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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	State of Terror Hillary Rodham Clinton, Author, Louise Penny, Author Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (320) 978-1-9821-7367-8 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 11.29 [details] Sales history for State of Terror date, rank 10/25/2021, 1 11/01/2021, 4 11/08/2021, 5 11/15/2021, 10 11/22/2021, 16 11/29/2021, 19 12/06/2021, 12 12/13/2021, 16 12/20/2021, 18 12/27/2021, 17 01/03/2022, 11 01/10/2022, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 61,131 YTD: 61,131	Oct 2021	61,131 61,131
2	2	3	The Wish Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $28.00 (400) 978-1-5387-2862-8 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 7.17 [details] Sales history for The Wish date, rank 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 2 10/25/2021, 2 11/01/2021, 2 11/08/2021, 3 11/15/2021, 6 11/22/2021, 4 11/29/2021, 4 12/06/2021, 5 12/13/2021, 6 12/20/2021, 3 12/27/2021, 2 01/03/2022, 3 01/10/2022, 4 01/17/2022, 4 01/24/2022, 9 01/31/2022, 10 02/07/2022, 7 02/14/2022, 7 02/21/2022, 11 02/28/2022, 14 03/07/2022, 16 03/14/2022, 17 03/21/2022, 18 04/04/2022, 22 04/11/2022, 25 05/16/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 37,050 YTD: 180,327	Sep 2021	37,050 180,327
3	1	2	The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Author Viking, $30.00 (416) 978-0-7352-2235-9 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 10.72 [details] Sales history for The Lincoln Highway date, rank 10/18/2021, 1 10/25/2021, 3 11/01/2021, 3 11/08/2021, 4 11/15/2021, 8 11/22/2021, 8 11/29/2021, 6 12/06/2021, 10 12/13/2021, 7 12/20/2021, 7 12/27/2021, 4 01/03/2022, 4 01/10/2022, 5 01/17/2022, 5 01/24/2022, 8 01/31/2022, 6 02/07/2022, 5 02/14/2022, 2 02/21/2022, 6 02/28/2022, 9 03/07/2022, 5 03/14/2022, 9 03/21/2022, 13 03/28/2022, 13 04/04/2022, 15 04/11/2022, 14 04/18/2022, 8 04/25/2022, 14 05/02/2022, 16 05/09/2022, 14 05/16/2022, 18 05/23/2022, 18 05/30/2022, 16 06/06/2022, 21 06/13/2022, 18 06/20/2022, 14 06/27/2022, 17 07/04/2022, 20 08/08/2022, 34 08/15/2022, 41 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 29,818 YTD: 94,733	Oct 2021	29,818 94,733
4	3	3	Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (656) 978-1-9821-6843-8 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 11.61 [details] Sales history for Cloud Cuckoo Land date, rank 10/11/2021, 2 10/18/2021, 3 10/25/2021, 4 11/01/2021, 6 11/08/2021, 6 11/15/2021, 9 11/22/2021, 13 11/29/2021, 14 12/06/2021, 15 12/13/2021, 14 12/20/2021, 9 12/27/2021, 8 01/03/2022, 9 01/10/2022, 7 01/17/2022, 11 01/24/2022, 12 01/31/2022, 12 02/07/2022, 14 02/14/2022, 14 02/21/2022, 17 02/28/2022, 21 03/07/2022, 18 03/14/2022, 22 03/21/2022, 25 04/04/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 23,093 YTD: 103,276	Sep 2021	23,093 103,276
5	6	5	Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (448) 978-1-250-22025-7 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Apples Never Fall date, rank 09/27/2021, 1 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 6 10/25/2021, 5 11/01/2021, 7 11/08/2021, 7 11/15/2021, 12 11/22/2021, 17 11/29/2021, 18 12/06/2021, 22 12/13/2021, 24 12/20/2021, 25 12/27/2021, 25 01/10/2022, 19 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,816 YTD: 133,960	Sep 2021	17,816 133,960
6	-	1	Silverview John Le Carré, Author Viking, $28.00 (224) 978-0-593-49059-4 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/25/2021 Average Rank 17.40 [details] Sales history for Silverview date, rank 10/25/2021, 6 11/01/2021, 14 11/08/2021, 14 11/15/2021, 20 12/13/2021, 33 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,719 YTD: 15,719	Oct 2021	15,719 15,719
7	5	2	The Butler Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (272) 978-1-9848-2152-2 Last rank 40 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 16.17 [details] Sales history for The Butler date, rank 10/18/2021, 5 10/25/2021, 7 11/01/2021, 10 11/08/2021, 12 11/15/2021, 18 12/13/2021, 45 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 13,038 YTD: 34,884	Oct 2021	13,038 34,884
