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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (the High Republic) Charles Soule, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (336) 978-0-593-15771-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/18/2021 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (the High Republic) date, rank 01/18/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 27,777 YTD: 27,777	Jan 2021	27,777 27,777
2	-	1	Neighbors Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-1-9848-2137-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/18/2021 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Neighbors date, rank 01/18/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 23,435 YTD: 23,435	Jan 2021	23,435 23,435
3	1	32	The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Author Riverhead Books, $26.00 (352) 978-0-525-53629-1 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/24/2020 Average Rank 6.47 [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 11/02/2020, 8 11/09/2020, 15 11/16/2020, 12 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 13 12/02/2020, 11 12/07/2020, 11 12/14/2020, 9 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 5 01/04/2021, 4 01/11/2021, 1 01/18/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 16,266 YTD: 16,266	Jun 2020	16,266 16,266
4	3	15	The Return Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-2857-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/12/2020 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for The Return date, rank 10/12/2020, 1 10/19/2020, 1 10/26/2020, 2 11/02/2020, 2 11/09/2020, 3 11/16/2020, 4 11/23/2020, 3 11/30/2020, 6 12/02/2020, 4 12/07/2020, 4 12/14/2020, 4 12/21/2020, 4 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 13,596 YTD: 13,596	Sep 2020	13,596 13,596
5	4	13	A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (480) 978-0-385-54596-9 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/26/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/26/2020 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy date, rank 10/26/2020, 1 11/02/2020, 1 11/09/2020, 2 11/16/2020, 2 11/23/2020, 2 11/30/2020, 3 12/02/2020, 6 12/07/2020, 6 12/14/2020, 3 12/21/2020, 2 12/28/2020, 1 01/04/2021, 1 01/11/2021, 4 01/18/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 10,727 YTD: 10,727	Oct 2020	10,727 10,727
6	5	7	Ready Player Two Ernest Cline, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (384) 978-1-5247-6133-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 3.53 [details] Sales history for Ready Player Two date, rank 12/02/2020, 1 12/07/2020, 1 12/14/2020, 1 12/21/2020, 1 12/28/2020, 3 01/04/2021, 2 01/11/2021, 5 01/18/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,791 YTD: 9,791	Nov 2020	9,791 9,791
7	8	18	Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6083-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/21/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/21/2020 Average Rank 11.42 [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 11/02/2020, 6 11/09/2020, 16 11/16/2020, 13 11/23/2020, 10 11/30/2020, 15 12/02/2020, 14 12/07/2020, 14 12/14/2020, 13 12/21/2020, 11 12/28/2020, 17 01/04/2021, 12 01/11/2021, 8 01/18/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,644 YTD: 9,644	Sep 2020	9,644 9,644
8	6	7	Deadly Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-42025-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2020 Average Rank 4.73 [details] Sales history for Deadly Cross date, rank 12/02/2020, 2 12/07/2020, 2 12/14/2020, 2 12/21/2020, 3 12/28/2020, 2 01/04/2021, 5 01/11/2021, 6 01/18/2021, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 9,605 YTD: 9,605	Nov 2020	9,605 9,605
9	9	8	Daylight David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6169-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/30/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/30/2020 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for Daylight date, rank 11/30/2020, 2 12/02/2020, 5 12/07/2020, 5 12/14/2020, 5 12/21/2020, 6 12/28/2020, 6 01/04/2021, 7 01/11/2021, 9 01/18/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,696 YTD: 7,696	Nov 2020	7,696 7,696
10	11	7	The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-27261-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1 date, rank 12/02/2020, 3 12/07/2020, 3 12/14/2020, 6 12/21/2020, 7 12/28/2020, 8 01/04/2021, 9 01/11/2021, 11 01/18/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,301 YTD: 7,301	Nov 2020	7,301 7,301
11	7	2	The Mystery of Mrs. Christie Marie Benedict, Author Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99 (288) 978-1-4926-8272-1 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Mystery of Mrs. Christie date, rank 01/11/2021, 7 01/18/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 7,105 YTD: 7,105	Dec 2020	7,105 7,105
