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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	4	6	The Widow John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368) 978-0-385-54898-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 3.25 [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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 35,325 YTD: 287,585	Oct 2025	35,325 287,585
2	10	10	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 4.64 [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 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 31,285 YTD: 371,380	Sep 2025	31,285 371,380
3	7	12	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 3.95 [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 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,870 YTD: 513,792	Sep 2025	29,870 513,792
4	1	2	Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (720) 978-1-5387-7422-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 3.25 [details] Sales history for Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,619 YTD: 223,816	Nov 2025	29,619 223,816
5	16	7	Gone Before Goodbye Reese Witherspoon, Author, Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-7470-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.22 [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 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 24,618 YTD: 142,869	Oct 2025	24,618 142,869
6	-	1	The Book of Azrael: Deluxe Limited Edition Amber V Nicole, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $32.95 (608) 978-1-4967-5804-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,055 YTD: 22,055	Nov 2025	22,055 22,055
7	5	15	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 10.71 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 21,146 YTD: 181,189	Aug 2025	21,146 181,189
8	17	8	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.44 [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 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 20,980 YTD: 175,418	Oct 2025	20,980 175,418
9	3	2	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 3 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller date, rank 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 18,338 YTD: 52,971	Nov 2025	18,338 52,971
10	12	7	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 12 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 17,176 YTD: 132,527	Oct 2025	17,176 132,527
11	15	3	Mona's Eyes Thomas Schlesser, Author, Hildegarde Serle, Translator Europa Editions, $30.00 (432) 979-8-88966-111-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Mona's Eyes date, rank 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,428 YTD: 49,548	Aug 2025	15,428 49,548
12	14	19	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 17.12 [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 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,087 YTD: 118,542	Apr 2025	15,087 118,542
13	9	3	Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Bantam, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-72584-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel date, rank 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,276 YTD: 64,258	Nov 2025	14,276 64,258
14	2	2	The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (464) 978-1-250-28879-0 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 6.33 [details] Sales history for The Seven Rings: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 3 date, rank 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,822 YTD: 74,385	Nov 2025	13,822 74,385
15	-	1	The Wolf King (Deluxe Edition) Lauren Palphreyman, Author Bloom Books, $29.99 (496) 978-1-4642-7558-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,051 YTD: 13,051	Nov 2025	13,051 13,051
16	8	3	Nash Falls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5798-7 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 8.75 [details] Sales history for Nash Falls date, rank 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,825 YTD: 64,100	Nov 2025	12,825 64,100
17	37	10	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 37 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 9.71 [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 LAST WEEK: 37 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,274 YTD: 1,671,629	Jan 2025	11,274 1,671,629
18	-	1	The Book of Bill Limited Collector's Edition Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $40.00 (208) 978-1-368-11784-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill Limited Collector's Edition date, rank 10/06/2025, 11 10/13/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,047 YTD: 50,044	Sep 2025	11,047 50,044
19	18	7	Remain Nicholas Sparks, Author, M Night Shyamalan, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 979-8-217-15404-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 8.78 [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 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,655 YTD: 141,372	Oct 2025	10,655 141,372
20	19	8	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 10.67 [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 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,645 YTD: 134,559	Oct 2025	10,645 134,559
21	-	1	Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos Series) Caroline Peckham, Author, Susanne Valenti, Author King's Hollow, $32.00 (560) 978-1-916926-58-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,934 YTD: 9,934	Nov 2025	9,934 9,934
22	-	1	Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos Series) Deluxe Edition Caroline Peckham, Author, Susanne Valenti, Author King's Hollow, $32.00 (560) 978-1-916926-84-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,874 YTD: 9,874	Nov 2025	9,874 9,874
23	28	9	Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw ed.) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528) 978-1-64937-929-0 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 13.78 [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 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,670 YTD: 118,025	Sep 2025	9,670 118,025
24	-	1	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 4 Hirohiko Araki, Author Viz Media, $25.00 (392) 978-1-9747-5889-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,637 YTD: 9,637	Nov 2025	9,637 9,637
25	13	2	I, Medusa Ayana Gray, Author Random House, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-73376-9 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for I, Medusa date, rank 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,045 YTD: 24,153	Nov 2025	9,045 24,153

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 29, 2025; appearing in the Dec. 8, 2025, print edition of PW