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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	1	10	Theo of Golden Allen Levi, Author Atria Books, $20.00 (400) 978-1-6682-3651-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/22/2025 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Theo of Golden date, rank 11/24/2025, 25 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 15 12/15/2025, 6 12/22/2025, 1 12/29/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 33,733 YTD: 95,882	Oct 2025	33,733 95,882
2	4	8	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $19.00 (576) 978-0-593-41892-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/10/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 4.38 [details] Sales history for The God of the Woods date, rank 11/10/2025, 8 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 4 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 4 12/29/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 27,040 YTD: 120,759	Oct 2025	27,040 120,759
3	5	24	The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Author Grand Central Publishing, 978-1-5387-7793-0 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 12.77 [details] Sales history for The Housemaid date, rank 10/06/2025, 8 10/13/2025, 17 10/20/2025, 20 10/27/2025, 18 11/03/2025, 16 11/10/2025, 15 11/17/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 15 12/01/2025, 14 12/08/2025, 7 12/15/2025, 8 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,358 YTD: 160,114	Jul 2025	23,358 160,114
4	2	8	Murder at Holly House Denzil Meyrick, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (416) 978-1-4642-5787-2 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 11/10/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for Murder at Holly House date, rank 11/10/2025, 21 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 1 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 19,324 YTD: 147,443	Oct 2025	19,324 147,443
5	3	2	The Atomic Habits Workbook: Official Companion to the #1 Worldwide Bestseller James Clear, Author Avery Publishing Group, $26.00 (320) 979-8-217-18050-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/22/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/22/2025 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Atomic Habits Workbook: Official Companion to the #1 Worldwide Bestseller date, rank 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,781 YTD: 33,859	Dec 2025	16,781 33,859
6	11	35	Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Mother's Guided Journal to Share Her Life & Her Love (Revised) Jeffrey Mason, Author Hear Your Story, $14.99 (160) 978-1-4642-5141-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 13.60 [details] Sales history for Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Mother's Guided Journal to Share Her Life & Her Love (Revised) date, rank 05/12/2025, 20 05/19/2025, 8 05/26/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 35 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,582 YTD: 129,422	Mar 2025	15,582 129,422
7	9	10	Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal (Standard Edition) Meghan Quinn, Author Bloom Books, $18.99 (464) 978-1-4642-4692-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal (Standard Edition) date, rank 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 3 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 6 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 6 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 15,030 YTD: 132,531	Oct 2025	15,030 132,531
8	10	34	Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Author Ecco Press, $19.99 (384) 978-0-06-320416-4 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Remarkably Bright Creatures date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 2 05/26/2025, 4 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 6 06/16/2025, 8 06/23/2025, 9 06/30/2025, 8 07/07/2025, 6 07/14/2025, 5 07/21/2025, 9 07/28/2025, 9 08/04/2025, 7 08/11/2025, 6 08/18/2025, 5 08/25/2025, 4 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 6 09/15/2025, 5 09/22/2025, 6 09/29/2025, 7 10/06/2025, 5 10/13/2025, 15 10/20/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 16 11/03/2025, 20 11/10/2025, 25 12/01/2025, 23 12/08/2025, 21 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 10 12/29/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,209 YTD: 370,603	Apr 2025	13,209 370,603
9	8	10	Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles G T Karber, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.00 (256) 978-1-250-40924-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2025 Average Rank 14.11 [details] Sales history for Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles date, rank 10/27/2025, 12 11/03/2025, 25 11/17/2025, 23 11/24/2025, 22 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 9 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 13,059 YTD: 80,942	Oct 2025	13,059 80,942
10	12	33	The Tenant Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (368) 978-1-4642-2731-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 6.93 [details] Sales history for The Tenant date, rank 05/19/2025, 1 05/26/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 3 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 3 07/07/2025, 3 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 6 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 5 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 8 09/08/2025, 9 09/15/2025, 9 09/22/2025, 9 09/29/2025, 9 10/06/2025, 6 10/13/2025, 6 10/20/2025, 4 10/27/2025, 6 11/03/2025, 9 11/10/2025, 13 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 17 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 12 12/29/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,161 YTD: 531,127	May 2025	12,161 531,127
11	7	17	The 2026 Old Farmer's Almanac Trade Edition Old Farmer's Almanac, Author Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95 (288) 978-1-961793-68-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/08/2025 Average Rank 12.65 [details] Sales history for The 2026 Old Farmer's Almanac Trade Edition date, rank 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 18 09/22/2025, 18 09/29/2025, 22 10/06/2025, 20 10/13/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 19 11/03/2025, 21 11/10/2025, 24 11/17/2025, 5 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 1 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 7 12/29/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,736 YTD: 164,679	Aug 2025	10,736 164,679
12	17	18	The Surrogate Mother Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (320) 978-1-4642-2730-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/01/2025 Average Rank 7.14 [details] Sales history for The Surrogate Mother date, rank 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 1 09/22/2025, 2 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 10 11/17/2025, 12 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 17 12/22/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,575 YTD: 272,608	Aug 2025	10,575 272,608
