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1	-	1	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-417-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 4.82 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame date, rank 11/20/2023, 1 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 1 12/18/2023, 1 12/25/2023, 2 01/01/2024, 3 01/08/2024, 1 01/15/2024, 1 01/22/2024, 1 01/29/2024, 1 02/05/2024, 2 02/12/2024, 2 02/19/2024, 4 02/26/2024, 3 03/04/2024, 3 03/11/2024, 5 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 3 04/01/2024, 5 04/08/2024, 3 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 5 04/29/2024, 5 05/06/2024, 6 05/13/2024, 6 05/20/2024, 7 05/27/2024, 5 06/03/2024, 7 06/10/2024, 6 06/17/2024, 8 06/24/2024, 7 07/08/2024, 10 07/15/2024, 7 07/22/2024, 5 07/29/2024, 6 08/05/2024, 5 08/12/2024, 5 08/19/2024, 6 08/26/2024, 7 09/02/2024, 5 09/09/2024, 4 09/16/2024, 8 09/23/2024, 11 09/30/2024, 10 10/07/2024, 7 10/14/2024, 12 10/21/2024, 4 10/28/2024, 5 11/04/2024, 6 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 584,667 YTD: 584,667	Nov 2023	584,667 584,667
2	-	1	Fourth Wing (Special Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (528) 978-1-64937-616-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 8.31 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing (Special Edition) date, rank 11/20/2023, 2 11/27/2023, 5 12/04/2023, 9 12/11/2023, 4 12/18/2023, 5 12/25/2023, 8 01/01/2024, 12 01/08/2024, 9 01/15/2024, 9 01/22/2024, 12 01/29/2024, 17 02/05/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 240,715 YTD: 240,715	Nov 2023	240,715 240,715
3	3	28	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2023 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 3 05/29/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 4 06/12/2023, 18 06/19/2023, 16 06/26/2023, 9 07/03/2023, 8 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 1 07/24/2023, 1 07/31/2023, 1 08/07/2023, 1 08/14/2023, 1 08/21/2023, 1 08/28/2023, 1 09/04/2023, 1 09/11/2023, 1 09/18/2023, 2 09/25/2023, 2 10/02/2023, 1 10/09/2023, 1 10/16/2023, 1 10/23/2023, 2 10/30/2023, 2 11/06/2023, 3 11/13/2023, 3 11/20/2023, 3 11/27/2023, 2 12/04/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 2 12/18/2023, 2 12/25/2023, 1 01/01/2024, 1 01/08/2024, 2 01/15/2024, 2 01/22/2024, 2 01/29/2024, 2 02/05/2024, 1 02/12/2024, 3 02/19/2024, 5 02/26/2024, 2 03/04/2024, 2 03/11/2024, 4 03/18/2024, 2 03/25/2024, 2 04/01/2024, 4 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 3 04/22/2024, 3 04/29/2024, 3 05/06/2024, 5 05/13/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 53,656 YTD: 811,347	May 2023	53,656 811,347
4	-	1	Resurrection Walk Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56376-5 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Resurrection Walk date, rank 11/20/2023, 4 11/27/2023, 9 12/04/2023, 14 12/11/2023, 12 12/18/2023, 12 12/25/2023, 12 01/01/2024, 14 01/08/2024, 15 01/15/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 42,649 YTD: 42,649	Nov 2023	42,649 42,649
5	2	4	The Exchange: After the Firm John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (352) 978-0-385-54895-3 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/30/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/30/2023 Average Rank 7.90 [details] Sales history for The Exchange: After the Firm date, rank 10/30/2023, 1 11/06/2023, 1 11/13/2023, 2 11/20/2023, 5 11/27/2023, 6 12/04/2023, 3 12/11/2023, 3 12/18/2023, 4 12/25/2023, 4 01/01/2024, 4 01/08/2024, 4 01/15/2024, 4 01/22/2024, 9 01/29/2024, 10 02/05/2024, 10 02/12/2024, 13 02/19/2024, 12 02/26/2024, 12 03/04/2024, 14 03/11/2024, 15 03/25/2024, 24 04/01/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 32,295 YTD: 229,121	Oct 2023	32,295 229,121
