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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	2	46	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $26.00 (384) 978-0-7352-1909-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 09/03/2018 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/04/2019 Average Rank 4.41 [details] Sales history for Where the Crawdads Sing date, rank 09/03/2018, 24 09/17/2018, 10 10/01/2018, 9 10/08/2018, 9 10/15/2018, 8 10/22/2018, 12 10/29/2018, 13 11/05/2018, 11 11/12/2018, 11 11/19/2018, 15 12/03/2018, 14 12/10/2018, 15 12/17/2018, 14 12/24/2018, 6 12/31/2018, 6 01/07/2019, 5 01/14/2019, 2 01/21/2019, 2 01/28/2019, 2 02/04/2019, 1 02/11/2019, 1 02/18/2019, 2 02/25/2019, 1 03/04/2019, 2 03/11/2019, 1 03/18/2019, 1 03/25/2019, 1 04/01/2019, 1 04/08/2019, 1 04/15/2019, 1 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 2 05/06/2019, 1 05/13/2019, 2 05/20/2019, 1 05/27/2019, 1 06/03/2019, 1 06/10/2019, 1 06/17/2019, 1 06/24/2019, 1 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 2 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 1 08/26/2019, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Aug 2018 UNITS SOLD: 42,386 YTD: 907,192	Aug 2018	42,386 907,192
2	-	1	Backlash: A Thriller Brad Thor, Author Atria Books, $27.99 (384) 978-1-9821-0403-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 9.11 [details] Sales history for Backlash: A Thriller date, rank 07/08/2019, 2 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 5 07/29/2019, 8 08/05/2019, 10 08/12/2019, 17 08/19/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 29,416 YTD: 29,838	Jun 2019	29,416 29,838
3	1	2	Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (432) 978-0-316-42001-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 7.20 [details] Sales history for Summer of '69 date, rank 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 3 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 6 08/05/2019, 7 08/12/2019, 7 08/19/2019, 9 08/26/2019, 15 09/02/2019, 18 09/09/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 23,000 YTD: 65,837	Jun 2019	23,000 65,837
4	-	1	Lost and Found Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-0-399-17947-1 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 10.25 [details] Sales history for Lost and Found date, rank 07/08/2019, 4 07/15/2019, 4 07/22/2019, 6 07/29/2019, 9 08/05/2019, 11 08/12/2019, 20 08/19/2019, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 22,735 YTD: 22,936	Jun 2019	22,735 22,936
5	3	4	City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (432) 978-1-59463-473-4 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for City of Girls date, rank 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 3 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 6 07/22/2019, 4 07/29/2019, 7 08/05/2019, 9 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 14 08/26/2019, 20 09/02/2019, 23 09/09/2019, 18 09/30/2019, 23 10/07/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 12,613 YTD: 75,602	Jun 2019	12,613 75,602
6	4	4	Unsolved James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (480) 978-0-316-41982-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for Unsolved date, rank 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 2 07/01/2019, 4 07/08/2019, 6 07/15/2019, 7 07/22/2019, 8 07/29/2019, 12 08/05/2019, 17 08/12/2019, 15 08/19/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 11,932 YTD: 77,748	Jun 2019	11,932 77,748
7	6	3	Mrs. Everything Jennifer Weiner, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (480) 978-1-5011-3348-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 11.12 [details] Sales history for Mrs. Everything date, rank 06/24/2019, 5 07/01/2019, 6 07/08/2019, 7 07/15/2019, 8 07/22/2019, 11 07/29/2019, 11 08/05/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,213 YTD: 40,762	Jun 2019	9,213 40,762
8	5	3	Tom Clancy Enemy Contact Mike Maden, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (480) 978-0-525-54169-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Enemy Contact date, rank 06/24/2019, 4 07/01/2019, 5 07/08/2019, 8 07/15/2019, 9 07/22/2019, 13 07/29/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 9,071 YTD: 40,592	Jun 2019	9,071 40,592
9	-	1	Big Sky Kate Atkinson, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (400) 978-0-316-52309-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Big Sky date, rank 07/08/2019, 9 07/15/2019, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 8,765 YTD: 8,919	Jun 2019	8,765 8,919
10	7	3	The Oracle Clive Cussler, Author, Robin Burcell, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00 (416) 978-0-525-53961-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for The Oracle date, rank 06/24/2019, 6 07/01/2019, 7 07/08/2019, 10 07/15/2019, 12 07/22/2019, 16 07/29/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 7,109 YTD: 34,023	Jun 2019	7,109 34,023
11	8	4	On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Author Penguin Press, $26.00 (256) 978-0-525-56202-3 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 16.85 [details] Sales history for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous date, rank 06/17/2019, 6 06/24/2019, 10 07/01/2019, 8 07/08/2019, 11 07/15/2019, 11 07/22/2019, 15 07/29/2019, 18 08/05/2019, 20 08/19/2019, 24 10/07/2019, 23 12/23/2019, 25 12/30/2019, 24 01/06/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,626 YTD: 30,245	Jun 2019	5,626 30,245
12	9	11	Redemption David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (432) 978-1-5387-6141-0 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 6.94 [details] Sales history for Redemption date, rank 04/29/2019, 1 05/06/2019, 3 05/13/2019, 3 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 5 06/03/2019, 4 06/10/2019, 4 06/17/2019, 8 06/24/2019, 7 07/01/2019, 9 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 14 07/22/2019, 18 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 5,333 YTD: 178,021	Apr 2019	5,333 178,021
