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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated Danielle L Jensen, Author Del Rey Books, $32.00 (416) 978-0-593-59986-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated date, rank 05/26/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 8 06/09/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 46,606 YTD: 46,606	May 2025	46,606 46,606
2	-	1	The Emperor of Gladness Ocean Vuong, Author Penguin Press, $0.00 (416p) 978-0-593-83187-8 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 11.30 [details] Sales history for The Emperor of Gladness date, rank 05/26/2025, 2 06/02/2025, 4 06/09/2025, 10 06/16/2025, 10 06/23/2025, 12 06/30/2025, 12 07/07/2025, 12 07/14/2025, 23 08/11/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 30,393 YTD: 30,393	May 2025	30,393 30,393
3	2	4	Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-44129-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 8.88 [details] Sales history for Great Big Beautiful Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 2 05/26/2025, 3 06/02/2025, 3 06/09/2025, 5 06/16/2025, 4 06/23/2025, 8 06/30/2025, 6 07/07/2025, 7 07/14/2025, 7 07/21/2025, 9 07/28/2025, 15 08/04/2025, 14 08/11/2025, 17 08/18/2025, 14 08/25/2025, 19 09/01/2025, 21 09/08/2025, 15 09/15/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 25,257 YTD: 248,561	Apr 2025	25,257 248,561
4	-	1	The Devils Joe Abercrombie, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (560) 978-1-250-88005-5 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 13.25 [details] Sales history for The Devils date, rank 05/26/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 21 06/16/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,993 YTD: 23,993	May 2025	23,993 23,993
5	1	2	Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) Devney Perry, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 978-1-64937-851-4 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 13.08 [details] Sales history for Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 05/19/2025, 1 05/26/2025, 5 06/02/2025, 5 06/09/2025, 8 06/16/2025, 12 06/23/2025, 21 06/30/2025, 14 07/07/2025, 19 07/14/2025, 21 07/21/2025, 25 08/18/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,375 YTD: 69,003	May 2025	23,375 69,003
6	3	2	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 11.52 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 05/26/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 06/16/2025, 9 06/23/2025, 10 06/30/2025, 8 07/07/2025, 8 07/14/2025, 9 07/21/2025, 11 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 10 08/11/2025, 10 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 4 09/01/2025, 7 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 13 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 9 10/06/2025, 17 10/13/2025, 21 12/15/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 18 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 23 01/19/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,409 YTD: 44,212	May 2025	13,409 44,212
7	-	1	Fever Beach Carl Hiaasen, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-32094-5 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Fever Beach date, rank 05/26/2025, 7 06/02/2025, 16 06/09/2025, 22 06/23/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,977 YTD: 11,977	May 2025	11,977 11,977
8	-	1	The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Matt Dinniman, Author Ace Books, $39.00 (832) 978-0-593-95601-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,818 YTD: 11,818	May 2025	11,818 11,818
9	4	2	The Missing Half Ashley Flowers, Author, Alex Kiester, With Bantam, $30.00 (272) 978-0-593-72698-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 13.20 [details] Sales history for The Missing Half date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 05/26/2025, 9 06/02/2025, 13 06/09/2025, 19 06/16/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,462 YTD: 40,964	May 2025	11,462 40,964
10	5	2	Silver Elite Dani Francis, Author Del Rey Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-593-87546-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Silver Elite date, rank 05/19/2025, 5 05/26/2025, 10 06/02/2025, 17 06/09/2025, 16 06/16/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,299 YTD: 34,881	May 2025	10,299 34,881
11	8	5	The Perfect Divorce Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $28.99 (304p) 979-8-8746-2093-6 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 14.55 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Divorce date, rank 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 8 05/26/2025, 11 06/02/2025, 9 06/09/2025, 9 06/16/2025, 11 06/23/2025, 16 06/30/2025, 19 07/07/2025, 18 07/14/2025, 18 07/21/2025, 20 07/28/2025, 25 08/04/2025, 23 08/11/2025, 23 08/18/2025, 21 08/25/2025, 21 09/01/2025, 25 09/08/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,186 YTD: 125,077	Apr 2025	10,186 125,077
12	7	3	25 Alive James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56977-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 10.71 [details] Sales history for 25 Alive date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 7 05/26/2025, 12 06/02/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 18 06/16/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,286 YTD: 65,088	Apr 2025	9,286 65,088
13	10	5	Strangers in Time David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5387-4205-1 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 13.29 [details] Sales history for Strangers in Time date, rank 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 10 05/26/2025, 13 06/02/2025, 11 06/09/2025, 14 06/16/2025, 17 06/23/2025, 20 06/30/2025, 22 07/14/2025, 25 09/08/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,771 YTD: 81,048	Apr 2025	8,771 81,048
