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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2021 YTD
1	-	1	Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-22025-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 1.50 [details] Sales history for Apples Never Fall date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 47,598 YTD: 47,598	Sep 2021	47,598 47,598
2	-	1	Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (336) 978-0-385-54513-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Harlem Shuffle date, rank 09/27/2021, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 29,127 YTD: 29,127	Sep 2021	29,127 29,127
3	-	1	Enemy at the Gates, 20 Vince Flynn, Author, Kyle Mills, Author Atria Books, $28.99 (384) 978-1-9821-6488-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Enemy at the Gates, 20 date, rank 09/27/2021, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 28,601 YTD: 28,601	Sep 2021	28,601 28,601
4	1	2	Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00 (304) 978-0-374-60260-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Beautiful World, Where Are You date, rank 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 18,940 YTD: 58,656	Sep 2021	18,940 58,656
5	3	7	Billy Summers Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (528) 978-1-9821-7361-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 2.92 [details] Sales history for Billy Summers date, rank 08/16/2021, 1 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 2 09/06/2021, 2 09/13/2021, 2 09/20/2021, 3 09/27/2021, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 14,721 YTD: 259,877	Aug 2021	14,721 259,877
6	7	20	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 4.91 [details] Sales history for The Last Thing He Told Me date, rank 05/17/2021, 3 05/24/2021, 9 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 3 06/21/2021, 4 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 1 07/19/2021, 4 07/26/2021, 2 08/02/2021, 3 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 2 08/23/2021, 2 08/30/2021, 5 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 7 09/20/2021, 7 09/27/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,516 YTD: 355,441	May 2021	13,516 355,441
7	2	2	Forgotten in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-27281-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for Forgotten in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel date, rank 09/20/2021, 2 09/27/2021, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,850 YTD: 41,320	Sep 2021	12,850 41,320
8	-	1	Empire of the Vampire Jay Kristoff, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.99 (752) 978-1-250-24528-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 11,563 YTD: 11,563	Sep 2021	11,563 11,563
9	4	3	A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1123-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/13/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/13/2021 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for A Slow Fire Burning date, rank 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 4 09/27/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,775 YTD: 47,107	Aug 2021	10,775 47,107
10	10	51	The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Author Viking, $26.00 (336) 978-0-525-55947-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/12/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 8.54 [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 01/25/2021, 4 02/01/2021, 6 02/08/2021, 3 02/15/2021, 6 02/22/2021, 5 03/01/2021, 3 03/08/2021, 3 03/15/2021, 6 03/22/2021, 4 03/29/2021, 4 04/05/2021, 3 04/12/2021, 3 04/19/2021, 3 04/26/2021, 4 05/03/2021, 4 05/10/2021, 5 05/17/2021, 8 05/24/2021, 6 05/31/2021, 7 06/07/2021, 6 06/14/2021, 6 06/21/2021, 7 06/28/2021, 6 07/05/2021, 4 07/12/2021, 6 07/19/2021, 7 07/26/2021, 9 08/02/2021, 6 08/09/2021, 7 08/16/2021, 6 08/23/2021, 4 08/30/2021, 8 09/06/2021, 9 09/13/2021, 9 09/20/2021, 10 09/27/2021, 10 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 51 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 8,162 YTD: 470,899	Sep 2020	8,162 470,899
11	8	5	The Noise James Patterson, Author, J D Barker, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-49987-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/30/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/30/2021 Average Rank 6.83 [details] Sales history for The Noise date, rank 08/30/2021, 4 09/06/2021, 5 09/13/2021, 5 09/20/2021, 8 09/27/2021, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,303 YTD: 57,955	Aug 2021	7,303 57,955
12	9	4	The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-14526-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/06/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for The Madness of Crowds date, rank 09/06/2021, 1 09/13/2021, 4 09/20/2021, 9 09/27/2021, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,005 YTD: 93,981	Aug 2021	7,005 93,981
13	6	2	Matrix Lauren Groff, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (272) 978-1-59463-449-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Matrix date, rank 09/20/2021, 6 09/27/2021, 13 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,125 YTD: 17,437	Sep 2021	6,125 17,437
14	-	1	The Wisdom of Crowds Joe Abercrombie, Author Orbit, $30.00 (640) 978-0-316-18724-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,027 YTD: 6,027	Sep 2021	6,027 6,027
