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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick Holly Jackson, Author Bantam, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-97705-7 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/04/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 10.70 [details] Sales history for Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick date, rank 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 3 08/18/2025, 4 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 13 09/08/2025, 13 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 09/29/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,929 YTD: 16,929	Jul 2025	16,929 16,929
2	-	1	The Hamptons Lawyer: A Jane Smith Thriller James Patterson, Author, Mike Lupica, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56993-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/04/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 9.86 [details] Sales history for The Hamptons Lawyer: A Jane Smith Thriller date, rank 08/04/2025, 2 08/11/2025, 5 08/18/2025, 10 08/25/2025, 14 09/01/2025, 18 09/08/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,635 YTD: 14,635	Jul 2025	14,635 14,635
3	4	8	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 10.24 [details] Sales history for Atmosphere: A Love Story date, rank 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 2 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 3 08/25/2025, 3 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 10 09/29/2025, 8 10/06/2025, 22 10/13/2025, 20 10/20/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 15 01/05/2026, 19 01/12/2026, 20 01/19/2026, 11 01/26/2026, 18 02/02/2026, 17 02/09/2026, 23 02/16/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,481 YTD: 166,579	Jun 2025	11,481 166,579
4	-	1	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 2 Hirohiko Araki, Author Viz Media, $25.00 (394) 978-1-9747-5517-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,789 YTD: 10,789	Jul 2025	10,789 10,789
5	2	2	The Enchanted Greenhouse Sarah Beth Durst, Author Bramble, $29.99 (384) 978-1-250-33398-8 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2025 Average Rank 10.71 [details] Sales history for The Enchanted Greenhouse date, rank 07/28/2025, 2 08/04/2025, 5 08/11/2025, 11 08/18/2025, 11 08/25/2025, 18 09/01/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,890 YTD: 34,608	Jul 2025	9,890 34,608
6	-	1	Arcana Academy Elise Kova, Author Del Rey Books, $32.99 (576) 978-0-593-72634-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 08/04/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 17.25 [details] Sales history for Arcana Academy date, rank 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 21 08/18/2025, 17 08/25/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,792 YTD: 9,792	Jul 2025	9,792 9,792
7	1	2	An Inside Job Daniel Silva, Author Harper, $32.00 (416) 978-0-06-338421-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/28/2025 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for An Inside Job date, rank 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 7 08/11/2025, 9 08/18/2025, 8 08/25/2025, 16 09/01/2025, 20 09/08/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,789 YTD: 41,845	Jul 2025	8,789 41,845
8	7	9	Never Flinch Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.00 (448) 978-1-6680-8933-0 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/09/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 9.71 [details] Sales history for Never Flinch date, rank 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 3 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 8 07/28/2025, 7 08/04/2025, 8 08/11/2025, 6 08/18/2025, 7 08/25/2025, 10 09/01/2025, 14 09/08/2025, 8 09/15/2025, 17 09/22/2025, 18 09/29/2025, 20 12/15/2025, 25 12/29/2025, 21 01/05/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,247 YTD: 223,505	May 2025	8,247 223,505
9	6	52	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: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,561 YTD: 227,831	Jul 2024	7,561 227,831
10	13	12	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 12.44 [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 01/26/2026, 22 02/02/2026, 18 02/09/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,970 YTD: 149,140	May 2025	6,970 149,140
11	5	3	Rose in Chains (Deluxe Limited Edition) Julie Soto, Author Forever, $32.00 (464) 978-1-5387-7122-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2025 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Rose in Chains (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 5 08/04/2025, 11 08/11/2025, 15 08/18/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,889 YTD: 58,453	Jul 2025	6,889 58,453
12	16	27	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: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,859 YTD: 478,423	Jan 2025	6,859 478,423
13	12	21	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 11.71 [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 01/26/2026, 23 02/02/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,494 YTD: 189,181	Mar 2025	6,494 189,181
14	15	14	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: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,246 YTD: 376,961	Apr 2025	6,246 376,961
15	9	3	The Woman in Suite 11 Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $29.99 (400) 978-1-6680-2562-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 07/21/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2025 Average Rank 15.17 [details] Sales history for The Woman in Suite 11 date, rank 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 9 08/04/2025, 15 08/11/2025, 19 08/18/2025, 20 08/25/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,191 YTD: 31,739	Jul 2025	6,191 31,739
16	24	5	The Love Hypothesis: Collector's Edition Ali Hazelwood, Author Berkley Books, $35.00 (416) 978-0-593-95381-5 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Love Hypothesis: Collector's Edition date, rank 06/23/2025, 11 07/28/2025, 24 08/04/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,073 YTD: 32,326	Jun 2025	6,073 32,326
17	17	7	Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil V E Schwab, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (560) 978-1-250-32052-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 12.75 [details] Sales history for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil date, rank 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 2 07/07/2025, 6 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 16 07/28/2025, 17 08/04/2025, 17 08/11/2025, 14 08/18/2025, 13 08/25/2025, 17 09/01/2025, 16 09/08/2025, 19 09/15/2025, 24 09/22/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,971 YTD: 102,851	Jun 2025	5,971 102,851
18	10	30	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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,619 YTD: 113,212	Aug 2024	5,619 113,212
19	18	5	Don't Let Him in Lisa Jewell, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (384) 978-1-6680-3387-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/07/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/07/2025 Average Rank 12.29 [details] Sales history for Don't Let Him in date, rank 07/07/2025, 1 07/14/2025, 5 07/21/2025, 14 07/28/2025, 18 08/04/2025, 19 08/25/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,126 YTD: 46,501	Jun 2025	5,126 46,501
20	28	7	The River Is Waiting Wally Lamb, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99 (432) 978-1-6680-0639-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 17.45 [details] Sales history for The River Is Waiting date, rank 06/23/2025, 6 06/30/2025, 7 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 17 07/21/2025, 18 08/04/2025, 20 08/11/2025, 25 09/08/2025, 21 09/15/2025, 18 09/22/2025, 24 09/29/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,116 YTD: 52,305	May 2025	5,116 52,305
21	-	1	The List Steve Berry, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (384) 978-1-5387-7087-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,051 YTD: 5,051	Jul 2025	5,051 5,051
22	21	10	The Knight and the Moth Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-58270-4 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 12.31 [details] Sales history for The Knight and the Moth date, rank 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 3 06/16/2025, 7 06/23/2025, 13 06/30/2025, 11 07/07/2025, 10 07/14/2025, 11 07/21/2025, 13 07/28/2025, 21 08/04/2025, 22 08/11/2025, 24 08/18/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,669 YTD: 155,712	May 2025	4,669 155,712
23	25	15	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: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,663 YTD: 193,542	Apr 2025	4,663 193,542
24	14	3	The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology Brigitte Knightley, Author Ace Books, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-81945-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/21/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/21/2025 Average Rank 10.75 [details] Sales history for The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology date, rank 07/21/2025, 2 07/28/2025, 14 08/04/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,301 YTD: 39,101	Jul 2025	4,301 39,101
25	22	10	Nightshade Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (352) 978-0-316-58848-5 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 12.45 [details] Sales history for Nightshade date, rank 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 5 06/23/2025, 9 06/30/2025, 10 07/07/2025, 16 07/14/2025, 16 07/21/2025, 23 07/28/2025, 22 08/04/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,123 YTD: 122,979	May 2025	4,123 122,979

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended July 26, 2025; appearing in the Aug. 4, 2025, print edition of PW