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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	1	8	The Widow John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368) 978-0-385-54898-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 3.25 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 48,908 YTD: 382,770	Oct 2025	48,908 382,770
2	2	14	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 4.17 [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 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 32,926 YTD: 576,339	Sep 2025	32,926 576,339
3	3	21	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 13.82 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 30,963 YTD: 171,166	Apr 2025	30,963 171,166
4	7	9	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 7 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.10 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,236 YTD: 172,329	Oct 2025	22,236 172,329
5	4	12	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 4.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,907 YTD: 413,018	Sep 2025	21,907 413,018
6	8	5	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 6 Highest Rank Date 12/22/2025 Average Rank 11.80 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,100 YTD: 87,893	Aug 2025	21,100 87,893
7	6	4	Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (416) 978-0-316-56956-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 6.40 [details] Sales history for Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller date, rank 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 9 12/15/2025, 6 12/22/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 17,761 YTD: 89,034	Nov 2025	17,761 89,034
8	10	5	Nash Falls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5798-7 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 8.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,512 YTD: 93,485	Nov 2025	15,512 93,485
9	13	10	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.91 [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 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,476 YTD: 205,096	Oct 2025	15,476 205,096
10	17	10	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.18 [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 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,474 YTD: 161,588	Oct 2025	15,474 161,588
11	5	4	Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (720) 978-1-5387-7422-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 4.83 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,337 YTD: 257,806	Nov 2025	15,337 257,806
12	-	1	Tailored Realities Brandon Sanderson, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (464) 978-1-250-41048-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,539 YTD: 14,539	Dec 2025	14,539 14,539
13	12	5	Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Bantam, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-72584-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel date, rank 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 13 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,005 YTD: 92,114	Nov 2025	14,005 92,114
14	15	9	Gone Before Goodbye Reese Witherspoon, Author, Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-7470-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 8.55 [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 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,987 YTD: 169,794	Oct 2025	12,987 169,794
15	18	9	Remain Nicholas Sparks, Author, M Night Shyamalan, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 979-8-217-15404-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 10.18 [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 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,170 YTD: 163,484	Oct 2025	12,170 163,484
16	29	14	Buckeye Patrick Ryan, Author Random House, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-59503-9 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 13.17 [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 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,103 YTD: 89,986	Sep 2025	12,103 89,986
17	21	28	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 7.60 [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 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,397 YTD: 305,427	Jun 2025	11,397 305,427
18	23	32	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 10.12 [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 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,351 YTD: 262,406	May 2025	11,351 262,406
19	20	2	The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller James Patterson, Author, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (416) 978-0-316-58051-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 12/22/2025 Average Rank 19.50 [details] Sales history for The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller date, rank 12/15/2025, 20 12/22/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,985 YTD: 19,567	Dec 2025	10,985 19,567
20	16	17	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 11.62 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,932 YTD: 204,423	Aug 2025	10,932 204,423
21	36	2	The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, Author Hogarth Press, $32.00 (704) 978-0-307-70015-5 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny date, rank 10/06/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,857 YTD: 43,486	Sep 2025	9,857 43,486
22	19	4	The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (464) 978-1-250-28879-0 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3 date, rank 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 14 12/15/2025, 19 12/22/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,269 YTD: 93,959	Nov 2025	9,269 93,959
23	22	8	The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56382-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 12.62 [details] Sales history for The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel date, rank 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 16 12/01/2025, 20 12/15/2025, 22 12/22/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,347 YTD: 110,512	Oct 2025	8,347 110,512
24	24	11	Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528) 978-1-64937-929-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 15.64 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) date, rank 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 10 10/27/2025, 13 11/03/2025, 16 11/10/2025, 18 11/17/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 23 12/15/2025, 24 12/22/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,317 YTD: 133,210	Sep 2025	8,317 133,210
25	11	2	Fallen Gods Rachel Van Dyken, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (400) 978-1-64937-467-7 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Fallen Gods date, rank 12/15/2025, 11 12/22/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,259 YTD: 22,594	Dec 2025	8,259 22,594

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Dec. 13, 2025