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Top 10 Overall

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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2023 YTD
1	2	15	Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr Seuss, Author Random House Trade, 978-0-679-80527-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/02/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/02/2022 Average Rank 5.40 [details] Sales history for Oh, the Places You'll Go! date, rank 05/09/2022, 4 05/16/2022, 7 05/23/2022, 1 05/30/2022, 1 06/06/2022, 1 06/13/2022, 7 06/20/2022, 9 04/24/2023, 7 05/01/2023, 8 05/08/2023, 3 05/15/2023, 6 05/22/2023, 2 05/29/2023, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 1990 UNITS SOLD: 52,836 YTD: 350,761	Jan 1990	52,836 350,761
2	3	4	Happy Place Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $27.00 (400) 978-0-593-44127-5 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/08/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/08/2023 Average Rank 1.78 [details] Sales history for Happy Place date, rank 05/08/2023, 1 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 3 05/29/2023, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2023 UNITS SOLD: 35,883 YTD: 230,068	Apr 2023	35,883 230,068
3	-	1	Only the Dead: A Thriller Jack Carr, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (576) 978-1-982181-69-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/29/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/29/2023 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Only the Dead: A Thriller date, rank 05/29/2023, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 32,866 YTD: 32,866	May 2023	32,866 32,866
4	1	3	Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering Joanna Gaines, Author William Morrow & Company, $40.00 (352) 978-0-06-282017-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 1.67 [details] Sales history for Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering date, rank 05/15/2023, 2 05/22/2023, 1 05/29/2023, 4 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 26,669 YTD: 152,798	May 2023	26,669 152,798
5	5	8	Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-338-80191-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/10/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/10/2023 Average Rank 1.94 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 04/10/2023, 1 04/17/2023, 1 04/24/2023, 1 05/01/2023, 2 05/08/2023, 2 05/15/2023, 5 05/22/2023, 5 05/29/2023, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2023 UNITS SOLD: 25,636 YTD: 633,863	Mar 2023	25,636 633,863
6	7	103	It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Author Atria Books, $16.00 (384) 978-1-5011-1036-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 08/15/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 3.71 [details] Sales history for It Ends with Us date, rank 08/09/2021, 4 08/16/2021, 7 08/23/2021, 4 08/30/2021, 5 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 1 09/20/2021, 5 09/27/2021, 6 10/04/2021, 9 10/25/2021, 9 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 10 01/03/2022, 10 01/10/2022, 4 01/17/2022, 2 01/24/2022, 4 01/31/2022, 3 02/07/2022, 5 02/14/2022, 6 02/21/2022, 6 02/28/2022, 3 03/07/2022, 1 03/14/2022, 6 03/21/2022, 5 03/28/2022, 3 04/04/2022, 3 04/11/2022, 6 04/18/2022, 7 04/25/2022, 3 05/02/2022, 4 05/09/2022, 3 05/16/2022, 9 05/23/2022, 3 05/30/2022, 2 06/06/2022, 3 06/13/2022, 2 06/20/2022, 1 06/27/2022, 3 07/04/2022, 2 07/11/2022, 2 07/18/2022, 2 07/25/2022, 2 08/01/2022, 2 08/08/2022, 1 08/15/2022, 1 08/22/2022, 1 08/29/2022, 1 09/05/2022, 1 09/12/2022, 1 09/19/2022, 3 09/26/2022, 2 10/03/2022, 2 10/10/2022, 2 10/17/2022, 2 10/24/2022, 2 10/31/2022, 3 11/07/2022, 4 11/14/2022, 4 11/21/2022, 3 11/28/2022, 5 12/05/2022, 4 12/12/2022, 6 12/19/2022, 5 12/26/2022, 4 01/02/2023, 3 01/09/2023, 3 01/16/2023, 3 01/23/2023, 3 01/30/2023, 3 02/06/2023, 2 02/13/2023, 1 02/20/2023, 2 02/27/2023, 3 03/06/2023, 4 03/13/2023, 6 03/20/2023, 3 03/27/2023, 3 04/03/2023, 3 04/10/2023, 5 04/17/2023, 5 04/24/2023, 5 05/01/2023, 7 05/08/2023, 5 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 6 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 103 PUB DATE: Aug 2016 UNITS SOLD: 25,625 YTD: 720,720	Aug 2016	25,625 720,720
7	8	31	It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Author Atria Books, $17.99 (336) 978-1-66800-122-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 2.00 [details] Sales history for It Starts with Us date, rank 10/31/2022, 1 11/07/2022, 1 11/14/2022, 1 11/21/2022, 1 11/28/2022, 2 12/05/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 3 12/19/2022, 2 12/26/2022, 2 01/02/2023, 2 01/09/2023, 2 01/16/2023, 1 01/23/2023, 2 01/30/2023, 2 02/06/2023, 3 02/13/2023, 3 02/20/2023, 1 02/27/2023, 1 03/06/2023, 3 03/13/2023, 4 03/20/2023, 2 03/27/2023, 2 04/03/2023, 2 04/10/2023, 3 04/17/2023, 4 04/24/2023, 6 05/01/2023, 9 05/08/2023, 6 05/22/2023, 8 05/29/2023, 7 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 23,757 YTD: 732,640	Oct 2022	23,757 732,640
8	4	3	Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Author, Elisa Chavarri, Illustrator Golden Books, $5.99 (24) 978-0-593-56671-8 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography date, rank 05/15/2023, 1 05/22/2023, 4 05/29/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,998 YTD: 150,924	May 2023	17,998 150,924
9	9	3	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/15/2023 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 05/15/2023, 9 05/22/2023, 9 05/29/2023, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,969 YTD: 77,064	May 2023	17,969 77,064
10	13	76	Verity Colleen Hoover, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2473-6 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 11/22/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/03/2022 Average Rank 4.06 [details] Sales history for Verity date, rank 01/10/2022, 10 01/17/2022, 7 01/24/2022, 7 01/31/2022, 7 02/07/2022, 8 02/21/2022, 9 02/28/2022, 5 03/07/2022, 4 03/14/2022, 8 03/21/2022, 7 03/28/2022, 5 04/04/2022, 4 04/25/2022, 9 05/02/2022, 8 05/09/2022, 7 05/23/2022, 7 05/30/2022, 6 06/06/2022, 6 06/13/2022, 5 06/20/2022, 5 06/27/2022, 4 07/04/2022, 6 07/11/2022, 4 07/18/2022, 3 07/25/2022, 3 08/01/2022, 3 08/08/2022, 3 08/15/2022, 3 08/22/2022, 3 08/29/2022, 2 09/05/2022, 2 09/12/2022, 2 09/19/2022, 2 09/26/2022, 3 10/03/2022, 3 10/10/2022, 3 10/17/2022, 3 10/24/2022, 3 10/31/2022, 4 11/07/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 10 11/21/2022, 7 11/28/2022, 10 12/05/2022, 6 12/26/2022, 10 01/02/2023, 8 01/09/2023, 9 01/16/2023, 5 01/23/2023, 5 01/30/2023, 6 02/06/2023, 7 02/13/2023, 10 02/20/2023, 8 02/27/2023, 6 03/06/2023, 7 04/03/2023, 8 05/29/2023, 10 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 76 PUB DATE: Oct 2021 UNITS SOLD: 17,310 YTD: 446,249	Oct 2021	17,310 446,249

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 20, 2023; appearing in the May 29, 2023, print edition of PW

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