14	9	7	Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez, Author Forever, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-5919-6 Last rank 35 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 12.13 [details] Sales history for Say You'll Remember Me date, rank 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 4 05/12/2025, 8 05/19/2025, 9 05/26/2025, 14 06/02/2025, 20 06/09/2025, 21 06/16/2025, 23 06/23/2025, 22 07/21/2025, 24 08/25/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,779 YTD: 169,980	Apr 2025	7,779 169,980
15	-	1	Marble Hall Murders Anthony Horowitz, Author Harper, $28.99 (384) 978-0-06-330570-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,737 YTD: 7,737	May 2025	7,737 7,737
16	11	11	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 11.12 [details] Sales history for Broken Country date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 11 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 13 06/23/2025, 18 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 11 07/14/2025, 12 07/21/2025, 12 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 13 08/11/2025, 12 08/18/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 12 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 14 09/22/2025, 12 09/29/2025, 11 10/06/2025, 25 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,702 YTD: 115,884	Mar 2025	7,702 115,884
17	15	17	Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (544) 978-1-64937-715-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 9.26 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 9 04/28/2025, 7 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 12 05/19/2025, 15 05/26/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 14 06/09/2025, 12 06/16/2025, 15 06/23/2025, 17 06/30/2025, 16 07/07/2025, 14 07/14/2025, 14 07/21/2025, 15 07/28/2025, 16 08/04/2025, 12 08/11/2025, 8 08/18/2025, 5 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 9 09/08/2025, 9 09/15/2025, 15 09/22/2025, 15 09/29/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,881 YTD: 400,774	Jan 2025	6,881 400,774
18	14	42	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 12.31 [details] Sales history for The Wedding People date, rank 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 7 08/26/2024, 9 09/02/2024, 6 09/09/2024, 6 09/16/2024, 16 09/23/2024, 20 09/30/2024, 23 10/07/2024, 24 11/11/2024, 25 11/18/2024, 25 11/25/2024, 20 12/02/2024, 25 12/16/2024, 22 12/23/2024, 13 12/30/2024, 10 01/06/2025, 9 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 8 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 9 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 7 03/17/2025, 10 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 7 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 11 05/19/2025, 14 05/26/2025, 18 06/02/2025, 18 06/09/2025, 15 06/16/2025, 14 06/23/2025, 19 06/30/2025, 17 07/07/2025, 15 07/14/2025, 15 07/21/2025, 5 07/28/2025, 6 08/04/2025, 9 08/11/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,671 YTD: 146,409	Jul 2024	6,671 146,409
19	18	17	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 10.53 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 10 05/19/2025, 18 05/26/2025, 19 06/02/2025, 24 06/16/2025, 25 10/13/2025, 15 10/20/2025, 16 10/27/2025, 19 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 24 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 17 01/05/2026, 24 01/12/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,663 YTD: 1,566,441	Jan 2025	5,663 1,566,441
20	13	3	Enigma RuNyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (464) 978-1-250-33423-7 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Enigma date, rank 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 13 05/26/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,343 YTD: 31,092	Apr 2025	5,343 31,092
21	-	1	Where the Rivers Merge Mary Alice Monroe, Author William Morrow & Company, $30.00 (368) 978-0-06-324942-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,226 YTD: 5,226	May 2025	5,226 5,226
22	21	46	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: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,987 YTD: 138,794	Jul 2024	4,987 138,794
23	27	20	Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Author Ace Books, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-82024-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/09/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2025 Average Rank 19.38 [details] Sales history for Dungeon Crawler Carl date, rank 09/09/2024, 21 03/24/2025, 22 03/31/2025, 19 04/07/2025, 21 04/14/2025, 23 04/21/2025, 22 04/28/2025, 20 05/05/2025, 19 05/12/2025, 19 05/26/2025, 23 06/02/2025, 22 06/09/2025, 23 06/23/2025, 23 06/30/2025, 23 07/07/2025, 25 07/14/2025, 24 07/21/2025, 10 07/28/2025, 10 08/04/2025, 18 08/11/2025, 16 08/18/2025, 16 08/25/2025, 15 09/01/2025, 17 09/08/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,510 YTD: 57,685	Aug 2024	4,510 57,685
24	-	1	Anima Rising Christopher Moore, Author William Morrow & Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-06-243415-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,385 YTD: 4,385	May 2025	4,385 4,385
25	16	3	A Mind of Her Own Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (272) 978-0-593-49870-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for A Mind of Her Own date, rank 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 16 05/26/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,230 YTD: 29,231	Apr 2025	4,230 29,231

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 17, 2025; appearing in the May 26, 2025, print edition of PW