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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	2	Counting Miracles Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $30.00 (368) 978-0-593-44959-2 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 10.03 [details] Sales history for Counting Miracles date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 6 12/16/2024, 6 12/23/2024, 6 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 6 01/13/2025, 9 01/20/2025, 13 01/27/2025, 14 02/03/2025, 14 02/10/2025, 14 02/17/2025, 16 02/24/2025, 21 03/03/2025, 23 03/10/2025, 23 03/17/2025, 25 03/24/2025, 25 03/31/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 38,493 YTD: 115,852	Sep 2024	38,493 115,852
2	-	1	When the Moon Hatched Sarah A Parker, Author Avon Books, $32.00 (576) 978-0-06-341584-3 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for When the Moon Hatched date, rank 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 17 11/25/2024, 21 02/03/2025, 25 02/24/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 28,279 YTD: 28,279	Oct 2024	28,279 28,279
3	2	2	Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00 (432) 978-0-374-60263-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 10.81 [details] Sales history for Intermezzo date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 3 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 6 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 13 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 14 12/02/2024, 19 12/09/2024, 14 12/16/2024, 17 12/23/2024, 15 12/30/2024, 12 01/06/2025, 7 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 9 01/27/2025, 13 02/03/2025, 11 02/10/2025, 11 02/17/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 21,117 YTD: 63,047	Sep 2024	21,117 63,047
4	-	1	Beach Read: Deluxe Edition Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $35.00 (400) 978-0-593-81741-4 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Beach Read: Deluxe Edition date, rank 10/14/2024, 4 10/21/2024, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 19,500 YTD: 19,500	Oct 2024	19,500 19,500
5	-	1	Lies He Told Me: She's in Love--With a Liar. James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (384) 978-0-316-40389-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for Lies He Told Me: She's in Love--With a Liar. date, rank 10/14/2024, 5 10/21/2024, 8 10/28/2024, 12 11/04/2024, 16 11/11/2024, 19 11/18/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 16,191 YTD: 16,191	Sep 2024	16,191 16,191
6	-	1	Triangle Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (256) 978-0-593-49855-2 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Triangle date, rank 10/14/2024, 6 10/21/2024, 12 10/28/2024, 18 11/04/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,817 YTD: 15,817	Oct 2024	15,817 15,817
7	-	1	Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories Mrballen, Author, Andrea Mutti, Illustrator, Robert Venditti, Contribution by Ten Speed Graphic, $24.99 (208) 978-1-9848-6342-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,786 YTD: 15,786	Oct 2024	15,786 15,786
8	3	11	The Book of Bill Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $26.99 (208) 978-1-368-09220-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/05/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2024 Average Rank 7.49 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill date, rank 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 1 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 11 09/23/2024, 14 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 8 10/21/2024, 6 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 9 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 5 12/23/2024, 5 12/30/2024, 3 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 5 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 10 02/03/2025, 7 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 13 03/03/2025, 12 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 15 04/14/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 19 04/28/2025, 12 05/05/2025, 16 05/12/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,581 YTD: 371,790	Jul 2024	13,581 371,790
9	4	35	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 3.57 [details] Sales history for The Women date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 4 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 4 10/14/2024, 9 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 8 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 3 12/23/2024, 3 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 3 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 4 02/10/2025, 5 02/17/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 13,299 YTD: 1,204,586	Feb 2024	13,299 1,204,586
10	-	1	Lore Olympus: Volume Seven Rachel Smythe, Author Inklore, $30.00 (416) 978-0-593-87196-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,324 YTD: 12,324	Oct 2024	12,324 12,324
11	-	1	The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich, Author Harper, $32.00 (384) 978-0-06-327705-2 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The Mighty Red date, rank 10/14/2024, 11 11/04/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,866 YTD: 9,866	Oct 2024	9,866 9,866
12	7	48	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: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 9,785 YTD: 687,667	Nov 2023	9,785 687,667
13	5	4	Here One Moment Liane Moriarty, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (512) 978-0-593-79860-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 11.73 [details] Sales history for Here One Moment date, rank 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 4 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 11 10/28/2024, 14 11/04/2024, 12 11/11/2024, 20 11/18/2024, 20 12/23/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,704 YTD: 63,130	Sep 2024	9,704 63,130
14	-	1	A Song to Drown Rivers Ann Liang, Author St. Martin's Press, $32.00 (336) 978-1-250-28946-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,997 YTD: 6,997	Oct 2024	6,997 6,997
15	10	5	The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Author Viking, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-48927-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for The Life Impossible date, rank 09/16/2024, 6 09/23/2024, 7 09/30/2024, 11 10/07/2024, 10 10/14/2024, 15 10/21/2024, 22 10/28/2024, 21 11/04/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,517 YTD: 52,066	Sep 2024	6,517 52,066
