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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	1	26	The Correspondent Virginia Evans, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $28.00 (304) 978-0-593-79843-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 09/08/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 9.42 [details] Sales history for The Correspondent date, rank 09/08/2025, 23 09/29/2025, 16 11/03/2025, 24 11/10/2025, 19 11/17/2025, 18 11/24/2025, 11 12/01/2025, 14 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 01/26/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 26,391 YTD: 49,853	Apr 2025	26,391 49,853
2	-	1	The Devil's Daughter Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (240) 978-0-593-49885-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 15,164 YTD: 15,164	Jan 2026	15,164 15,164
3	-	1	Hollow (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Original) Celina Myers, Author Hanover Square Press, $30.00 (304) 978-0-7783-8785-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 15,163 YTD: 15,163	Jan 2026	15,163 15,163
4	2	2	The First Time I Saw Him Laura Dave, Author Scribner Book Company, $29.00 (288) 978-1-6680-0296-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/19/2026 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for The First Time I Saw Him date, rank 01/19/2026, 2 01/26/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 11,952 YTD: 29,738	Jan 2026	11,952 29,738
5	3	13	The Widow John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $32.00 (368) 978-0-385-54898-4 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 3.30 [details] Sales history for The Widow date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 4 12/08/2025, 1 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 1 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 01/19/2026, 3 01/26/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,915 YTD: 24,214	Oct 2025	10,915 24,214
6	-	1	Anatomy of an Alibi Ashley Elston, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-83445-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 10,305 YTD: 10,305	Jan 2026	10,305 10,305
7	5	19	The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, Author Doubleday Books, $38.00 (688) 978-0-385-54689-8 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/22/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/22/2025 Average Rank 4.45 [details] Sales history for The Secret of Secrets date, rank 09/22/2025, 1 09/29/2025, 1 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 3 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 4 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 6 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 4 01/19/2026, 5 01/26/2026, 7 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,165 YTD: 22,443	Sep 2025	10,165 22,443
8	4	17	Alchemised Senlinyu, Author Del Rey Books, $35.00 (1040) 978-0-593-97270-0 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/06/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/06/2025 Average Rank 4.71 [details] Sales history for Alchemised date, rank 10/06/2025, 1 10/13/2025, 3 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 6 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,864 YTD: 22,284	Sep 2025	9,864 22,284
9	-	1	Enchantra (Deluxe Limited Edition) Kaylie Smith, Author Forever, $35.00 (448) 978-1-5387-7736-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 8,091 YTD: 8,091	Jan 2026	8,091 8,091
10	6	15	The Intruder Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $27.99 (288) 978-1-4642-6091-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 8.38 [details] Sales history for The Intruder date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 9 11/10/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 17 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 6 01/26/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,423 YTD: 16,403	Oct 2025	7,423 16,403
11	8	10	Mona's Eyes Thomas Schlesser, Author, Hildegarde Serle, Translator Europa Editions, $30.00 (432) 979-8-88966-111-5 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 12/29/2025 Average Rank 9.36 [details] Sales history for Mona's Eyes date, rank 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 15 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 8 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 8 01/26/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Aug 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,332 YTD: 15,790	Aug 2025	7,332 15,790
12	17	15	Twice Mitch Albom, Author Harper, $26.99 (336) 978-0-06-240668-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.88 [details] Sales history for Twice date, rank 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 8 11/03/2025, 10 11/10/2025, 10 11/17/2025, 10 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 19 12/08/2025, 20 12/15/2025, 17 12/22/2025, 10 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 17 01/26/2026, 12 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,325 YTD: 13,745	Oct 2025	7,325 13,745
13	-	1	The Mistake (Collector's Edition) Elle Kennedy, Author Bloom Books, $31.99 (336) 978-1-4642-4479-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,743 YTD: 6,743	Jan 2026	6,743 6,743
14	-	1	The Score (Collector's Edition) Elle Kennedy, Author Bloom Books, $31.99 (384) 978-1-4642-4480-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 6,500 YTD: 6,500	Jan 2026	6,500 6,500
15	9	9	Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) Callie Hart, Author Forever, $33.00 (720) 978-1-5387-7422-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/01/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/01/2025 Average Rank 7.00 [details] Sales history for Brimstone (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 4 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 10 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 9 01/26/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,474 YTD: 14,838	Nov 2025	6,474 14,838
