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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	3	Camino Winds John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (304) 978-0-385-54593-8 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 1.17 [details] Sales history for Camino Winds date, rank 05/11/2020, 1 05/18/2020, 1 05/25/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
2	2	4	If It Bleeds Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (448) 978-1-9821-3797-7 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 2.88 [details] Sales history for If It Bleeds date, rank 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
3	3	2	The 20th Victim James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (432) 978-0-316-42028-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 4.75 [details] Sales history for The 20th Victim date, rank 05/18/2020, 3 05/25/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
4	4	4	Walk the Wire David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6146-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Walk the Wire date, rank 05/04/2020, 1 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 4 05/25/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
5	10	2	Big Summer Jennifer Weiner, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-3351-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Big Summer date, rank 05/18/2020, 10 05/25/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
6	6	30	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 5.28 [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 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
7	12	17	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 4.04 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
8	-	1	The Last Trial Scott Turow, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (496) 978-1-5387-4813-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
9	8	3	The Wedding Dress Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (304) 978-0-399-17959-4 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for The Wedding Dress date, rank 05/11/2020, 4 05/18/2020, 8 05/25/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
10	5	2	All Adults Here Emma Straub, Author Riverhead Books, $0.00 (368p) 978-1-59463-469-7 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for All Adults Here date, rank 05/18/2020, 5 05/25/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
11	9	6	The Book of Lost Friends Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (400) 978-1-9848-1988-8 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for The Book of Lost Friends date, rank 04/20/2020, 6 04/27/2020, 7 05/04/2020, 8 05/11/2020, 11 05/18/2020, 9 05/25/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
12	11	4	The Book of Longings Sue Monk Kidd, Author Viking, $28.00 (432) 978-0-525-42976-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/04/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 9.25 [details] Sales history for The Book of Longings date, rank 05/04/2020, 6 05/11/2020, 8 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
13	14	5	Masked Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (400) 978-0-525-53952-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/27/2020 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Masked Prey date, rank 04/27/2020, 1 05/04/2020, 3 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 14 05/25/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
14	7	2	Hello, Summer Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (432) 978-1-250-25692-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Hello, Summer date, rank 05/18/2020, 7 05/25/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
15	15	32	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/13/2020 Average Rank 13.09 [details] Sales history for The Giver of Stars date, rank 10/21/2019, 9 10/28/2019, 12 11/04/2019, 18 11/11/2019, 12 11/18/2019, 12 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 13 12/09/2019, 17 12/16/2019, 17 12/23/2019, 16 12/30/2019, 15 01/06/2020, 19 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 11 02/03/2020, 12 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 15 03/02/2020, 12 03/09/2020, 10 03/16/2020, 17 03/23/2020, 14 03/30/2020, 16 04/06/2020, 14 04/13/2020, 7 04/20/2020, 8 04/27/2020, 11 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 10 05/18/2020, 15 05/25/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
16	26	2	The Henna Artist (Original) Alka Joshi, Author Mira Books, $26.99 (368) 978-0-7783-0945-1 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
17	16	7	Texas Outlaw James Patterson, Author, Andrew Bourelle, With Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (448) 978-0-316-42816-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/13/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/13/2020 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Texas Outlaw date, rank 04/13/2020, 1 04/20/2020, 2 04/27/2020, 4 05/04/2020, 7 05/11/2020, 9 05/18/2020, 16 05/25/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
18	-	1	Shakespeare for Squirrels Christopher Moore, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (400) 978-0-06-243402-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
19	13	2	Someone Like You Karen Kingsbury, Author Atria Books, $26.00 (304) 978-1-9821-0431-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Someone Like You date, rank 05/18/2020, 13 05/25/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
20	17	9	The Boy from the Woods Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (384) 978-1-5387-4814-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 7.90 [details] Sales history for The Boy from the Woods date, rank 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 04/13/2020, 3 04/20/2020, 3 04/27/2020, 5 05/04/2020, 9 05/11/2020, 13 05/18/2020, 17 05/25/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
21	19	34	The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $27.99 (352) 978-0-06-296367-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2019 Average Rank 10.65 [details] Sales history for The Dutch House date, rank 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 4 10/21/2019, 5 10/28/2019, 5 11/04/2019, 9 11/11/2019, 5 11/18/2019, 8 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 13 12/16/2019, 11 12/23/2019, 9 12/30/2019, 8 01/06/2020, 11 01/13/2020, 8 01/20/2020, 8 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 11 02/10/2020, 11 02/17/2020, 10 02/24/2020, 9 03/02/2020, 6 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 15 03/23/2020, 12 03/30/2020, 19 04/06/2020, 18 04/13/2020, 16 04/20/2020, 12 04/27/2020, 18 05/04/2020, 14 05/11/2020, 14 05/18/2020, 19 05/25/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
22	33	10	In Five Years Rebecca Serle, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (272) 978-1-9821-3744-1 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 14.11 [details] Sales history for In Five Years date, rank 03/23/2020, 10 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 7 04/13/2020, 17 04/20/2020, 19 04/27/2020, 9 05/04/2020, 12 05/11/2020, 23 05/25/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 33 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
23	18	3	The End of October Lawrence Wright, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $28.95 (400) 978-0-525-65865-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for The End of October date, rank 05/11/2020, 12 05/18/2020, 18 05/25/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
24	21	31	The Guardians John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54418-4 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 8.12 [details] Sales history for The Guardians date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 4 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 4 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 13 02/24/2020, 8 03/02/2020, 7 03/09/2020, 9 03/16/2020, 18 03/23/2020, 18 03/30/2020, 18 04/06/2020, 17 04/13/2020, 18 04/20/2020, 17 04/27/2020, 17 05/04/2020, 21 05/11/2020, 22 05/18/2020, 21 05/25/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
25	20	6	Redhead by the Side of the Road Anne Tyler, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $25.95 (192) 978-0-525-65841-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 14.67 [details] Sales history for Redhead by the Side of the Road date, rank 04/20/2020, 5 04/27/2020, 12 05/04/2020, 11 05/11/2020, 15 05/18/2020, 20 05/25/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020

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As of 3/28/2020, due to extreme sales volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are temporarily omitting unit sales for individual titles from the lists.

NPD BookScan, week 20 of 2020 data through 5/16/2020; PW Issue of May 25, 2020