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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	24	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 10.80 [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 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 26,097 YTD: 270,598	Apr 2025	26,097 270,598
2	5	15	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 4.58 [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 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,123 YTD: 492,910	Sep 2025	21,123 492,910
3	2	11	The Widow John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368) 978-0-385-54898-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 3.24 [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 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,664 YTD: 487,856	Oct 2025	19,664 487,856
4	3	17	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 4.34 [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 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,343 YTD: 672,847	Sep 2025	19,343 672,847
5	7	13	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.43 [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 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,514 YTD: 259,924	Oct 2025	14,514 259,924
6	8	7	Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (720) 978-1-5387-7422-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 5.89 [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 12/29/2025, 10 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 6 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,160 YTD: 309,338	Nov 2025	14,160 309,338
7	-	1	We Who Will Die Stacia Stark Avon, (432p) 978-0-06-343671-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,311 YTD: 13,311	Dec 2025	13,311 13,311
8	4	8	Mona's Eyes Thomas Schlesser, Author, Hildegarde Serle, Translator Europa Editions, $30.00 (432) 979-8-88966-111-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 9.33 [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 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,134 YTD: 160,918	Aug 2025	12,134 160,918
9	6	12	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 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.00 [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 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,095 YTD: 235,290	Oct 2025	10,095 235,290
10	12	20	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 11.58 [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 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,917 YTD: 244,787	Aug 2025	9,917 244,787
11	9	7	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 9 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 7.38 [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 12/29/2025, 7 01/05/2026, 9 01/12/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,251 YTD: 138,213	Nov 2025	9,251 138,213
12	11	12	Gone Before Goodbye Reese Witherspoon, Author, Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-7470-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 9.29 [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 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 11 01/12/2026, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,145 YTD: 209,448	Oct 2025	9,145 209,448
13	17	3	Katabasis (Standard Edition) R F Kuang, Author Harper Voyager, $32.00 (560) 978-0-06-344624-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 13.67 [details] Sales history for Katabasis (Standard Edition) date, rank 09/08/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 17 01/12/2026, 13 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,553 YTD: 74,680	Aug 2025	8,553 74,680
14	27	5	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 27 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2026 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller date, rank 12/15/2025, 20 12/22/2025, 19 01/12/2026, 14 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,379 YTD: 44,815	Dec 2025	8,379 44,815
15	10	12	Remain Nicholas Sparks, Author, M Night Shyamalan, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 979-8-217-15404-3 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 10.79 [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 12/29/2025, 14 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,341 YTD: 202,515	Oct 2025	8,341 202,515
16	13	13	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.50 [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 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,051 YTD: 203,209	Oct 2025	8,051 203,209
17	14	8	Nash Falls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5798-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 10.56 [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 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,020 YTD: 131,403	Nov 2025	8,020 131,403
18	22	13	Heart the Lover Lily King, Author Grove Press, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8021-6517-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 19.80 [details] Sales history for Heart the Lover date, rank 10/13/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 23 12/29/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 22 01/12/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,943 YTD: 80,302	Sep 2025	6,943 80,302
19	15	14	Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528) 978-1-64937-929-0 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 16.07 [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 12/29/2025, 19 01/05/2026, 15 01/12/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,840 YTD: 165,758	Sep 2025	6,840 165,758
20	19	31	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 8.71 [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 12/29/2025, 15 01/05/2026, 19 01/12/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,793 YTD: 338,096	Jun 2025	6,793 338,096
21	20	7	I, Medusa Ayana Gray, Author Random House, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-73376-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 19.75 [details] Sales history for I, Medusa date, rank 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 20 01/12/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,740 YTD: 61,990	Nov 2025	6,740 61,990
22	30	44	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Broken Country date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 11 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 13 06/23/2025, 18 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 11 07/14/2025, 12 07/21/2025, 12 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 13 08/11/2025, 12 08/18/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 12 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 14 09/22/2025, 12 09/29/2025, 11 10/06/2025, 25 01/12/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,644 YTD: 312,425	Mar 2025	6,644 312,425
23	18	35	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 11.14 [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 12/29/2025, 18 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,589 YTD: 292,610	May 2025	6,589 292,610
24	25	9	Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, Author Flatiron Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-250-82795-1 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 21.40 [details] Sales history for Wild Dark Shore date, rank 03/17/2025, 13 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 16 04/14/2025, 24 04/21/2025, 25 04/28/2025, 23 05/05/2025, 25 12/29/2025, 23 01/05/2026, 25 01/12/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,698 YTD: 145,584	Mar 2025	5,698 145,584
25	24	15	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 10.53 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 10 05/19/2025, 18 05/26/2025, 19 06/02/2025, 24 06/16/2025, 25 10/13/2025, 15 10/20/2025, 16 10/27/2025, 19 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 24 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 17 01/05/2026, 24 01/12/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,692 YTD: 1,705,655	Jan 2025	5,692 1,705,655

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 3, 2026; appearing in the Jan. 12, 2026, print edition of PW