6	1	2	Dirty Thirty Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-0309-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/13/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 8.17 [details] Sales history for Dirty Thirty date, rank 11/13/2023, 1 11/20/2023, 6 11/27/2023, 11 12/04/2023, 12 12/11/2023, 13 12/18/2023, 16 12/25/2023, 16 01/01/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 18,879 YTD: 64,949	Oct 2023	18,879 64,949
7	4	3	The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (400) 978-1-9848-1858-4 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/06/2023, 2 11/13/2023, 4 11/20/2023, 7 11/27/2023, 10 12/04/2023, 15 12/11/2023, 14 12/18/2023, 15 12/25/2023, 13 01/01/2024, 11 01/08/2024, 14 01/15/2024, 14 01/22/2024, 21 01/29/2024, 22 02/05/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,140 YTD: 80,829	Oct 2023	17,140 80,829
8	-	1	Clive Cussler the Corsican Shadow Dirk Cussler, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (432) 978-0-593-54417-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Clive Cussler the Corsican Shadow date, rank 11/20/2023, 8 11/27/2023, 14 12/04/2023, 23 12/11/2023, 20 12/18/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 13,401 YTD: 13,401	Nov 2023	13,401 13,401
9	5	10	Holly Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (464) 978-1-6680-1613-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/18/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/18/2023 Average Rank 8.31 [details] Sales history for Holly date, rank 09/18/2023, 1 09/25/2023, 1 10/02/2023, 2 10/09/2023, 4 10/16/2023, 3 10/23/2023, 3 10/30/2023, 4 11/06/2023, 4 11/13/2023, 5 11/20/2023, 9 11/27/2023, 13 12/04/2023, 7 12/11/2023, 9 12/18/2023, 7 12/25/2023, 6 01/01/2024, 5 01/08/2024, 6 01/15/2024, 6 01/22/2024, 23 01/29/2024, 20 02/05/2024, 22 02/26/2024, 23 03/04/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 10,287 YTD: 285,590	Sep 2023	10,287 285,590
10	-	1	The Olympian Affair Jim Butcher, Author Ace Books, $30.00 (624) 978-0-451-46682-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,956 YTD: 7,956	Nov 2023	7,956 7,956
11	6	15	Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Author Harper, $30.00 (320) 978-0-06-332752-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/14/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/14/2023 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Tom Lake date, rank 08/14/2023, 2 08/21/2023, 2 08/28/2023, 2 09/04/2023, 2 09/11/2023, 2 09/18/2023, 5 09/25/2023, 5 10/02/2023, 4 10/09/2023, 6 10/16/2023, 8 10/23/2023, 8 10/30/2023, 3 11/06/2023, 6 11/13/2023, 6 11/20/2023, 11 11/27/2023, 15 12/04/2023, 16 12/11/2023, 16 12/18/2023, 11 12/25/2023, 10 01/01/2024, 9 01/08/2024, 8 01/15/2024, 8 01/22/2024, 14 01/29/2024, 12 02/05/2024, 13 02/12/2024, 20 02/19/2024, 20 02/26/2024, 22 03/04/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,687 YTD: 252,065	Aug 2023	7,687 252,065
12	-	1	Slay Laurell K Hamilton, Author Berkley Books, $28.00 (416) 978-0-593-63784-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,321 YTD: 7,321	Nov 2023	7,321 7,321
13	-	1	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin--Lost Years Kevin Eastman, Author, Tom Waltz, Author, Ben Bishop, Illustrator, S L Gallant, Illustrator IDW Publishing, $29.99 (208) 979-8-88724-010-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,610 YTD: 6,610	Nov 2023	6,610 6,610
