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1	1	14	Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $18.00 (400) 978-0-7352-1910-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/12/2021 Average Rank 4.04 [details] Sales history for Where the Crawdads Sing date, rank 04/12/2021, 1 04/19/2021, 3 04/26/2021, 2 05/03/2021, 1 05/10/2021, 2 05/17/2021, 1 05/24/2021, 1 05/31/2021, 1 06/07/2021, 1 06/14/2021, 6 06/21/2021, 1 06/28/2021, 1 07/05/2021, 1 07/12/2021, 1 07/19/2021, 2 07/26/2021, 3 08/02/2021, 2 08/09/2021, 2 08/16/2021, 5 08/23/2021, 2 08/30/2021, 3 09/06/2021, 1 09/13/2021, 2 09/20/2021, 2 09/27/2021, 1 10/04/2021, 1 10/11/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 5 10/25/2021, 6 11/01/2021, 5 11/08/2021, 6 11/15/2021, 8 11/22/2021, 5 11/29/2021, 5 12/06/2021, 2 12/13/2021, 2 12/20/2021, 4 12/27/2021, 4 01/03/2022, 2 01/10/2022, 4 01/17/2022, 3 01/24/2022, 4 01/31/2022, 4 02/07/2022, 6 02/14/2022, 7 02/21/2022, 6 02/28/2022, 8 03/07/2022, 6 03/14/2022, 6 03/21/2022, 4 03/28/2022, 3 04/04/2022, 1 04/11/2022, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Mar 2021 UNITS SOLD: 20,770 YTD: 294,397	Mar 2021	20,770 294,397
2	2	8	People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $16.00 (384) 978-1-9848-0675-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/24/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 4.95 [details] Sales history for People We Meet on Vacation date, rank 05/24/2021, 2 05/31/2021, 3 06/07/2021, 3 06/14/2021, 8 06/21/2021, 7 06/28/2021, 5 07/05/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 2 07/19/2021, 1 07/26/2021, 2 08/02/2021, 1 08/09/2021, 1 08/16/2021, 4 08/23/2021, 1 08/30/2021, 1 09/06/2021, 3 09/13/2021, 3 09/20/2021, 3 09/27/2021, 4 10/04/2021, 5 10/11/2021, 6 10/18/2021, 10 10/25/2021, 4 11/01/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 7 11/15/2021, 11 11/22/2021, 6 11/29/2021, 7 12/06/2021, 3 12/13/2021, 3 12/20/2021, 8 12/27/2021, 7 01/03/2022, 3 01/10/2022, 3 01/17/2022, 4 01/24/2022, 5 01/31/2022, 5 02/07/2022, 7 02/14/2022, 6 02/21/2022, 5 02/28/2022, 6 03/07/2022, 7 03/14/2022, 7 03/21/2022, 3 03/28/2022, 4 04/04/2022, 5 04/11/2022, 6 04/18/2022, 9 04/25/2022, 5 05/02/2022, 7 05/09/2022, 5 05/16/2022, 6 05/23/2022, 6 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 16,985 YTD: 118,293	May 2021	16,985 118,293
3	3	9	The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Author Celadon Books, $17.99 (352) 978-1-250-30170-3 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/17/2021 Average Rank 8.31 [details] Sales history for The Silent Patient date, rank 05/17/2021, 2 05/24/2021, 3 05/31/2021, 2 06/07/2021, 2 06/14/2021, 9 06/21/2021, 4 06/28/2021, 3 07/05/2021, 3 07/12/2021, 3 07/19/2021, 5 07/26/2021, 5 08/02/2021, 4 08/09/2021, 3 08/16/2021, 7 08/23/2021, 5 08/30/2021, 6 09/06/2021, 6 09/13/2021, 6 09/20/2021, 9 09/27/2021, 14 10/04/2021, 12 10/11/2021, 13 10/18/2021, 19 10/25/2021, 10 11/01/2021, 12 11/08/2021, 12 11/15/2021, 15 11/22/2021, 14 11/29/2021, 15 12/06/2021, 7 12/13/2021, 11 12/20/2021, 12 12/27/2021, 9 01/03/2022, 5 01/10/2022, 5 01/17/2022, 8 01/24/2022, 8 01/31/2022, 10 02/07/2022, 9 02/14/2022, 9 02/21/2022, 9 02/28/2022, 10 03/07/2022, 9 03/14/2022, 9 03/21/2022, 9 03/28/2022, 8 04/04/2022, 7 04/11/2022, 8 04/18/2022, 13 04/25/2022, 8 05/02/2022, 11 05/09/2022, 9 05/16/2022, 13 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 15,191 YTD: 123,114	May 2021	15,191 123,114
4	4	5	Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian E L James, Author Bloom Books, $18.99 (768) 978-1-7282-5103-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian date, rank 06/14/2021, 1 06/21/2021, 2 06/28/2021, 2 07/05/2021, 4 07/12/2021, 4 07/19/2021, 9 07/26/2021, 14 08/02/2021, 16 08/09/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,637 YTD: 100,137	Jun 2021	8,637 100,137