13	14	21	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $26.99 (336) 978-1-250-30169-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 02/18/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/18/2019 Average Rank 13.89 [details] Sales history for The Silent Patient date, rank 02/18/2019, 4 02/25/2019, 5 03/04/2019, 6 03/11/2019, 5 03/18/2019, 7 03/25/2019, 7 04/01/2019, 8 04/08/2019, 11 04/15/2019, 9 04/22/2019, 10 04/29/2019, 11 05/06/2019, 11 05/13/2019, 9 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 16 06/03/2019, 13 06/10/2019, 14 06/17/2019, 21 06/24/2019, 20 07/01/2019, 14 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 17 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 17 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 16 08/19/2019, 19 08/26/2019, 21 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 22 09/30/2019, 18 10/07/2019, 15 10/14/2019, 17 10/21/2019, 20 10/28/2019, 21 11/04/2019, 24 11/11/2019, 24 11/18/2019, 25 11/25/2019, 23 12/02/2019, 23 12/09/2019, 21 12/16/2019, 20 12/23/2019, 13 12/30/2019, 11 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 8 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Feb 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,481 YTD: 121,343	Feb 2019	4,481 121,343
14	10	5	Queen Bee Dorothea Benton Frank, Author William Morrow & Company, $27.99 (384) 978-0-06-286121-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/10/2019 Average Rank 10.25 [details] Sales history for Queen Bee date, rank 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 4 06/24/2019, 9 07/01/2019, 10 07/08/2019, 14 07/15/2019, 15 07/22/2019, 19 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 4,337 YTD: 48,979	May 2019	4,337 48,979
15	-	1	The Most Fun We Ever Had Claire Lombardo, Author Doubleday Books, $26.95 (544) 978-0-385-54425-2 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 19.33 [details] Sales history for The Most Fun We Ever Had date, rank 07/08/2019, 15 07/15/2019, 21 07/22/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,961 YTD: 4,063	Jun 2019	3,961 4,063
16	16	2	The House Guest Megan Miranda, Author Simon & Schuster, $26.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6537-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The House Guest date, rank 07/01/2019, 16 07/08/2019, 16 08/12/2019, 14 08/19/2019, 15 08/26/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,934 YTD: 7,678	Jun 2019	3,934 7,678
17	11	8	Sunset Beach Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-12610-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Sunset Beach date, rank 05/20/2019, 5 05/27/2019, 6 06/03/2019, 6 06/10/2019, 5 06/17/2019, 10 06/24/2019, 13 07/01/2019, 11 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 19 07/22/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,933 YTD: 64,259	May 2019	3,933 64,259
18	12	2	Fleishman Is in Trouble Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Author Random House, $27.00 (384) 978-0-525-51087-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/01/2019 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Fleishman Is in Trouble date, rank 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 18 07/15/2019, 25 07/29/2019, 23 08/05/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,803 YTD: 8,564	Jun 2019	3,803 8,564
19	27	5	Ask Again, Yes Mary Beth Keane, Author Scribner Book Company, $27.00 (400) 978-1-9821-0698-0 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 06/10/2019 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2019 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Ask Again, Yes date, rank 06/10/2019, 23 07/08/2019, 19 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 21 08/26/2019, 23 09/02/2019, 17 09/09/2019, 16 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,439 YTD: 12,376	May 2019	3,439 12,376
20	13	9	The 18th Abduction James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-42026-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/13/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/13/2019 Average Rank 7.94 [details] Sales history for The 18th Abduction date, rank 05/13/2019, 1 05/20/2019, 2 05/27/2019, 2 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 9 06/24/2019, 11 07/01/2019, 13 07/08/2019, 20 07/15/2019, 23 07/22/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,329 YTD: 146,586	Apr 2019	3,329 146,586
21	-	1	Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes, Author Ballantine Books, $26.00 (304) 978-0-525-61924-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 07/15/2019 Average Rank 14.22 [details] Sales history for Evvie Drake Starts Over date, rank 07/08/2019, 21 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 13 08/05/2019, 19 08/12/2019, 22 08/19/2019, 17 08/26/2019, 11 09/02/2019, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 3,322 YTD: 3,387	Jun 2019	3,322 3,387
22	20	11	Normal People Sally Rooney, Author Hogarth, (272p) 978-1-9848-2217-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/29/2019 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2019 Average Rank 15.27 [details] Sales history for Normal People date, rank 04/29/2019, 6 05/06/2019, 7 05/13/2019, 11 05/20/2019, 15 05/27/2019, 15 06/03/2019, 12 06/10/2019, 15 06/17/2019, 22 06/24/2019, 23 07/01/2019, 20 07/08/2019, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,964 YTD: 49,172	Apr 2019	2,964 49,172
23	-	1	Paranoid Lisa Jackson, Author Kensington Publishing Corporation, $27.00 (480) 978-1-4967-2246-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,950 YTD: 3,020	Jun 2019	2,950 3,020
24	29	4	Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok, Author William Morrow & Company, $26.99 (304) 978-0-06-283430-0 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 06/17/2019 Average Rank 20.33 [details] Sales history for Searching for Sylvie Lee date, rank 06/17/2019, 13 06/24/2019, 24 07/08/2019, 24 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,550 YTD: 12,996	Jun 2019	2,550 12,996
25	19	8	Blessing in Disguise Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (288) 978-0-399-17932-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/20/2019 Average Rank 11.22 [details] Sales history for Blessing in Disguise date, rank 05/20/2019, 3 05/27/2019, 4 06/03/2019, 5 06/10/2019, 7 06/17/2019, 12 06/24/2019, 18 07/01/2019, 19 07/08/2019, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: 2,405 YTD: 70,389	May 2019	2,405 70,389

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NPD BookScan, week 27 of 2019, data through 07/06/2019; PW Issue of July 8, 2019