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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	2	The Boy from the Woods Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (384) 978-1-5387-4814-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The Boy from the Woods date, rank 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
2	3	10	American Dirt Jeanine Cummins, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (400) 978-1-250-20976-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 3.31 [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 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
3	9	23	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, Author HarperOne, $22.99 (128) 978-0-06-297658-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2019 Average Rank 5.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
4	-	1	The Sinner, Volume 18 J R Ward, Author Gallery Books, $28.00 (512) 978-1-5011-9509-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
5	-	1	The Last Odyssey: A Thriller James Rollins, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-289289-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
6	-	1	The Glass Hotel Emily St John Mandel, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95 (320) 978-0-525-52114-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
7	8	3	In Five Years Rebecca Serle, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (272) 978-1-982137-44-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 8.33 [details] Sales history for In Five Years date, rank 03/23/2020, 10 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
8	7	5	Blindside James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (384) 978-0-316-42033-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/09/2020 Average Rank 4.43 [details] Sales history for Blindside date, rank 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 6 03/30/2020, 7 04/06/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
9	4	3	The Mirror & the Light Hilary Mantel, Author Henry Holt & Company, $30.00 (800) 978-0-8050-9660-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Mirror & the Light date, rank 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
10	11	4	The Numbers Game Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17956-3 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 7.40 [details] Sales history for The Numbers Game date, rank 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 11 04/06/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
11	10	3	Journey of the Pharaohs Clive Cussler, Author, Graham Brown, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-08308-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for Journey of the Pharaohs date, rank 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 10 04/06/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
12	-	1	The City We Became N. K. Jemisin, Author Orbit, $28.00 (464) 978-0-316-50984-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
13	14	4	Long Range C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00 (384) 978-0-525-53823-3 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Long Range date, rank 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 9 03/30/2020, 14 04/06/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
14	16	25	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-399-56248-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 13.72 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
15	-	1	The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel Joseph Fink, Author, Jeffrey Cranor, Author Harper Perennial, $21.99 (352) 978-0-06-288900-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
16	12	4	House of Earth and Blood Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.00 (648) 978-1-63557-404-3 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for House of Earth and Blood date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 12 04/06/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
17	18	24	The Guardians John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (368) 978-0-385-54418-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 5.81 [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 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
18	19	27	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 9.19 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
19	13	3	My Dark Vanessa Kate Elizabeth Russell, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (384) 978-0-06-294150-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for My Dark Vanessa date, rank 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 13 04/06/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
20	2	2	The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (Star Wars) Rae Carson, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (272) 978-0-593-12840-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (Star Wars) date, rank 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
21	27	4	Writers & Lovers Lily King, Author Grove Press, $27.00 (320) 978-0-8021-4853-7 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for Writers & Lovers date, rank 03/16/2020, 11 03/23/2020, 21 04/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
22	22	4	The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Author Harper, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-267118-9 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Night Watchman date, rank 03/16/2020, 8 03/23/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 22 04/06/2020, 22 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
23	25	4	The Jetsetters Amanda Eyre Ward, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-399-18189-4 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Jetsetters date, rank 03/16/2020, 9 03/23/2020, 19 03/30/2020, 25 04/06/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
24	20	13	Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (320) 978-0-525-54190-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 10.85 [details] Sales history for Such a Fun Age date, rank 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 8 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 11 03/02/2020, 9 03/09/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 13 03/23/2020, 17 03/30/2020, 20 04/06/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
25	26	29	The Institute Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (576) 978-1-982110-56-7 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 9.48 [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 10/28/2019, 3 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 5 12/02/2019, 10 12/09/2019, 6 12/16/2019, 6 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 14 01/27/2020, 13 02/03/2020, 17 02/10/2020, 17 02/17/2020, 18 02/24/2020, 18 03/02/2020, 21 03/09/2020, 17 03/16/2020, 24 03/23/2020, 25 04/06/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019

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As of 3/29/2020, 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 13 of 2020 data through 3/28/2020; PW Issue of April 6, 2020