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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units
1	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2023 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 06/05/2023, 1 07/03/2023, 2 08/14/2023, 1 09/11/2023, 1 10/09/2023, 1 11/13/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 3 01/08/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 129,383 YTD:	May 2023	129,383
2	A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00 (448) 978-1-63557-556-9 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/06/2021 Average Rank 6.76 [details] Sales history for A Court of Thorns and Roses date, rank 02/08/2021, 6 03/08/2021, 4 04/12/2021, 3 05/10/2021, 2 06/07/2021, 2 07/12/2021, 3 08/09/2021, 2 09/06/2021, 1 10/18/2021, 1 11/08/2021, 4 12/13/2021, 5 01/10/2022, 6 02/07/2022, 1 03/14/2022, 3 04/11/2022, 2 05/16/2022, 1 06/06/2022, 2 07/18/2022, 1 08/08/2022, 1 09/12/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 2 11/14/2022, 1 12/12/2022, 2 01/09/2023, 1 02/13/2023, 1 03/13/2023, 1 04/10/2023, 1 05/08/2023, 1 06/05/2023, 2 07/03/2023, 1 08/14/2023, 2 09/11/2023, 2 10/09/2023, 2 11/13/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 4 01/08/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 62,945 YTD:	Jun 2020	62,945
3	Assistant to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99 (352) 978-1-64937-580-3 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/11/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2023 Average Rank 7.45 [details] Sales history for Assistant to the Villain date, rank 09/11/2023, 4 10/09/2023, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 48,831 YTD:	Aug 2023	48,831
4	A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00 (656) 978-1-63557-558-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/08/2021 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 07/18/2022 Average Rank 6.16 [details] Sales history for A Court of Mist and Fury date, rank 02/08/2021, 10 03/08/2021, 8 04/12/2021, 7 05/10/2021, 5 06/07/2021, 5 07/12/2021, 6 08/09/2021, 4 09/06/2021, 3 10/18/2021, 9 11/08/2021, 9 12/13/2021, 10 02/07/2022, 4 03/14/2022, 5 04/11/2022, 5 05/16/2022, 4 06/06/2022, 5 07/18/2022, 2 08/08/2022, 3 09/12/2022, 2 10/10/2022, 3 11/14/2022, 5 12/12/2022, 6 01/09/2023, 5 02/13/2023, 3 03/13/2023, 2 04/10/2023, 2 05/08/2023, 2 06/05/2023, 3 07/03/2023, 3 08/14/2023, 3 09/11/2023, 3 10/09/2023, 4 11/13/2023, 3 12/11/2023, 5 01/08/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 37,446 YTD:	Jun 2020	37,446
5	A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00 (736) 978-1-63557-560-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/13/2023 Average Rank 6.32 [details] Sales history for A Court of Wings and Ruin date, rank 04/12/2021, 10 05/10/2021, 7 06/07/2021, 6 07/12/2021, 8 08/09/2021, 7 09/06/2021, 8 10/18/2021, 10 02/07/2022, 7 03/14/2022, 9 04/11/2022, 7 05/16/2022, 7 06/06/2022, 9 07/18/2022, 4 08/08/2022, 4 09/12/2022, 5 10/10/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 7 12/12/2022, 9 01/09/2023, 9 02/13/2023, 4 03/13/2023, 3 04/10/2023, 3 05/08/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 5 07/03/2023, 4 08/14/2023, 4 09/11/2023, 5 10/09/2023, 5 11/13/2023, 5 12/11/2023, 7 01/08/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 30,332 YTD:	Jun 2020	30,332
6	House of Sky and Breath Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00 (816) 978-1-63973-175-6 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 10/09/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/09/2023 Average Rank 12.95 [details] Sales history for House of Sky and Breath date, rank 10/09/2023, 6 11/13/2023, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 27,638 YTD:	Sep 2023	27,638
7	A Court of Silver Flames Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00 (784) 978-1-63557-799-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/19/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 13.01 [details] Sales history for A Court of Silver Flames date, rank 10/10/2022, 1 11/14/2022, 3 12/12/2022, 8 01/09/2023, 6 02/13/2023, 5 03/13/2023, 4 04/10/2023, 4 05/08/2023, 4 06/05/2023, 6 07/03/2023, 5 08/14/2023, 5 09/11/2023, 7 10/09/2023, 7 11/13/2023, 8 12/11/2023, 10 01/08/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 25,833 YTD:	Sep 2022	25,833
8	Fall of Ruin and Wrath Jennifer L Armentrout, Author Tor Books, $27.99 (432) 978-1-250-75019-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 09/25/2023 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 09/25/2023 Average Rank 10.75 [details] Sales history for Fall of Ruin and Wrath date, rank 10/09/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2023 UNITS SOLD: 25,760 YTD:	Sep 2023	25,760
9	A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $16.00 (272) 978-1-63557-562-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/12/2021 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/13/2023 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for A Court of Frost and Starlight date, rank 04/12/2021, 9 05/10/2021, 9 06/07/2021, 9 07/12/2021, 10 08/09/2021, 10 09/06/2021, 10 04/11/2022, 9 05/16/2022, 9 07/18/2022, 10 08/08/2022, 7 09/12/2022, 6 10/10/2022, 10 11/14/2022, 8 02/13/2023, 6 03/13/2023, 5 04/10/2023, 6 05/08/2023, 6 06/05/2023, 7 07/03/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 6 09/11/2023, 8 10/09/2023, 9 11/13/2023, 6 12/11/2023, 9 01/08/2024, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2020 UNITS SOLD: 25,551 YTD:	Jun 2020	25,551
10	Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution R F Kuang, Author Harper Voyager, $20.00 (560) 978-0-06-302143-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 09/11/2023 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 09/11/2023 Average Rank 17.00 [details] Sales history for Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution date, rank 10/09/2023, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 22,831 YTD:	Aug 2023	22,831

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For the 4-week period ended 12-30-23

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