16	8	5	The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) Abigail Owen, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (592) 978-1-64937-656-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 11.22 [details] Sales history for The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/16/2024, 1 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 6 10/07/2024, 8 10/14/2024, 16 10/21/2024, 18 10/28/2024, 24 12/09/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,383 YTD: 74,174	Sep 2024	6,383 74,174
17	9	3	The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-0293-3 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Night We Lost Him date, rank 09/30/2024, 9 10/07/2024, 9 10/14/2024, 17 10/21/2024, 20 10/28/2024, 22 11/04/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,378 YTD: 26,097	Sep 2024	6,378 26,097
18	14	14	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 13.08 [details] Sales history for The God of the Woods date, rank 07/15/2024, 12 07/22/2024, 14 07/29/2024, 18 08/05/2024, 17 08/12/2024, 8 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 11 09/02/2024, 7 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 14 09/23/2024, 12 09/30/2024, 16 10/07/2024, 14 10/14/2024, 18 10/21/2024, 15 10/28/2024, 15 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 16 11/18/2024, 14 11/25/2024, 13 12/02/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 19 12/16/2024, 13 12/23/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 6 02/10/2025, 7 02/17/2025, 10 02/24/2025, 9 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 12 04/21/2025, 14 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 13 05/19/2025, 21 05/26/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 23 06/09/2025, 24 06/16/2025, 20 06/23/2025, 24 06/30/2025, 24 07/07/2025, 22 07/14/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,195 YTD: 108,623	Jul 2024	6,195 108,623
19	18	7	By Any Other Name Jodi Picoult, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-593-49721-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/02/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for By Any Other Name date, rank 09/02/2024, 1 09/09/2024, 2 09/16/2024, 7 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 14 10/07/2024, 18 10/14/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,746 YTD: 90,198	Aug 2024	5,746 90,198
20	12	4	Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout, Author Random House, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-44609-6 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for Tell Me Everything date, rank 09/23/2024, 3 09/30/2024, 13 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 20 10/21/2024, 23 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 19 11/11/2024, 24 11/18/2024, 23 12/23/2024, 23 12/30/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,694 YTD: 42,171	Sep 2024	5,694 42,171
21	15	29	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2024 Average Rank 10.37 [details] Sales history for James date, rank 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 5 04/15/2024, 5 04/22/2024, 7 04/29/2024, 8 05/06/2024, 11 05/13/2024, 13 05/20/2024, 22 05/27/2024, 22 06/03/2024, 25 06/10/2024, 17 06/17/2024, 13 06/24/2024, 10 07/08/2024, 14 07/15/2024, 15 07/22/2024, 15 07/29/2024, 17 08/05/2024, 20 08/12/2024, 19 08/19/2024, 17 08/26/2024, 20 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 11 09/16/2024, 18 09/23/2024, 18 09/30/2024, 22 10/07/2024, 15 10/14/2024, 21 10/21/2024, 19 10/28/2024, 20 11/04/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 15 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 2 12/23/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 4 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 5 03/10/2025, 6 03/17/2025, 7 03/24/2025, 5 03/31/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 29 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,447 YTD: 210,900	Mar 2024	5,447 210,900
22	20	15	All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (608) 978-0-593-79887-4 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/08/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2024 Average Rank 14.19 [details] Sales history for All the Colors of the Dark date, rank 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 8 07/22/2024, 13 07/29/2024, 12 08/05/2024, 9 08/12/2024, 12 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 12 09/02/2024, 12 09/09/2024, 7 09/16/2024, 15 09/23/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 20 10/07/2024, 20 10/14/2024, 22 10/21/2024, 13 10/28/2024, 16 11/04/2024, 18 11/11/2024, 21 11/18/2024, 17 12/02/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 21 12/16/2024, 11 12/23/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 15 01/06/2025, 15 01/13/2025, 8 01/20/2025, 8 01/27/2025, 11 02/03/2025, 10 02/10/2025, 10 02/17/2025, 18 02/24/2025, 20 03/03/2025, 18 03/10/2025, 19 03/17/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,017 YTD: 129,623	Jun 2024	5,017 129,623
23	16	4	Somewhere Beyond the Sea Tj Klune, Author Tor Books, $28.99 (416) 978-1-250-88120-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for Somewhere Beyond the Sea date, rank 09/23/2024, 1 09/30/2024, 7 10/07/2024, 16 10/14/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,974 YTD: 65,062	Sep 2024	4,974 65,062
24	17	3	We Solve Murders Richard Osman, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-65322-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for We Solve Murders date, rank 09/30/2024, 2 10/07/2024, 17 10/14/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,650 YTD: 29,130	Sep 2024	4,650 29,130
25	19	5	Capture or Kill Vince Flynn, Author, Don Bentley, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (352) 978-1-6680-4583-1 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/16/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/16/2024 Average Rank 15.40 [details] Sales history for Capture or Kill date, rank 09/16/2024, 4 09/23/2024, 10 09/30/2024, 19 10/07/2024, 19 10/14/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,632 YTD: 46,213	Sep 2024	4,632 46,213

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Oct. 4, 2024; appearing in the Oct. 14, 2024, print edition of PW