14	12	28	The Covenant of Water Grove Press, $30.00 (736p) 978-0-8021-6217-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2023 Average Rank 10.49 [details] Sales history for The Covenant of Water date, rank 05/15/2023, 4 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 17 06/05/2023, 3 06/12/2023, 2 06/19/2023, 4 06/26/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 4 07/10/2023, 5 07/17/2023, 5 07/24/2023, 5 07/31/2023, 6 08/07/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 5 08/21/2023, 7 08/28/2023, 5 09/04/2023, 7 09/11/2023, 5 09/18/2023, 13 09/25/2023, 10 10/02/2023, 7 10/09/2023, 12 10/16/2023, 16 10/23/2023, 13 10/30/2023, 10 11/06/2023, 9 11/13/2023, 12 11/20/2023, 14 11/27/2023, 17 12/04/2023, 19 12/11/2023, 17 12/18/2023, 14 12/25/2023, 11 01/01/2024, 10 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 11 01/22/2024, 16 01/29/2024, 13 02/05/2024, 14 02/12/2024, 21 02/19/2024, 18 02/26/2024, 18 03/04/2024, 17 03/11/2024, 19 03/18/2024, 19 05/06/2024, 4 05/13/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,538 YTD: 322,304	May 2023	5,538 322,304
15	9	7	The Armor of Light Ken Follett, Author Viking, $38.00 (928) 978-0-525-95499-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/09/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2023 Average Rank 11.64 [details] Sales history for The Armor of Light date, rank 10/09/2023, 3 10/16/2023, 7 10/23/2023, 6 10/30/2023, 6 11/06/2023, 8 11/13/2023, 9 11/20/2023, 15 11/27/2023, 19 12/11/2023, 22 01/01/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,059 YTD: 75,659	Sep 2023	5,059 75,659
16	14	14	The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-42294-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/01/2024 Average Rank 9.10 [details] Sales history for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store date, rank 08/21/2023, 4 08/28/2023, 6 09/04/2023, 10 09/11/2023, 6 09/18/2023, 12 09/25/2023, 12 10/02/2023, 11 10/09/2023, 15 10/16/2023, 18 10/23/2023, 20 10/30/2023, 16 11/06/2023, 16 11/13/2023, 14 11/20/2023, 16 11/27/2023, 7 12/04/2023, 8 12/11/2023, 5 12/18/2023, 3 12/25/2023, 3 01/01/2024, 2 01/08/2024, 3 01/15/2024, 3 01/22/2024, 5 01/29/2024, 4 02/05/2024, 5 02/12/2024, 4 02/19/2024, 6 02/26/2024, 6 03/04/2024, 5 03/11/2024, 6 03/18/2024, 8 03/25/2024, 8 04/01/2024, 7 04/08/2024, 7 04/15/2024, 9 04/22/2024, 12 04/29/2024, 10 05/06/2024, 13 05/13/2024, 11 05/20/2024, 17 05/27/2024, 19 06/10/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,038 YTD: 99,479	Aug 2023	5,038 99,479
17	15	14	None of This Is True Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $28.00 (384) 978-1-9821-7900-7 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 08/21/2023 Average Rank 17.94 [details] Sales history for None of This Is True date, rank 08/21/2023, 5 08/28/2023, 7 09/04/2023, 8 09/11/2023, 9 09/18/2023, 21 10/02/2023, 16 10/09/2023, 18 10/16/2023, 19 10/23/2023, 18 10/30/2023, 17 11/06/2023, 12 11/13/2023, 15 11/20/2023, 17 11/27/2023, 20 12/04/2023, 24 12/25/2023, 25 01/01/2024, 24 01/08/2024, 22 01/15/2024, 22 01/22/2024, 15 01/29/2024, 16 02/05/2024, 15 02/12/2024, 16 02/19/2024, 17 02/26/2024, 25 03/04/2024, 20 03/11/2024, 16 03/18/2024, 25 03/25/2024, 23 04/01/2024, 22 04/08/2024, 24 04/22/2024, 23 05/27/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,968 YTD: 86,986	Aug 2023	4,968 86,986
18	18	7	Bright Lights, Big Christmas Mary Kay Andrews, Author St. Martin's Press, $24.00 (272) 978-1-250-28581-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/09/2023 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2023 Average Rank 18.38 [details] Sales history for Bright Lights, Big Christmas date, rank 10/09/2023, 8 10/16/2023, 20 10/23/2023, 22 10/30/2023, 21 11/06/2023, 18 11/13/2023, 18 11/20/2023, 18 11/27/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,944 YTD: 37,001	Sep 2023	4,944 37,001