5	5	4	Daylight David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-6165-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 06/21/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/28/2021 Average Rank 9.56 [details] Sales history for Daylight date, rank 06/21/2021, 6 06/28/2021, 4 07/05/2021, 5 07/12/2021, 5 07/19/2021, 8 07/26/2021, 11 08/02/2021, 9 08/09/2021, 14 08/16/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,625 YTD: 41,577	Jun 2021	8,625 41,577
6	-	1	A Time for Mercy: A Jake Brigance Novel John Grisham, Author Bantam, $18.00 (480) 978-0-593-15782-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 10.43 [details] Sales history for A Time for Mercy: A Jake Brigance Novel date, rank 07/12/2021, 6 07/19/2021, 6 07/26/2021, 9 08/02/2021, 8 08/09/2021, 8 08/16/2021, 14 08/23/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,328 YTD: 8,328	Jun 2021	8,328 8,328
7	7	5	If It Bleeds Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $18.00 (448) 978-1-9821-3798-4 Last rank 41 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 06/28/2021 Average Rank 12.71 [details] Sales history for If It Bleeds date, rank 06/14/2021, 14 06/21/2021, 9 06/28/2021, 6 07/05/2021, 7 07/12/2021, 7 07/19/2021, 10 07/26/2021, 10 08/02/2021, 11 08/09/2021, 10 08/16/2021, 17 08/23/2021, 20 08/30/2021, 22 09/06/2021, 22 01/03/2022, 13 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 8,050 YTD: 43,869	Jun 2021	8,050 43,869
8	6	5	One Last Stop Casey McQuiston, Author St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99 (432) 978-1-250-24449-9 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/14/2021 Average Rank 12.47 [details] Sales history for One Last Stop date, rank 06/14/2021, 2 06/21/2021, 8 06/28/2021, 7 07/05/2021, 6 07/12/2021, 8 07/19/2021, 13 07/26/2021, 21 08/02/2021, 15 08/09/2021, 18 08/16/2021, 25 08/23/2021, 24 08/30/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 7,278 YTD: 67,668	Jun 2021	7,278 67,668
9	-	1	All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $17.99 (464) 978-1-250-14524-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 08/09/2021 Average Rank 8.50 [details] Sales history for All the Devils Are Here date, rank 07/12/2021, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 6,412 YTD: 6,412	Jun 2021	6,412 6,412
10	13	5	The Warsaw Orphan (Original) Kelly Rimmer, Author Graydon House, $17.99 (384) 978-1-5258-9599-9 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 06/28/2021 Average Rank 15.67 [details] Sales history for The Warsaw Orphan (Original) date, rank 06/14/2021, 11 06/21/2021, 11 06/28/2021, 9 07/05/2021, 13 07/12/2021, 10 07/19/2021, 19 07/26/2021, 22 08/02/2021, 21 08/09/2021, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,896 YTD: 36,746	Jun 2021	5,896 36,746
11	11	9	2022 Large Scale Road Atlas Rand McNally, Author Rand McNally, $19.95 (264) 978-0-528-02378-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 08/09/2021 Average Rank 17.24 [details] Sales history for 2022 Large Scale Road Atlas date, rank 06/14/2021, 15 06/28/2021, 11 07/05/2021, 11 07/12/2021, 11 07/19/2021, 15 07/26/2021, 13 08/02/2021, 24 08/09/2021, 9 08/16/2021, 19 08/23/2021, 14 08/30/2021, 15 09/06/2021, 11 09/13/2021, 13 09/20/2021, 17 09/27/2021, 21 10/04/2021, 14 10/11/2021, 18 11/01/2021, 24 11/15/2021, 23 12/13/2021, 13 12/20/2021, 22 12/27/2021, 22 01/17/2022, 21 01/31/2022, 21 02/07/2022, 20 02/14/2022, 25 02/21/2022, 25 02/28/2022, 21 03/07/2022, 19 03/14/2022, 11 03/21/2022, 14 03/28/2022, 15 04/04/2022, 18 04/11/2022, 21 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,846 YTD: 45,701	Apr 2021	5,846 45,701
12	12	5	My Hero Academia, Vol. 28 Kohei Horikoshi, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (184) 978-1-9747-2288-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 11.90 [details] Sales history for My Hero Academia, Vol. 28 date, rank 06/14/2021, 4 06/21/2021, 12 06/28/2021, 10 07/05/2021, 12 07/12/2021, 12 07/19/2021, 17 07/26/2021, 17 08/02/2021, 14 08/09/2021, 17 08/16/2021, 18 08/23/2021, 16 08/30/2021, 17 09/06/2021, 13 09/13/2021, 15 09/20/2021, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,808 YTD: 51,096	Jun 2021	5,808 51,096