16	20	15	Heart the Lover Lily King, Author Grove Press, $28.00 (320) 978-0-8021-6517-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 19.29 [details] Sales history for Heart the Lover date, rank 10/13/2025, 11 11/17/2025, 23 12/29/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 22 01/12/2026, 18 01/19/2026, 20 01/26/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,346 YTD: 12,368	Sep 2025	6,346 12,368
17	10	14	Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm Charlie Mackesy, Author Penguin Life, $27.00 (128) 978-0-593-99482-5 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 7.87 [details] Sales history for Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm date, rank 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 8 11/10/2025, 9 11/17/2025, 4 11/24/2025, 8 12/01/2025, 12 12/08/2025, 10 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 4 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 9 01/19/2026, 10 01/26/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,186 YTD: 13,869	Oct 2025	6,186 13,869
18	11	33	Atmosphere: A Love Story Taylor Jenkins Reid, Author Ballantine Books, $30.00 (352) 978-0-593-15871-5 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 06/16/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/16/2025 Average Rank 9.10 [details] Sales history for Atmosphere: A Love Story date, rank 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 2 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 3 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 3 08/11/2025, 1 08/18/2025, 3 08/25/2025, 3 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 4 09/15/2025, 10 09/22/2025, 10 09/29/2025, 8 10/06/2025, 22 10/13/2025, 20 10/20/2025, 25 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 17 12/29/2025, 15 01/05/2026, 19 01/12/2026, 20 01/19/2026, 11 01/26/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,535 YTD: 13,103	Jun 2025	5,535 13,103
19	7	14	Gone Before Goodbye Reese Witherspoon, Author, Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-7470-0 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 9.75 [details] Sales history for Gone Before Goodbye date, rank 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 6 11/17/2025, 5 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 16 12/08/2025, 5 12/15/2025, 15 12/22/2025, 14 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 11 01/12/2026, 12 01/19/2026, 7 01/26/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,463 YTD: 14,159	Oct 2025	5,463 14,159
20	16	2	The Invisible Woman: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Susan DiLallo, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (352) 978-0-316-58707-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 01/19/2026 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for The Invisible Woman: A Thriller date, rank 01/19/2026, 16 01/26/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 5,344 YTD: 11,958	Jan 2026	5,344 11,958
21	-	1	Graceless Heart Isabel Ibañez, Author Saturday Books, $31.00 (488) 978-1-250-37669-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 5,188 YTD: 5,188	Jan 2026	5,188 5,188
22	22	37	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 11.87 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 05/26/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 06/16/2025, 9 06/23/2025, 10 06/30/2025, 8 07/07/2025, 8 07/14/2025, 9 07/21/2025, 11 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 10 08/11/2025, 10 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 4 09/01/2025, 7 09/08/2025, 5 09/15/2025, 13 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 9 10/06/2025, 17 10/13/2025, 21 12/15/2025, 23 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 18 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 23 01/19/2026, 22 01/26/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,182 YTD: 10,868	May 2025	5,182 10,868
23	15	46	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 11.48 [details] Sales history for Broken Country date, rank 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 2 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 11 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 06/16/2025, 13 06/23/2025, 18 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 11 07/14/2025, 12 07/21/2025, 12 07/28/2025, 12 08/04/2025, 13 08/11/2025, 12 08/18/2025, 9 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 12 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 14 09/22/2025, 12 09/29/2025, 11 10/06/2025, 25 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 15 01/26/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,921 YTD: 11,592	Mar 2025	4,921 11,592
24	21	14	Remain Nicholas Sparks, Author, M Night Shyamalan, Author Random House, $30.00 (320) 979-8-217-15404-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 12.25 [details] Sales history for Remain date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 5 11/10/2025, 8 11/17/2025, 8 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 19 12/15/2025, 18 12/22/2025, 15 12/29/2025, 14 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 15 01/19/2026, 21 01/26/2026, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,671 YTD: 10,594	Oct 2025	4,671 10,594
25	18	10	Nash Falls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5798-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 12.55 [details] Sales history for Nash Falls date, rank 11/24/2025, 4 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 16 12/15/2025, 10 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 17 01/19/2026, 18 01/26/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,671 YTD: 10,807	Nov 2025	4,671 10,807

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 17, 2026; appearing in the Jan. 26, 2026, print edition of PW