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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	1	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 5.84 [details] Sales history for Alchemised date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 6 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 8 02/09/2026, 9 02/16/2026, 7 02/23/2026, 7 03/02/2026, 8 03/09/2026, 5 03/16/2026, 10 03/23/2026, 9 03/30/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 145,932 YTD: 145,932	Sep 2025	145,932 145,932
2	1	3	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: 3 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 50,827 YTD: 275,512	Sep 2025	50,827 275,512
3	-	1	Tourist Season: The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy Brynne Weaver, Author Slowburn, $28.95 (368) 978-1-63893-210-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 11.33 [details] Sales history for Tourist Season: The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy date, rank 10/06/2025, 3 10/13/2025, 9 10/20/2025, 15 10/27/2025, 17 11/03/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 38,048 YTD: 38,048	Sep 2025	38,048 38,048
4	-	1	The Primal of Blood and Bone: A Blood and Ash Novel Jennifer L Armentrout, Author Blue Box Press, $31.99 (800) 978-1-963135-41-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for The Primal of Blood and Bone: A Blood and Ash Novel date, rank 10/06/2025, 4 10/13/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 34,077 YTD: 34,528	Jun 2025	34,077 34,528
5	-	1	One Dark Window (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $32.00 (400) 978-0-316-59723-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for One Dark Window (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) date, rank 10/06/2025, 5 10/13/2025, 18 10/20/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 28,562 YTD: 28,562	Sep 2025	28,562 28,562
6	-	1	Two Twisted Crowns (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $32.00 (448) 978-0-316-59722-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for Two Twisted Crowns (Deluxe Limited Hardcover Edition) (Special) date, rank 10/06/2025, 6 10/13/2025, 22 10/20/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 27,569 YTD: 27,569	Sep 2025	27,569 27,569
7	-	1	This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman, Author Ace Books, $39.00 (880) 979-8-217-19004-1 Last rank 44 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for This Inevitable Ruin date, rank 10/06/2025, 7 02/23/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,950 YTD: 23,950	Sep 2025	23,950 23,950
8	2	2	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: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,871 YTD: 68,982	Sep 2025	22,871 68,982
9	-	1	Circle of Days Ken Follett, Author Grand Central Publishing, $40.00 (704) 978-1-5387-7277-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 16.20 [details] Sales history for Circle of Days date, rank 10/06/2025, 9 10/13/2025, 10 10/20/2025, 19 10/27/2025, 18 11/03/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 22,500 YTD: 22,500	Sep 2025	22,500 22,500
10	-	1	Anathema (Standard Edition) Keri Lake, Author Bloom Books, $29.99 (624) 978-1-4642-7299-8 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 16.50 [details] Sales history for Anathema (Standard Edition) date, rank 10/06/2025, 10 10/20/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,336 YTD: 14,336	Sep 2025	14,336 14,336
11	-	1	The Book of Bill Limited Collector's Edition Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $40.00 (208) 978-1-368-11784-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill Limited Collector's Edition date, rank 10/06/2025, 11 10/13/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,663 YTD: 11,663	Sep 2025	11,663 11,663
12	-	1	What We Can Know Ian McEwan, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $30.00 (320) 978-0-593-80472-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 15.50 [details] Sales history for What We Can Know date, rank 10/06/2025, 12 10/13/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,686 YTD: 9,686	Sep 2025	9,686 9,686
13	-	1	The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, Author Hogarth Press, $32.00 (704) 978-0-307-70015-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny date, rank 10/06/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 21 12/29/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,018 YTD: 9,018	Sep 2025	9,018 9,018
14	-	1	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 3 Hirohiko Araki, Author Viz Media, $25.00 (400) 978-1-9747-5837-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,377 YTD: 8,377	Sep 2025	8,377 8,377
15	5	5	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: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,007 YTD: 137,321	Aug 2025	7,007 137,321
16	-	1	What Fury Brings Tricia Levenseller, Author Feiwel, $31.99 (368) 978-1-250-37937-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,324 YTD: 6,324	Sep 2025	6,324 6,324
17	9	21	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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,967 YTD: 208,901	May 2025	5,967 208,901
18	7	4	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: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,864 YTD: 34,698	Sep 2025	5,864 34,698
19	-	1	We Love You, Bunny Mona Awad, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $30.00 (496) 978-1-6680-5986-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,810 YTD: 5,810	Sep 2025	5,810 5,810
20	-	1	A Slowly Dying Cause: A Lynley Novel Elizabeth George, Author Viking, $32.00 (656) 978-0-593-49358-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,707 YTD: 5,707	Sep 2025	5,707 5,707
21	-	1	Thief of Night Holly Black, Author Tor Books, $29.99 (288) 978-1-250-81222-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,596 YTD: 5,596	Sep 2025	5,596 5,596
22	8	17	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: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,666 YTD: 240,513	Jun 2025	4,666 240,513
23	3	2	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: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,635 YTD: 25,074	Aug 2025	4,635 25,074
24	17	6	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: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,511 YTD: 89,578	Aug 2025	4,511 89,578
25	11	30	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: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,322 YTD: 239,253	Mar 2025	4,322 239,253

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sept. 27, 2025; appearing in the Oct. 6, 2025, print edition of PW