13	-	1	The Book of Lost Friends Lisa Wingate, Author Ballantine Books, $17.00 (416) 978-1-9848-1990-1 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for The Book of Lost Friends date, rank 07/12/2021, 13 07/19/2021, 12 07/26/2021, 15 08/02/2021, 12 08/09/2021, 16 08/16/2021, 21 08/23/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,798 YTD: 5,798	Jun 2021	5,798 5,798
14	-	1	Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1, Volume 1 Tatsuki Fujimoto, Author Viz Media, $9.99 (192) 978-1-9747-0993-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 10/19/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/09/2021 Average Rank 6.28 [details] Sales history for Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1, Volume 1 date, rank 10/19/2020, 16 03/22/2021, 18 03/29/2021, 9 04/05/2021, 9 04/12/2021, 6 07/12/2021, 14 07/19/2021, 3 07/26/2021, 4 08/02/2021, 3 08/09/2021, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 5,794 YTD: 41,008	Oct 2020	5,794 41,008
15	-	1	The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Author Penguin Books, $20.00 (928) 978-0-451-47801-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 07/12/2021 Average Rank 18.60 [details] Sales history for The Evening and the Morning date, rank 07/12/2021, 15 07/19/2021, 16 07/26/2021, 20 08/02/2021, 19 08/09/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,599 YTD: 5,599	Jun 2021	5,599 5,599
16	14	6	The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel, Author Gallery Books, $16.99 (416) 978-1-9821-3190-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 06/07/2021 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for The Book of Lost Names date, rank 06/07/2021, 4 06/14/2021, 10 06/21/2021, 10 06/28/2021, 8 07/05/2021, 14 07/12/2021, 16 07/19/2021, 14 07/26/2021, 16 08/02/2021, 17 08/09/2021, 21 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,500 YTD: 49,531	May 2021	5,500 49,531
17	16	7	The Summer House James Patterson, Author, Brendan DuBois, Author Grand Central Publishing, $16.99 (464) 978-1-5387-5283-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/31/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 06/07/2021 Average Rank 13.71 [details] Sales history for The Summer House date, rank 05/31/2021, 15 06/07/2021, 5 06/14/2021, 16 06/21/2021, 14 06/28/2021, 13 07/05/2021, 16 07/12/2021, 17 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 5,023 YTD: 42,977	May 2021	5,023 42,977
18	20	3	Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Author Del Rey Books, $17.00 (352) 978-0-525-62080-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 06/28/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 08/09/2021 Average Rank 14.50 [details] Sales history for Mexican Gothic date, rank 06/28/2021, 15 07/05/2021, 20 07/12/2021, 18 07/19/2021, 22 07/26/2021, 25 08/09/2021, 24 09/06/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,925 YTD: 15,629	Jun 2021	4,925 15,629
19	15	9	The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Author Penguin Books, $17.00 (416) 978-0-399-56249-5 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/17/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/24/2021 Average Rank 11.89 [details] Sales history for The Giver of Stars date, rank 05/17/2021, 9 05/24/2021, 5 05/31/2021, 6 06/07/2021, 6 06/14/2021, 20 06/21/2021, 15 06/28/2021, 12 07/05/2021, 15 07/12/2021, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,839 YTD: 58,575	May 2021	4,839 58,575