12	13	11	The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (368) 978-1-9848-1846-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 7.07 [details] Sales history for The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/09/2020, 1 11/16/2020, 3 11/23/2020, 4 11/30/2020, 7 12/02/2020, 9 12/07/2020, 9 12/14/2020, 8 12/21/2020, 8 12/28/2020, 7 01/04/2021, 8 01/11/2021, 13 01/18/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,900 YTD: 6,900	Oct 2020	6,900 6,900
13	17	51	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 10.98 [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 11/02/2020, 21 11/09/2020, 25 11/16/2020, 26 11/23/2020, 23 11/30/2020, 23 12/14/2020, 23 12/21/2020, 22 12/28/2020, 18 01/04/2021, 18 01/11/2021, 17 01/18/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,641 YTD: 6,641	Jan 2020	6,641 6,641
14	16	32	The Guest List Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (320) 978-0-06-286893-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 06/15/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/31/2020 Average Rank 12.97 [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 11/02/2020, 18 11/09/2020, 23 11/16/2020, 22 11/23/2020, 21 12/21/2020, 23 12/28/2020, 21 01/04/2021, 21 01/11/2021, 16 01/18/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,626 YTD: 6,626	Jun 2020	6,626 6,626
15	12	15	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/28/2020 Average Rank 17.64 [details] Sales history for The Midnight Library date, rank 10/12/2020, 12 10/19/2020, 24 10/26/2020, 23 11/02/2020, 16 11/09/2020, 20 11/16/2020, 24 11/23/2020, 22 12/21/2020, 16 12/28/2020, 10 01/11/2021, 12 01/18/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,467 YTD: 6,467	Sep 2020	6,467 6,467
16	-	1	Black Buck Mateo Askaripour, Author Houghton Mifflin, $26.00 (400) 978-0-358-38088-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,281 YTD: 6,281	Jan 2021	6,281 6,281
17	14	9	The Law of Innocence Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-48562-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/23/2020 Average Rank 7.08 [details] Sales history for The Law of Innocence date, rank 11/23/2020, 1 11/30/2020, 4 12/02/2020, 7 12/07/2020, 7 12/14/2020, 7 12/21/2020, 9 12/28/2020, 9 01/04/2021, 10 01/11/2021, 14 01/18/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,270 YTD: 6,270	Nov 2020	6,270 6,270
18	-	1	The Prophets Robert Jones Jr, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-08568-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,181 YTD: 6,181	Jan 2021	6,181 6,181
19	2	14	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2020 Average Rank 10.84 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Life of Addie Larue date, rank 10/19/2020, 5 10/26/2020, 7 11/02/2020, 7 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 13 11/30/2020, 19 12/02/2020, 15 12/07/2020, 15 12/14/2020, 17 12/21/2020, 20 12/28/2020, 15 01/04/2021, 13 01/11/2021, 2 01/18/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 6,109 YTD: 6,109	Oct 2020	6,109 6,109
20	-	1	Outlawed Anna North, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $26.00 (272) 978-1-63557-542-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,109 YTD: 6,109	Jan 2021	6,109 6,109
21	-	1	Unti Pike Logan #15 Brad Taylor, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-288606-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,943 YTD: 5,943	Jan 2021	5,943 5,943
22	-	1	The Push Ashley Audrain, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00 (320) 978-1-9848-8166-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,686 YTD: 5,686	Jan 2021	5,686 5,686
23	10	2	Untitled Stone Barrington #56 Stuart Woods, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (320) 978-0-593-18835-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 01/11/2021 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Untitled Stone Barrington #56 date, rank 01/11/2021, 10 01/18/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,203 YTD: 5,203	Dec 2020	5,203 5,203
24	-	1	The Wife Upstairs Rachel Hawkins, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (304) 978-1-250-24549-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,940 YTD: 4,940	Jan 2021	4,940 4,940
25	15	10	Fortune and Glory Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-9821-5483-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/16/2020 Average Rank 9.83 [details] Sales history for Fortune and Glory date, rank 11/16/2020, 1 11/23/2020, 5 11/30/2020, 8 12/02/2020, 10 12/07/2020, 10 12/14/2020, 10 12/21/2020, 10 12/28/2020, 11 01/04/2021, 11 01/11/2021, 15 01/18/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,681 YTD: 4,681	Nov 2020	4,681 4,681

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