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1	1	2	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: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 75,928 YTD: 660,595	Nov 2023	75,928 660,595
2	3	29	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: 29 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 51,608 YTD: 862,955	May 2023	51,608 862,955
3	-	1	The Edge David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5387-1991-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/27/2023 Average Rank 12.07 [details] Sales history for The Edge date, rank 11/27/2023, 3 12/04/2023, 10 12/11/2023, 10 12/18/2023, 10 12/25/2023, 9 01/01/2024, 8 01/08/2024, 10 01/15/2024, 10 01/22/2024, 17 01/29/2024, 14 02/05/2024, 16 02/12/2024, 22 02/19/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 37,284 YTD: 37,284	Nov 2023	37,284 37,284
4	-	1	The Little Liar Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (288) 978-0-06-240665-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/27/2023 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Little Liar date, rank 11/27/2023, 4 12/04/2023, 6 12/11/2023, 6 12/18/2023, 6 12/25/2023, 5 01/01/2024, 6 01/08/2024, 5 01/15/2024, 5 01/22/2024, 10 01/29/2024, 9 02/05/2024, 9 02/12/2024, 15 02/19/2024, 13 02/26/2024, 14 03/04/2024, 15 03/11/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 34,345 YTD: 34,345	Nov 2023	34,345 34,345
5	2	2	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: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 30,329 YTD: 271,044	Nov 2023	30,329 271,044
6	5	5	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 27,250 YTD: 256,371	Oct 2023	27,250 256,371
7	16	15	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: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 21,243 YTD: 120,722	Aug 2023	21,243 120,722
8	-	1	The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss, Author Daw Books, $26.00 (240) 978-0-7564-1917-2 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 11/27/2023 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for The Narrow Road Between Desires date, rank 11/27/2023, 8 12/04/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 19,967 YTD: 19,967	Nov 2023	19,967 19,967
9	4	2	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: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 19,127 YTD: 61,776	Nov 2023	19,127 61,776
10	7	4	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: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 13,497 YTD: 94,327	Oct 2023	13,497 94,327
11	6	3	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: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 13,371 YTD: 78,320	Oct 2023	13,371 78,320
12	-	1	System Collapse Martha Wells, Author Tordotcom, $21.99 (256) 978-1-250-82697-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2023 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for System Collapse date, rank 11/27/2023, 12 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 12,757 YTD: 12,757	Nov 2023	12,757 12,757
13	9	11	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,200 YTD: 294,790	Sep 2023	9,200 294,790
14	8	2	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: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,696 YTD: 21,097	Nov 2023	7,696 21,097
15	11	16	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 7,578 YTD: 259,643	Aug 2023	7,578 259,643
16	-	1	So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men Grove Press, $20.00 (128p) 978-0-8021-6085-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,898 YTD: 6,898	Nov 2023	6,898 6,898
17	14	29	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: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,349 YTD: 328,653	May 2023	6,349 328,653
18	-	1	Just Once Karen Kingsbury, Author Atria Books, $27.99 (384) 978-1-9821-0444-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2023 Average Rank 7.33 [details] Sales history for Just Once date, rank 11/27/2023, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,918 YTD: 5,918	Nov 2023	5,918 5,918
19	15	8	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: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,546 YTD: 80,205	Sep 2023	4,546 80,205
20	17	15	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: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,165 YTD: 91,151	Aug 2023	4,165 91,151
21	-	1	Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness (the High Republic) George Mann, Author Random House Worlds, $29.99 (416) 978-0-593-59793-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/27/2023 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/11/2023 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness (the High Republic) date, rank 11/27/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,095 YTD: 4,095	Nov 2023	4,095 4,095
22	18	8	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: 8 PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,010 YTD: 41,011	Sep 2023	4,010 41,011
23	22	36	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: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,777 YTD: 251,851	Mar 2023	3,777 251,851
24	20	4	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: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,389 YTD: 22,919	Oct 2023	3,389 22,919
25	26	3	The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters, Author Catapult, $27.00 (320) 978-1-64622-195-0 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/13/2023 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 01/08/2024 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for The Berry Pickers date, rank 11/13/2023, 21 11/27/2023, 25 01/08/2024, 17 01/15/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Oct 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,159 YTD: 9,474	Oct 2023	3,159 9,474

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Nov. 18, 2023; appearing in the Nov. 27, 2023, print edition of PW