13	21	3	Until He Comes: 365 Daily Devotions as We Await His Return Amir Tsarfati, Author, Barry Stagner, Author Harvest Prophecy, $22.99 (384) 978-0-7369-9201-5 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 11.00 [details] Sales history for Until He Comes: 365 Daily Devotions as We Await His Return date, rank 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 21 12/29/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,187 YTD: 48,062	Dec 2025	10,187 48,062
14	18	47	The Crash Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-4642-2732-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/10/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 10.48 [details] Sales history for The Crash date, rank 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 9 05/26/2025, 10 06/02/2025, 14 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 18 06/23/2025, 16 06/30/2025, 17 07/07/2025, 15 07/14/2025, 15 07/21/2025, 18 07/28/2025, 22 08/04/2025, 21 08/11/2025, 19 08/25/2025, 19 10/06/2025, 16 10/13/2025, 11 10/20/2025, 11 10/27/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,276 YTD: 548,377	Jan 2025	9,276 548,377
15	19	28	Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy Navessa Allen, Author Zando - Slowburn, $19.00 (352) 978-1-63893-225-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 10.06 [details] Sales history for Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy date, rank 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 4 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 4 08/18/2025, 7 08/25/2025, 6 09/01/2025, 10 09/08/2025, 13 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 16 09/29/2025, 15 10/06/2025, 11 10/13/2025, 14 10/20/2025, 13 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 10 11/10/2025, 18 11/17/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 20 12/01/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 17 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 19 12/29/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,013 YTD: 376,960	Jun 2025	9,013 376,960
16	13	9	Good Spirits B K Borison, Author Avon Books, $18.99 (384) 978-0-06-343040-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 7.78 [details] Sales history for Good Spirits date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 9 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 6 12/08/2025, 5 12/15/2025, 10 12/22/2025, 13 12/29/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,061 YTD: 104,789	Oct 2025	8,061 104,789
17	20	14	The Gingerbread Bakery Laurie Gilmore, Author HarperCollins, $18.99 (384) 978-0-00-872809-0 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/29/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/29/2025 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for The Gingerbread Bakery date, rank 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 7 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 10 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 13 12/15/2025, 18 12/22/2025, 20 12/29/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,601 YTD: 164,340	Sep 2025	7,601 164,340
18	32	25	Do Not Disturb Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (288) 978-1-4642-2728-8 Last rank 32 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 07/14/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2025 Average Rank 6.92 [details] Sales history for Do Not Disturb date, rank 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 3 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 2 08/25/2025, 2 09/01/2025, 5 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 8 09/29/2025, 10 10/06/2025, 10 10/13/2025, 10 10/20/2025, 8 10/27/2025, 11 11/03/2025, 17 11/10/2025, 23 12/29/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 32 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Jul 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,589 YTD: 233,432	Jul 2025	7,589 233,432
19	28	9	The Will of the Many James Islington, Author S&s/Saga Press, $22.99 (720) 978-1-9821-4118-9 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,482 YTD: 73,280	Feb 2025	7,482 73,280
20	31	3	Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Father's Guided Journal to Share His Life & His Love (Revised) Jeffrey Mason, Author Hear Your Story, $14.99 (160) 978-1-4642-5142-9 Last rank 31 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 17 Highest Rank Date 06/23/2025 Average Rank 18.50 [details] Sales history for Dad, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Father's Guided Journal to Share His Life & His Love (Revised) date, rank 06/23/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 31 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,140 YTD: 67,742	Apr 2025	7,140 67,742
21	15	3	Sweet Venom (Standard Edition) Rina Kent, Author Bloom Books, $18.99 (464) 978-1-4642-4665-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 12.67 [details] Sales history for Sweet Venom (Standard Edition) date, rank 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 15 12/29/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,044 YTD: 40,119	Dec 2025	7,044 40,119
22	30	42	Ward D Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (320) 978-1-4642-2727-1 Last rank 30 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 14.14 [details] Sales history for Ward D date, rank 03/17/2025, 2 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 3 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 2 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 15 05/26/2025, 13 06/02/2025, 18 06/09/2025, 17 06/16/2025, 24 06/23/2025, 23 06/30/2025, 21 07/07/2025, 22 07/14/2025, 20 07/21/2025, 20 08/04/2025, 24 08/11/2025, 18 08/25/2025, 21 10/13/2025, 18 10/20/2025, 14 10/27/2025, 23 12/29/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 30 WEEKS ON LIST: 42 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,731 YTD: 292,047	Mar 2025	6,731 292,047
23	24	11	Mate Ali Hazelwood, Author Berkley Books, $20.00 (432) 978-0-593-95258-0 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 9.38 [details] Sales history for Mate date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 2 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 11 12/08/2025, 10 12/15/2025, 22 12/22/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,617 YTD: 191,571	Oct 2025	6,617 191,571
24	27	31	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $21.99 (640) 978-1-64937-757-9 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 14.22 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame date, rank 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 7 06/16/2025, 7 06/23/2025, 10 06/30/2025, 11 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 11 07/21/2025, 14 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 10 08/11/2025, 10 08/18/2025, 15 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 15 09/15/2025, 20 09/22/2025, 19 09/29/2025, 19 10/06/2025, 17 10/13/2025, 25 10/27/2025, 24 12/15/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,508 YTD: 235,914	May 2025	6,508 235,914
25	58	3	Project Hail Mary (Movie Tie-In) Andy Weir, Author Ballantine Books, $22.00 (496) 979-8-217-29946-1 LAST WEEK: 58 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,398 YTD: 11,811	Dec 2025	6,398 11,811

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Dec. 20, 2025