20	22	20	Self-Love Workbook for Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are Megan Logan, Author Rockridge Press, $15.99 (174) 978-1-64739-729-6 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 01/18/2021 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 05/03/2021 Average Rank 21.37 [details] Sales history for Self-Love Workbook for Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are date, rank 01/18/2021, 25 04/05/2021, 23 04/12/2021, 21 04/26/2021, 20 05/03/2021, 13 05/10/2021, 20 05/17/2021, 21 05/24/2021, 20 05/31/2021, 23 06/07/2021, 22 07/05/2021, 22 07/12/2021, 20 07/19/2021, 25 07/26/2021, 23 08/02/2021, 20 08/09/2021, 20 08/23/2021, 25 09/06/2021, 21 09/13/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,510 YTD: 92,103	Sep 2020	4,510 92,103
21	-	1	When She Was Good Michael Robotham, Author Scribner Book Company, $17.00 (368) 978-1-9821-0364-4 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 07/12/2021 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 07/19/2021 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for When She Was Good date, rank 07/12/2021, 21 07/19/2021, 11 07/26/2021, 18 08/02/2021, 18 08/09/2021, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,505 YTD: 4,505	Jun 2021	4,505 4,505
22	21	7	Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Author Vintage, $16.95 (320) 978-1-9848-9887-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/31/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/31/2021 Average Rank 18.43 [details] Sales history for Hamnet date, rank 05/31/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 15 06/21/2021, 21 06/28/2021, 21 07/05/2021, 21 07/12/2021, 22 07/19/2021, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: May 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,465 YTD: 36,404	May 2021	4,465 36,404
23	19	5	The Lost and Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs, Author William Morrow & Company, $16.99 (384) 978-0-06-291411-8 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 06/14/2021 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 06/21/2021 Average Rank 19.00 [details] Sales history for The Lost and Found Bookshop date, rank 06/14/2021, 18 06/21/2021, 16 06/28/2021, 19 07/05/2021, 19 07/12/2021, 23 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jun 2021 UNITS SOLD: 4,305 YTD: 27,018	Jun 2021	4,305 27,018
24	17	27	The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune, Author Tor Books, $18.99 (416) 978-1-250-21731-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/11/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 02/08/2021 Average Rank 10.80 [details] Sales history for The House in the Cerulean Sea date, rank 01/11/2021, 8 01/18/2021, 10 01/25/2021, 13 02/01/2021, 14 02/08/2021, 22 03/08/2021, 25 07/05/2021, 17 07/12/2021, 24 11/29/2021, 23 12/06/2021, 16 12/13/2021, 15 12/20/2021, 24 12/27/2021, 20 01/03/2022, 19 01/10/2022, 14 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Dec 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,129 YTD: 95,440	Dec 2020	4,129 95,440
25	27	36	Burn After Writing (Pink) Sharon Jones, Author Tarcherperigee, $14.00 (160) 978-0-593-32991-7 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/09/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/15/2021 Average Rank 11.17 [details] Sales history for Burn After Writing (Pink) date, rank 11/09/2020, 13 11/16/2020, 9 11/23/2020, 12 11/30/2020, 10 12/02/2020, 7 12/07/2020, 7 12/14/2020, 15 12/21/2020, 5 12/28/2020, 4 01/04/2021, 3 01/11/2021, 3 01/18/2021, 3 01/25/2021, 5 02/01/2021, 10 02/08/2021, 8 02/15/2021, 1 02/22/2021, 1 03/01/2021, 1 03/08/2021, 2 03/15/2021, 10 03/22/2021, 9 03/29/2021, 8 04/05/2021, 10 04/12/2021, 5 04/19/2021, 8 04/26/2021, 8 05/03/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 14 05/31/2021, 21 06/07/2021, 23 07/12/2021, 25 07/19/2021, 21 07/26/2021, 24 08/09/2021, 12 08/16/2021, 16 08/23/2021, 9 08/30/2021, 13 09/20/2021, 25 09/27/2021, 22 10/04/2021, 23 10/11/2021, 17 10/18/2021, 25 10/25/2021, 24 11/01/2021, 15 11/08/2021, 1 LAST WEEK: 27 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Oct 2020 UNITS SOLD: 4,064 YTD: 222,958	Oct 2020	4,064 222,958

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