales history for The Midnight Library date, rank 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 24 10/26/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,324 YTD: 15,973	Sep 2020	4,324 15,973
24	25	7	All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-14523-9 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/14/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/14/2020 Average Rank 11.11 [details] Sales history for All the Devils Are Here date, rank 09/14/2020, 1 09/21/2020, 5 09/28/2020, 11 10/05/2020, 11 10/12/2020, 20 10/19/2020, 25 10/26/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,076 YTD: 104,121	Sep 2020	4,076 104,121
25	-	1	The Once and Future Witches Alix E Harrow, Author Redhook, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-42204-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,048 YTD: 4,048	Oct 2020	4,048 4,048

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Note: Some print unit sales volume for this week (w/e 10-17-20) was estimated due to late retailer feeds.

NPD BookScan, week 42 of 2020 data through 10/17/2020; PW Issue of October 26, 2020