19	10	6	Judgment Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (416) 978-0-593-54281-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/16/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/13/2023 Average Rank 7.10 [details] Sales history for Judgment Prey date, rank 10/16/2023, 2 10/23/2023, 4 10/30/2023, 5 11/06/2023, 7 11/13/2023, 10 11/20/2023, 19 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,336 YTD: 65,943	Oct 2023	4,336 65,943
20	13	3	Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward, Author Scribner Book Company, $28.00 (288) 978-1-9821-0449-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 11/06/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 11/06/2023 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for Let Us Descend date, rank 11/06/2023, 5 11/13/2023, 13 11/20/2023, 20 11/27/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,014 YTD: 19,530	Oct 2023	4,014 19,530
21	22	5	Sword Catcher Cassandra Clare, Author Del Rey Books, $30.00 (624) 978-0-525-61999-4 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/23/2023 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/23/2023 Average Rank 17.17 [details] Sales history for Sword Catcher date, rank 10/23/2023, 10 10/30/2023, 13 11/06/2023, 17 11/13/2023, 22 11/20/2023, 21 12/04/2023, 20 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,771 YTD: 23,892	Oct 2023	3,771 23,892
22	23	35	Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, Author Dial Press, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-24373-2 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/27/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/27/2023 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for Hello Beautiful date, rank 03/27/2023, 2 04/03/2023, 4 04/10/2023, 3 04/17/2023, 5 04/24/2023, 4 05/01/2023, 2 05/08/2023, 5 05/15/2023, 7 05/22/2023, 10 05/29/2023, 12 06/05/2023, 12 06/12/2023, 10 06/19/2023, 10 06/26/2023, 8 07/03/2023, 9 07/10/2023, 10 07/17/2023, 9 07/24/2023, 11 07/31/2023, 11 08/07/2023, 14 08/14/2023, 14 08/21/2023, 17 08/28/2023, 20 09/04/2023, 18 09/11/2023, 17 09/25/2023, 22 10/30/2023, 24 11/06/2023, 20 11/13/2023, 23 11/20/2023, 22 11/27/2023, 23 12/11/2023, 24 12/18/2023, 20 12/25/2023, 19 01/01/2024, 19 01/08/2024, 25 01/15/2024, 25 01/22/2024, 22 01/29/2024, 18 02/05/2024, 19 02/19/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,413 YTD: 248,074	Mar 2023	3,413 248,074
23	17	6	Second ACT Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (272) 978-1-9848-2195-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/16/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/16/2023 Average Rank 11.50 [details] Sales history for Second ACT date, rank 10/16/2023, 4 10/23/2023, 7 10/30/2023, 7 11/06/2023, 11 11/13/2023, 17 11/20/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,330 YTD: 46,292	Oct 2023	3,330 46,292
24	27	6	Throne of the Fallen Kerri Maniscalco, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384) 978-0-316-55729-0 Last rank 50 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/16/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/16/2023 Average Rank 16.22 [details] Sales history for Throne of the Fallen date, rank 10/16/2023, 5 10/23/2023, 14 10/30/2023, 15 11/06/2023, 19 11/20/2023, 24 12/04/2023, 22 01/08/2024, 20 01/15/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,231 YTD: 34,628	Oct 2023	3,231 34,628
25	-	1	The End and the Death: Volume II Dan Abnett, Author Games Workshop, $35.00 (752) 978-1-80026-878-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2023 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The End and the Death: Volume II date, rank 11/20/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,178 YTD: 3,178	Nov 2023	3,178 3,178

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 11, 2023; appearing in the Nov. 20, 2023, print edition of PW