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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2020 YTD
1	1	47	Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-7352-2431-5 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/20/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/24/2020 Average Rank 5.58 [details] Sales history for Little Fires Everywhere date, rank 05/20/2019, 4 05/27/2019, 3 06/03/2019, 2 06/10/2019, 3 06/17/2019, 3 06/24/2019, 3 07/01/2019, 2 07/08/2019, 3 07/15/2019, 3 07/22/2019, 3 07/29/2019, 3 08/05/2019, 5 08/12/2019, 2 08/19/2019, 5 08/26/2019, 5 09/02/2019, 5 09/09/2019, 6 09/16/2019, 8 09/23/2019, 7 09/30/2019, 9 10/07/2019, 10 10/14/2019, 10 10/21/2019, 9 10/28/2019, 13 11/04/2019, 7 11/11/2019, 10 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 13 12/02/2019, 8 12/09/2019, 7 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 6 01/06/2020, 7 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 11 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 3 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2019
2	2	2	The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel James Rallison, Author Tarcherperigee, $17.00 (224) 978-0-593-08763-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/30/2020 Average Rank 3.33 [details] Sales history for The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel date, rank 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
3	7	4	The Inn James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, With Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (416) 978-1-5387-1544-4 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Inn date, rank 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 7 04/06/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
4	6	2	Worlds Within Worlds Kerby Rosanes, Author Plume Books, $15.00 (96) 978-0-593-08623-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/30/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/06/2020 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Worlds Within Worlds date, rank 03/30/2020, 6 04/06/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
5	9	45	Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-425-28470-4 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/03/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/01/2019 Average Rank 5.40 [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 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2019
6	11	7	Unsolved James Patterson, Author, David Ellis, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (480) 978-1-5387-3163-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 02/24/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2020 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Unsolved date, rank 02/24/2020, 3 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 5 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 11 04/06/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
7	4	6	Normal People Sally Rooney, Author Hogarth Press, $17.00 (304) 978-1-984822-18-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/02/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 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 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
8	10	11	The Outsider (Media Tie-In) Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-982148-24-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/27/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 11.64 [details] Sales history for The Outsider (Media Tie-In) date, rank 01/27/2020, 17 02/03/2020, 9 02/10/2020, 13 02/17/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 10 03/02/2020, 13 03/09/2020, 11 03/16/2020, 13 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 10 04/06/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
9	15	24	Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (336) 978-1-5387-2854-3 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/28/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2019 Average Rank 8.62 [details] Sales history for Every Breath date, rank 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 4 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 18 01/27/2020, 16 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 20 02/17/2020, 23 02/24/2020, 14 03/02/2020, 17 03/09/2020, 15 03/16/2020, 22 03/23/2020, 19 03/30/2020, 15 04/06/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
10	17	10	One Good Deed David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-5058-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2020 Average Rank 5.60 [details] Sales history for One Good Deed date, rank 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 3 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 8 03/23/2020, 9 03/30/2020, 17 04/06/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
11	26	2	Little Fires Everywhere (Movie Tie-In) Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (368) 978-0-14-313516-6 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
12	8	3	Lost Boy Found (Deckle Edge) Kirsten Alexander, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (368) 978-1-5387-0056-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 03/23/2020 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 8.67 [details] Sales history for Lost Boy Found (Deckle Edge) date, rank 03/23/2020, 6 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
13	19	52	The Overstory Richard Powers, Author W. W. Norton & Company, $18.95 (512) 978-0-393-35668-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 04/15/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2019 Average Rank 10.66 [details] Sales history for The Overstory date, rank 04/15/2019, 19 04/29/2019, 9 05/06/2019, 12 05/13/2019, 17 05/20/2019, 19 05/27/2019, 17 06/03/2019, 17 06/10/2019, 18 06/24/2019, 14 07/01/2019, 12 07/08/2019, 13 07/15/2019, 13 07/22/2019, 4 07/29/2019, 12 08/05/2019, 12 08/12/2019, 11 08/19/2019, 10 08/26/2019, 12 09/02/2019, 12 09/09/2019, 10 09/16/2019, 11 09/23/2019, 12 09/30/2019, 11 10/07/2019, 14 10/14/2019, 15 10/21/2019, 15 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 10 11/11/2019, 7 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 6 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 6 01/20/2020, 13 01/27/2020, 9 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 9 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 11 03/02/2020, 11 03/09/2020, 10 03/16/2020, 14 03/23/2020, 13 03/30/2020, 19 04/06/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: Apr 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2019