8	9	24	The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, Author Simon & Schuster, $0.00 (320p) 978-1-5011-7134-5 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 7.68 [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 10/04/2021, 10 10/11/2021, 12 10/18/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 8 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 10 11/15/2021, 16 11/22/2021, 14 11/29/2021, 15 12/06/2021, 19 12/13/2021, 18 12/20/2021, 15 12/27/2021, 10 01/03/2022, 10 01/10/2022, 10 01/17/2022, 3 01/24/2022, 7 01/31/2022, 5 02/07/2022, 4 02/14/2022, 3 02/21/2022, 2 02/28/2022, 7 03/07/2022, 9 03/14/2022, 11 03/21/2022, 12 03/28/2022, 14 04/04/2022, 12 04/11/2022, 11 04/18/2022, 14 04/25/2022, 11 05/02/2022, 10 05/09/2022, 13 05/16/2022, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 12,485 YTD: 400,032	May 2021	12,485 400,032
9	-	1	The Book of Magic, 4 Alice Hoffman, Author Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (400) 978-1-9821-5148-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 10,297 YTD: 10,297	Oct 2021	10,297 10,297
10	8	11	Billy Summers Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (528) 978-1-9821-7361-6 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/16/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/16/2021 Average Rank 8.07 [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 10/04/2021, 7 10/11/2021, 9 10/18/2021, 8 10/25/2021, 10 11/01/2021, 12 11/08/2021, 11 11/15/2021, 14 11/22/2021, 9 11/29/2021, 10 12/06/2021, 13 12/13/2021, 15 12/20/2021, 12 12/27/2021, 9 01/03/2022, 8 01/10/2022, 24 02/21/2022, 25 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 9,906 YTD: 304,529	Aug 2021	9,906 304,529
11	7	4	Jailhouse Lawyer James Patterson, Author, Nancy Allen, Author Little Brown and Company, $28.00 (560) 978-0-316-27662-7 Last rank 45 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 14.11 [details] Sales history for Jailhouse Lawyer date, rank 10/04/2021, 2 10/11/2021, 4 10/18/2021, 7 10/25/2021, 11 11/01/2021, 13 11/08/2021, 15 11/15/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 46 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,983 YTD: 58,322	Sep 2021	8,983 58,322
12	4	2	Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00 (592) 978-0-374-18117-8 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 18.33 [details] Sales history for Crossroads date, rank 10/18/2021, 4 10/25/2021, 12 11/01/2021, 15 11/08/2021, 18 12/13/2021, 38 01/17/2022, 23 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,361 YTD: 31,488	Oct 2021	8,361 31,488
13	10	5	Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (336) 978-0-385-54513-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/27/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/27/2021 Average Rank 14.62 [details] Sales history for Harlem Shuffle date, rank 09/27/2021, 2 10/04/2021, 4 10/11/2021, 7 10/18/2021, 10 10/25/2021, 13 11/01/2021, 17 11/08/2021, 17 11/15/2021, 25 12/13/2021, 29 12/27/2021, 23 01/03/2022, 22 01/10/2022, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,037 YTD: 75,019	Sep 2021	8,037 75,019
14	-	1	Star Wars Visions: Ronin Emma Mieko Candon, Author Del Rey Books, $28.99 (336) 978-0-593-35866-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 10/25/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 11/08/2021 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Star Wars Visions: Ronin date, rank 10/25/2021, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,366 YTD: 7,366	Oct 2021	7,366 7,366
15	11	2	Three Sisters Heather Morris, Author St. Martin's Press, $28.99 (320) 978-1-250-27689-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/18/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Three Sisters date, rank 10/18/2021, 11 10/25/2021, 15 11/01/2021, 18 11/08/2021, 16 11/15/2021, 22 11/22/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,274 YTD: 15,826	Oct 2021	7,274 15,826
16	16	6	Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00 (304) 978-0-374-60260-4 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Beautiful World, Where Are You date, rank 09/20/2021, 1 09/27/2021, 4 10/04/2021, 8 10/11/2021, 13 10/18/2021, 16 10/25/2021, 16 11/01/2021, 20 11/08/2021, 21 12/13/2021, 37 01/10/2022, 12 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,790 YTD: 93,397	Sep 2021	6,790 93,397