15	12	5	Complications Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (256) 978-1-9848-2149-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/30/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/30/2021 Average Rank 8.17 [details] Sales history for Complications date, rank 08/30/2021, 3 09/06/2021, 6 09/13/2021, 6 09/20/2021, 12 09/27/2021, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,605 YTD: 55,218	Aug 2021	5,605 55,218
16	13	11	The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Author Riverhead Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-32982-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/19/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 6.58 [details] Sales history for The Paper Palace date, rank 07/19/2021, 2 07/26/2021, 4 08/02/2021, 4 08/09/2021, 3 08/16/2021, 4 08/23/2021, 3 08/30/2021, 7 09/06/2021, 10 09/13/2021, 8 09/20/2021, 13 09/27/2021, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jul 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,597 YTD: 130,686	Jul 2021	5,597 130,686
17	11	2	The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (368) 978-1-9821-3736-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Night She Disappeared date, rank 09/20/2021, 11 09/27/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,449 YTD: 13,398	Sep 2021	5,449 13,398
18	14	16	Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $28.00 (384) 978-1-5247-9865-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 7.63 [details] Sales history for Malibu Rising date, rank 06/14/2021, 2 06/21/2021, 5 06/28/2021, 7 07/05/2021, 3 07/12/2021, 3 07/19/2021, 6 07/26/2021, 7 08/02/2021, 5 08/09/2021, 6 08/16/2021, 9 08/23/2021, 7 08/30/2021, 11 09/06/2021, 11 09/13/2021, 10 09/20/2021, 14 09/27/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,896 YTD: 196,152	Jun 2021	4,896 196,152
19	18	20	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 10.58 [details] Sales history for Project Hail Mary date, rank 05/17/2021, 4 05/24/2021, 4 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 7 06/21/2021, 9 06/28/2021, 9 07/05/2021, 9 07/12/2021, 13 07/19/2021, 12 07/26/2021, 14 08/02/2021, 17 08/09/2021, 15 08/16/2021, 22 08/23/2021, 14 08/30/2021, 23 09/06/2021, 21 09/13/2021, 14 09/20/2021, 18 09/27/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,357 YTD: 197,727	May 2021	4,357 197,727
20	17	50	The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $26.99 (464) 978-0-7653-8756-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/01/2021 Average Rank 10.05 [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 01/25/2021, 10 02/01/2021, 1 02/08/2021, 4 02/15/2021, 7 02/22/2021, 7 03/01/2021, 5 03/08/2021, 7 03/15/2021, 11 03/22/2021, 10 03/29/2021, 11 04/05/2021, 9 04/12/2021, 7 04/19/2021, 8 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 8 05/10/2021, 10 05/17/2021, 12 05/24/2021, 12 05/31/2021, 11 06/07/2021, 12 06/14/2021, 15 06/21/2021, 15 06/28/2021, 14 07/05/2021, 11 07/12/2021, 14 07/19/2021, 14 07/26/2021, 19 08/02/2021, 18 08/09/2021, 16 08/16/2021, 18 08/23/2021, 9 08/30/2021, 15 09/06/2021, 16 09/13/2021, 16 09/20/2021, 17 09/27/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 50 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,191 YTD: 299,716	Oct 2020	4,191 299,716
21	-	1	Winterlight Kristen Britain, Author Daw Books, $30.00 978-0-7564-0881-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,128 YTD: 4,128	Sep 2021	4,128 4,128
22	15	5	Bloodless Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (368) 978-1-5387-3670-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/30/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/30/2021 Average Rank 8.71 [details] Sales history for Bloodless date, rank 08/30/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 8 09/13/2021, 11 09/20/2021, 15 09/27/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,046 YTD: 64,074	Aug 2021	4,046 64,074
23	27	4	The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Author Harper, $28.99 (464) 978-0-06-294293-7 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 09/06/2021 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois date, rank 09/06/2021, 7 09/13/2021, 18 09/27/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,812 YTD: 24,328	Aug 2021	3,812 24,328
24	25	33	The Four Winds Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (464) 978-1-250-17860-2 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/15/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 8.63 [details] Sales history for The Four Winds date, rank 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 2 03/08/2021, 1 03/15/2021, 2 03/22/2021, 2 03/29/2021, 2 04/05/2021, 1 04/12/2021, 2 04/19/2021, 1 04/26/2021, 3 05/03/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 4 05/17/2021, 7 05/24/2021, 8 05/31/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 11 06/14/2021, 9 06/21/2021, 10 06/28/2021, 10 07/05/2021, 8 07/12/2021, 10 07/19/2021, 10 07/26/2021, 16 08/02/2021, 15 08/09/2021, 13 08/16/2021, 23 08/23/2021, 18 08/30/2021, 21 09/06/2021, 18 09/13/2021, 22 09/20/2021, 25 09/27/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Feb 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,695 YTD: 621,055	Feb 2021	3,695 621,055
25	24	7	Blind Tiger Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (448) 978-1-5387-5196-1 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 14.57 [details] Sales history for Blind Tiger date, rank 08/16/2021, 3 08/23/2021, 6 08/30/2021, 13 09/06/2021, 14 09/13/2021, 17 09/20/2021, 24 09/27/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,256 YTD: 49,688	Aug 2021	3,256 49,688

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