14	13	13	The Wives (Original) Tarryn Fisher, Author Graydon House, $16.99 (352) 978-1-5258-0978-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 01/13/2020 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 15.62 [details] Sales history for The Wives (Original) date, rank 01/13/2020, 9 01/20/2020, 16 01/27/2020, 21 02/03/2020, 14 02/10/2020, 22 03/23/2020, 16 03/30/2020, 13 04/06/2020, 14 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
15	12	4	Lost Roses Martha Hall Kelly, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (464) 978-1-5247-9639-6 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/23/2020 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Lost Roses date, rank 03/16/2020, 7 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 12 04/06/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
16	21	8	Outfox Sandra Brown, Author Grand Central Publishing, $15.99 (448) 978-1-4789-1687-1 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 02/17/2020 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2020 Average Rank 13.88 [details] Sales history for Outfox date, rank 02/17/2020, 8 02/24/2020, 9 03/02/2020, 10 03/09/2020, 12 03/16/2020, 17 03/23/2020, 18 03/30/2020, 21 04/06/2020, 16 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
17	3	4	The Hunting Party Lucy Foley, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (352) 978-0-06-286891-6 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 5.75 [details] Sales history for The Hunting Party date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
18	57	6	Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Max Lucado, Author Thomas Nelson, $17.99 (240) 978-0-7180-7421-0 LAST WEEK: 57 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
19	23	12	The River Murders James Patterson, Author, James O Born, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (448) 978-1-5387-4997-5 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2020 Average Rank 12.73 [details] Sales history for The River Murders date, rank 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 5 02/17/2020, 13 02/24/2020, 13 03/02/2020, 15 03/09/2020, 19 03/23/2020, 21 03/30/2020, 23 04/06/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
20	18	7	Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $16.99 (448) 978-0-316-42000-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/24/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 03/02/2020 Average Rank 10.29 [details] Sales history for Summer of '69 date, rank 02/24/2020, 6 03/02/2020, 4 03/09/2020, 5 03/16/2020, 9 03/23/2020, 10 03/30/2020, 18 04/06/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Feb 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Feb 2020
21	22	43	The Outsider Stephen King, Author Gallery Books, $18.99 (576) 978-1-5011-8100-9 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/17/2019 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2019 Average Rank 16.48 [details] Sales history for The Outsider date, rank 06/17/2019, 7 06/24/2019, 4 07/01/2019, 5 07/08/2019, 5 07/15/2019, 5 07/22/2019, 9 07/29/2019, 14 08/05/2019, 14 08/12/2019, 13 08/19/2019, 17 08/26/2019, 22 09/02/2019, 23 09/09/2019, 21 09/16/2019, 18 09/23/2019, 16 09/30/2019, 21 11/04/2019, 14 11/11/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 22 12/09/2019, 17 12/30/2019, 23 01/27/2020, 22 02/03/2020, 16 02/10/2020, 24 02/17/2020, 21 02/24/2020, 19 03/02/2020, 21 03/30/2020, 22 04/06/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jun 2019
22	51	7	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 51 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 12/30/2019 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 12/30/2019 Average Rank 22.00 [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 LAST WEEK: 51 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Aug 2019
23	34	53	A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (496) 978-0-14-311043-9 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2019 Average Rank 13.55 [details] Sales history for A Gentleman in Moscow date, rank 04/08/2019, 5 04/15/2019, 2 04/22/2019, 1 04/29/2019, 5 05/06/2019, 6 05/13/2019, 7 05/20/2019, 14 05/27/2019, 15 06/03/2019, 9 06/10/2019, 9 06/17/2019, 12 06/24/2019, 9 07/01/2019, 11 07/08/2019, 12 07/15/2019, 10 07/22/2019, 14 07/29/2019, 15 08/05/2019, 15 08/12/2019, 14 08/19/2019, 13 08/26/2019, 16 09/02/2019, 18 09/09/2019, 19 09/16/2019, 17 09/23/2019, 17 09/30/2019, 20 10/07/2019, 22 10/14/2019, 24 11/04/2019, 24 11/11/2019, 23 11/18/2019, 20 11/25/2019, 20 12/02/2019, 17 12/09/2019, 14 12/16/2019, 16 12/23/2019, 10 12/30/2019, 7 01/06/2020, 10 01/13/2020, 16 04/06/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 53 PUB DATE: Mar 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2019
24	30	8	The Dancing Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nail-biting suspense M M Chouinard, Author Bookouture, $10.99 (308) 978-1-78681-824-9 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2019
25	14	43	Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition College Board, Author College Board, $29.99 (1300) 978-1-4573-1219-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 06/24/2019 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2019 Average Rank 11.78 [details] Sales history for Official SAT Study Guide 2020 Edition date, rank 06/24/2019, 22 07/01/2019, 22 07/08/2019, 17 07/15/2019, 19 07/22/2019, 10 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 10 08/12/2019, 10 08/26/2019, 10 09/02/2019, 10 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 6 09/23/2019, 3 09/30/2019, 7 10/07/2019, 8 10/14/2019, 14 10/21/2019, 11 10/28/2019, 16 11/04/2019, 13 11/11/2019, 16 11/18/2019, 17 11/25/2019, 14 12/02/2019, 23 01/13/2020, 14 01/20/2020, 10 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 7 02/17/2020, 5 02/24/2020, 8 03/02/2020, 6 03/09/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 10 03/23/2020, 12 03/30/2020, 14 04/06/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: May 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2019

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