17	12	5	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 2 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for Enemy at the Gates, 20 date, rank 09/27/2021, 3 10/04/2021, 5 10/11/2021, 11 10/18/2021, 12 10/25/2021, 17 11/01/2021, 19 11/08/2021, 20 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,586 YTD: 69,289	Sep 2021	6,586 69,289
18	14	3	The Santa Suit Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $19.99 (224) 978-1-250-27931-6 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/11/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/11/2021 Average Rank 20.14 [details] Sales history for The Santa Suit date, rank 10/11/2021, 6 10/18/2021, 14 10/25/2021, 18 11/01/2021, 21 11/08/2021, 19 11/22/2021, 24 12/13/2021, 39 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,883 YTD: 26,534	Sep 2021	5,883 26,534
19	13	4	Bewilderment Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $27.95 (288) 978-0-393-88114-1 Last rank 47 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/04/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/04/2021 Average Rank 17.88 [details] Sales history for Bewilderment date, rank 10/04/2021, 3 10/11/2021, 10 10/18/2021, 13 10/25/2021, 19 11/01/2021, 23 11/08/2021, 25 12/13/2021, 42 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,640 YTD: 45,088	Sep 2021	5,640 45,088
20	19	7	A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-7352-1123-0 Last rank 33 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/13/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/13/2021 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for A Slow Fire Burning date, rank 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 4 09/27/2021, 9 10/04/2021, 12 10/11/2021, 15 10/18/2021, 19 10/25/2021, 20 11/08/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 49 01/10/2022, 11 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,449 YTD: 71,856	Aug 2021	4,449 71,856
21	27	24	Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $28.99 (496) 978-0-593-13520-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 11.82 [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 10/04/2021, 24 10/11/2021, 23 10/25/2021, 21 11/08/2021, 24 11/22/2021, 25 12/06/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 23 12/20/2021, 20 12/27/2021, 14 01/03/2022, 24 01/17/2022, 21 01/24/2022, 17 01/31/2022, 23 02/14/2022, 20 02/21/2022, 22 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,793 YTD: 212,091	May 2021	3,793 212,091
22	21	6	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 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/18/2021 Average Rank 9.78 [details] Sales history for Forgotten in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel date, rank 09/20/2021, 2 09/27/2021, 7 10/04/2021, 11 10/11/2021, 16 10/18/2021, 21 10/25/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,717 YTD: 64,926	Sep 2021	3,717 64,926
23	-	1	The Apollo Murders Chris Hadfield, Author Mulholland Books, $28.00 (336) 978-0-316-26453-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,687 YTD: 3,687	Oct 2021	3,687 3,687
24	20	6	Matrix Lauren Groff, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (272) 978-1-59463-449-9 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/20/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/20/2021 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Matrix date, rank 09/20/2021, 6 09/27/2021, 13 10/04/2021, 16 10/11/2021, 21 10/18/2021, 20 10/25/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Sep 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,599 YTD: 34,641	Sep 2021	3,599 34,641
25	-	1	God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen Rhys Bowen, Author Berkley Books, $26.00 (304) 978-0-440-00008-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 3,524 YTD: 3,524	Oct 2021	3,524 3,524

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NPD BookScan, week 42 of 2021 data through 10/16/2021; PW Issue of October 25, 2021