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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	14	Normal People Sally Rooney, Author Hogarth Press, $17.00 (304) 978-1-9848-2218-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 5.33 [details] Sales history for Normal People date, rank 03/02/2020, 8 03/09/2020, 7 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 7 04/13/2020, 5 04/20/2020, 7 04/27/2020, 15 05/04/2020, 7 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 1 06/01/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
2	3	4	Relationship Goals Study Guide Michael Todd, Author Waterbrook Press, $10.00 (112) 978-0-593-19260-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/01/2020 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for Relationship Goals Study Guide date, rank 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 7 05/25/2020, 3 06/01/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
3	2	8	The Woman in the Window [movie Tie-In] A J Finn, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (448) 978-0-06-290508-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/13/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 3.62 [details] Sales history for The Woman in the Window [movie Tie-In] date, rank 04/13/2020, 3 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 4 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 6 05/18/2020, 3 05/25/2020, 2 06/01/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
4	4	7	City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert, Author Riverhead Books, $17.00 (496) 978-1-59463-474-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for City of Girls date, rank 04/20/2020, 8 04/27/2020, 9 05/04/2020, 6 05/11/2020, 11 05/18/2020, 8 05/25/2020, 4 06/01/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
5	-	1	False Assurances: Ben Porter Series - Book One Christopher Rosow, Author Quadrant Publishing LLC, $18.99 (380) 978-1-7347147-0-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
6	5	53	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-425-28470-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 5.53 [details] Sales history for Before We Were Yours date, rank 06/03/2019, 3 06/10/2019, 2 06/17/2019, 2 06/24/2019, 2 07/01/2019, 1 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 1 07/22/2019, 1 07/29/2019, 2 08/05/2019, 1 08/12/2019, 1 08/19/2019, 4 08/26/2019, 4 09/02/2019, 4 09/09/2019, 4 09/16/2019, 3 09/23/2019, 5 09/30/2019, 4 10/07/2019, 4 10/14/2019, 6 10/21/2019, 6 10/28/2019, 9 11/04/2019, 6 11/11/2019, 8 11/18/2019, 7 11/25/2019, 11 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 8 12/16/2019, 7 12/23/2019, 6 12/30/2019, 9 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 4 01/27/2020, 2 02/03/2020, 4 02/10/2020, 4 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 4 03/02/2020, 5 03/09/2020, 6 03/16/2020, 15 03/23/2020, 11 03/30/2020, 9 04/06/2020, 5 04/13/2020, 6 04/20/2020, 6 04/27/2020, 10 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 9 05/18/2020, 4 05/25/2020, 5 06/01/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2019
7	-	1	Beach Read Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $16.00 (384) 978-1-9848-0673-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
8	6	6	The Night Fire Michael Connelly, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-3372-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/04/2020 Average Rank 6.17 [details] Sales history for The Night Fire date, rank 04/27/2020, 6 05/04/2020, 3 05/11/2020, 8 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 6 06/01/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
9	7	7	Revenge James Patterson, Author, Andrew Holmes, Author Grand Central Publishing, $17.99 (352) 978-1-5387-1541-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 4.71 [details] Sales history for Revenge date, rank 04/20/2020, 2 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 5 05/18/2020, 5 05/25/2020, 7 06/01/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
10	9	2	The Turn of the Key Ruth Ware, Author Gallery/Scout Press, $16.99 (384) 978-1-5011-8878-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/25/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for The Turn of the Key date, rank 05/25/2020, 9 06/01/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
11	27	2	Criss Cross James Patterson, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (400) 978-1-5387-1539-0 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
12	8	3	Under Currents Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99 (464) 978-1-250-21326-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 11.67 [details] Sales history for Under Currents date, rank 05/18/2020, 15 05/25/2020, 8 06/01/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
13	11	17	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 7th Edition, 2020 Copyright American Psychological Association, Author American Psychological Association (APA), $31.99 (428) 978-1-4338-3216-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/10/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2020 Average Rank 15.33 [details] Sales history for Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 7th Edition, 2020 Copyright date, rank 02/10/2020, 8 02/17/2020, 22 05/04/2020, 25 05/18/2020, 13 05/25/2020, 11 06/01/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
