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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	2	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 6.53 [details] Sales history for The Secret of Secrets date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 3 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 4 01/19/2026, 5 01/26/2026, 7 02/02/2026, 9 02/09/2026, 11 02/16/2026, 9 02/23/2026, 18 03/02/2026, 16 03/09/2026, 14 03/16/2026, 16 03/23/2026, 14 03/30/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 72,236 YTD: 224,685	Sep 2025	72,236 224,685
2	-	1	The Academy Elin Hilderbrand, Author, Shelby Cunningham, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-56785-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for The Academy date, rank 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 8 10/13/2025, 7 10/20/2025, 14 10/27/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 15 11/10/2025, 21 11/17/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 46,086 YTD: 46,086	Sep 2025	46,086 46,086
3	-	1	The Last Letter Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Amara, $32.99 (432) 978-1-64937-965-8 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for The Last Letter date, rank 09/29/2025, 3 10/06/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,278 YTD: 20,438	Aug 2025	19,278 20,438
4	-	1	Assistant to the Villain (Special Edition Hardcover) Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (384) 978-1-68281-634-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,017 YTD: 11,017	Sep 2025	11,017 11,017
5	2	4	Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) R F Kuang, Author Harper Voyager, $35.00 (560) 978-0-06-302147-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 4.62 [details] Sales history for Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 2 09/22/2025, 2 09/29/2025, 5 10/06/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,885 YTD: 130,314	Aug 2025	8,885 130,314
6	-	1	Among the Burning Flowers: Deluxe Edition Samantha Shannon, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.99 (288) 978-1-63973-876-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,729 YTD: 6,729	Sep 2025	6,729 6,729
7	8	3	Buckeye Patrick Ryan, Author Random House, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-59503-9 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 14.88 [details] Sales history for Buckeye date, rank 09/15/2025, 5 09/22/2025, 8 09/29/2025, 7 10/06/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 25 12/22/2025, 16 12/29/2025, 17 01/19/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,864 YTD: 28,834	Sep 2025	5,864 28,834
8	10	16	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 10.65 [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 03/23/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,471 YTD: 235,847	Jun 2025	5,471 235,847
9	11	20	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,427 YTD: 202,934	May 2025	5,427 202,934
10	-	1	Among the Burning Flowers Samantha Shannon, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $29.99 (288) 978-1-63973-601-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,164 YTD: 5,164	Sep 2025	5,164 5,164
11	12	29	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: 29 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,890 YTD: 234,931	Mar 2025	4,890 234,931
12	9	3	Billion-Dollar Ransom: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Duane Swierczynski, Author Little Brown and Company, $32.00 (368) 978-0-316-57003-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Billion-Dollar Ransom: A Thriller date, rank 09/15/2025, 6 09/22/2025, 9 09/29/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,489 YTD: 22,831	Sep 2025	4,489 22,831
13	16	6	The Pumpkin Spice Café (Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe) Laurie Gilmore, Author HarperCollins, $32.00 (384) 978-0-00-875982-7 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/25/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 11.83 [details] Sales history for The Pumpkin Spice Café (Deluxe Edition) (Deluxe) date, rank 08/25/2025, 8 09/01/2025, 15 09/08/2025, 7 09/15/2025, 12 09/22/2025, 16 09/29/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,453 YTD: 34,955	Aug 2025	4,453 34,955
14	15	20	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: 20 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,451 YTD: 530,586	Jan 2025	4,451 530,586
15	19	3	The Color of Death Trey Gowdy, Author, Christopher Greyson, Author Harper Influence, $30.00 (288) 978-0-06-345191-9 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/08/2025 Average Rank 9.80 [details] Sales history for The Color of Death date, rank 09/08/2025, 2 09/15/2025, 8 09/22/2025, 19 09/29/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,430 YTD: 35,231	Aug 2025	4,430 35,231
16	28	9	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 7.11 [details] Sales history for The Correspondent date, rank 09/08/2025, 23 09/29/2025, 16 11/03/2025, 24 11/10/2025, 19 11/17/2025, 18 11/24/2025, 11 12/01/2025, 14 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 01/26/2026, 1 02/02/2026, 3 02/09/2026, 1 02/16/2026, 1 02/23/2026, 2 03/02/2026, 1 03/09/2026, 2 03/16/2026, 1 03/23/2026, 3 03/30/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,335 YTD: 40,325	Apr 2025	4,335 40,325
17	13	5	Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (640) 978-1-5387-7420-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 12.20 [details] Sales history for Quicksilver (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 3 09/15/2025, 9 09/22/2025, 13 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 20 11/17/2025, 19 11/24/2025, 13 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 7 12/15/2025, 16 12/22/2025, 20 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 10 01/19/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,319 YTD: 85,068	Aug 2025	4,319 85,068
18	4	3	Framed in Death J D Robb, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (368) 978-1-250-37082-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Framed in Death date, rank 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 4 09/29/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,263 YTD: 30,223	Sep 2025	4,263 30,223
19	7	3	Wild Reverence Rebecca Ross, Author Saturday Books, $32.00 (544) 978-1-250-37335-9 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 9.67 [details] Sales history for Wild Reverence date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 7 09/29/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,039 YTD: 28,521	Sep 2025	4,039 28,521
20	18	17	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: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,894 YTD: 270,057	May 2025	3,894 270,057
21	17	3	Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity M P Woodward, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-71803-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity date, rank 09/15/2025, 11 09/22/2025, 17 09/29/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,605 YTD: 15,566	Sep 2025	3,605 15,566
22	14	3	The Hallmarked Man Robert Galbraith, Author Mulholland Books, $40.00 (1072) 978-0-316-58600-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for The Hallmarked Man date, rank 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 14 09/29/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,385 YTD: 39,583	Sep 2025	3,385 39,583
23	24	15	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: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,371 YTD: 82,140	May 2025	3,371 82,140
24	21	9	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: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,358 YTD: 68,478	Jul 2025	3,358 68,478
25	23	5	On Wings of Blood (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) Briar Boleyn, Author Mira Books, $32.00 (592) 978-0-7783-0626-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 13.33 [details] Sales history for On Wings of Blood (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) date, rank 09/01/2025, 2 09/08/2025, 6 09/15/2025, 20 09/22/2025, 23 09/29/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,268 YTD: 35,636	Aug 2025	3,268 35,636

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sept. 20, 2025; appearing in the Sept. 29, 2025, print edition of PW