14	14	4	Queen Bee Dorothea Benton Frank, Author William Morrow & Company, $17.99 (448) 978-0-06-286123-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 13.75 [details] Sales history for Queen Bee date, rank 05/11/2020, 17 05/18/2020, 10 05/25/2020, 14 06/01/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
15	13	3	The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West David McCullough, Author Simon & Schuster, $18.00 (352) 978-1-5011-6870-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West date, rank 05/18/2020, 23 05/25/2020, 13 06/01/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
16	18	6	Circe Madeline Miller, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (416) 978-0-316-55632-3 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/27/2020 Average Rank 14.20 [details] Sales history for Circe date, rank 04/27/2020, 5 05/04/2020, 11 05/18/2020, 21 05/25/2020, 18 06/01/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
17	12	8	A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II Sonia Purnell, Author Penguin Books, $18.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2531-2 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 16.29 [details] Sales history for A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II date, rank 04/20/2020, 15 04/27/2020, 25 05/04/2020, 16 05/11/2020, 15 05/18/2020, 14 05/25/2020, 12 06/01/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
18	17	11	When We Believed in Mermaids Barbara O'Neal, Author Lake Union Publishing, $14.95 (352) 978-1-5420-0452-7 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for When We Believed in Mermaids date, rank 05/11/2020, 25 05/25/2020, 17 06/01/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jul 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jul 2019
19	20	10	The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel James Rallison, Author Tarcherperigee, $17.00 (224) 978-0-593-08763-3 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 10.09 [details] Sales history for The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel date, rank 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 4 04/20/2020, 3 04/27/2020, 11 05/04/2020, 8 05/11/2020, 12 05/18/2020, 24 05/25/2020, 20 06/01/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
20	15	3	The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series David Lagercrantz, Author, George Goulding, Translator Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $17.00 (448) 978-1-101-97417-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 05/25/2020 Average Rank 17.33 [details] Sales history for The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series date, rank 05/18/2020, 17 05/25/2020, 15 06/01/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
21	29	14	The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners: Learn to Letter: A Hand Lettering Workbook with Tips, Techniques, Practice Pages, June & Lucy, Author June & Lucy, $6.99 (108) 978-1-64608-149-3 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 12/30/2019 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 04/13/2020 Average Rank 20.40 [details] Sales history for The Ultimate Guide to Modern Calligraphy & Hand Lettering for Beginners: Learn to Letter: A Hand Lettering Workbook with Tips, Techniques, Practice Pages, date, rank 12/30/2019, 22 04/06/2020, 22 04/13/2020, 18 05/04/2020, 19 06/01/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 29 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Aug 2019
22	36	2	Someone We Know Shari Lapena, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (320) 978-0-525-55767-8 LAST WEEK: 36 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
23	16	4	Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author Bantam, $17.00 (384) 978-0-593-12999-9 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 05/11/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 15.25 [details] Sales history for Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 05/11/2020, 13 05/18/2020, 9 05/25/2020, 16 06/01/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
24	25	6	Sunrise on Half Moon Bay (Original) Robyn Carr, Author Mira Books, $16.99 (336) 978-0-7783-0948-2 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 04/27/2020 Average Rank 17.20 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on Half Moon Bay (Original) date, rank 04/27/2020, 8 05/04/2020, 9 05/11/2020, 20 05/25/2020, 25 06/01/2020, 24 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
25	19	6	The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step Jeffrey Eisner, Author Voracious, $19.99 (272) 978-0-316-46083-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/27/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/27/2020 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step date, rank 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 19 06/01/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020

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As of 3/28/2020, due to extreme sales volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are temporarily omitting unit sales for individual titles from the lists.

NPD BookScan, week 21 of 2020 data through 5/23/2020; PW Issue of June 1, 2020