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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	King of Envy Ana Huang, Author Bloom Books, $17.99 978-1-7282-8976-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for King of Envy date, rank 05/12/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 72,463 YTD: 72,463	Apr 2025	72,463 72,463
2	-	1	Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Author Ecco Press, $19.99 (384) 978-0-06-320416-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Remarkably Bright Creatures date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 26,214 YTD: 26,214	Apr 2025	26,214 26,214
3	4	33	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99 (544) 978-1-64937-737-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 4.35 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 2 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 2 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 2 12/23/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 4 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 6 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 4 05/12/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,520 YTD: 346,662	Sep 2024	9,520 346,662
4	5	14	The Crash Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-4642-2732-5 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/10/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 3.21 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,451 YTD: 349,867	Jan 2025	9,451 349,867
5	1	39	Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel Navessa Allen, Author Zando - Slowburn, $19.00 (416) 978-1-63893-223-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 7.97 [details] Sales history for Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel date, rank 09/30/2024, 21 10/07/2024, 17 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 12 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 10 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 12 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 12 12/23/2024, 8 12/30/2024, 7 01/06/2025, 6 01/13/2025, 5 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 4 02/10/2025, 3 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 7 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 9 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 6 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,245 YTD: 237,043	Aug 2024	9,245 237,043
6	8	9	Ward D Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (320) 978-1-4642-2727-1 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,708 YTD: 124,043	Mar 2025	7,708 124,043
7	14	31	The Boyfriend Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (368) 978-1-7282-9622-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 5.97 [details] Sales history for The Boyfriend date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 4 12/23/2024, 4 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 5 01/27/2025, 6 02/03/2025, 7 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 8 02/24/2025, 9 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 12 03/24/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 10 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 14 05/12/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,522 YTD: 168,734	Oct 2024	7,522 168,734
8	7	10	Funny Story Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $19.00 (416) 978-0-593-44121-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/10/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/10/2025 Average Rank 8.70 [details] Sales history for Funny Story date, rank 03/10/2025, 5 03/17/2025, 7 03/24/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 9 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 13 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,513 YTD: 108,323	Feb 2025	7,513 108,323
9	10	22	Quicksilver Callie Hart, Author Forever, $21.99 (624) 978-1-5387-7419-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 6.58 [details] Sales history for Quicksilver date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/23/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 5 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 10 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 10 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 10 05/12/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,352 YTD: 198,597	Dec 2024	7,352 198,597
10	-	1	Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 23 Akira Toriyama, Author, Toyotarou, Illustrator Viz Media, $11.99 (192) 978-1-9747-5281-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,255 YTD: 7,255	Apr 2025	7,255 7,255
11	9	26	The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick Ariel Lawhon, Author Vintage, $18.00 (448) 978-0-593-31207-0 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2025 Average Rank 7.62 [details] Sales history for The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick date, rank 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 6 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 6 12/23/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 5 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 4 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 10 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 12 03/31/2025, 11 04/07/2025, 14 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 12 04/28/2025, 11 05/05/2025, 9 05/12/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 26 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,231 YTD: 183,525	Nov 2024	7,231 183,525
12	15	19	The Perfect Marriage Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $17.99 (384) 979-8-8746-2092-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Marriage date, rank 04/21/2025, 24 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 15 05/12/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,346 YTD: 74,938	Nov 2024	6,346 74,938
13	19	47	The Housemaid Is Watching Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 978-1-4642-2113-2 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/24/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2024 Average Rank 7.56 [details] Sales history for The Housemaid Is Watching date, rank 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 3 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 6 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 4 10/21/2024, 4 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 8 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 6 12/16/2024, 5 12/23/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 8 01/06/2025, 8 01/13/2025, 9 01/20/2025, 8 01/27/2025, 7 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 8 02/17/2025, 9 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 13 03/17/2025, 13 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 16 04/07/2025, 15 04/14/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 17 04/28/2025, 15 05/05/2025, 19 05/12/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 47 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,303 YTD: 147,318	Jun 2024	6,303 147,318
14	2	2	Phantom H D Carlton, Author Zando, $20.00 (368) 978-1-63893-337-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Phantom date, rank 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,261 YTD: 21,070	Apr 2025	6,261 21,070
15	21	36	Haunting Adeline H D Carlton, Author Zando, $20.00 (624) 978-1-63893-246-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/09/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 11.28 [details] Sales history for Haunting Adeline date, rank 09/09/2024, 6 09/16/2024, 8 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 8 10/07/2024, 11 10/14/2024, 8 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 5 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 9 11/18/2024, 13 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 8 12/16/2024, 16 12/23/2024, 14 12/30/2024, 9 01/06/2025, 7 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 9 02/03/2025, 9 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 10 03/03/2025, 11 03/10/2025, 11 03/17/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 17 04/14/2025, 17 04/21/2025, 20 04/28/2025, 16 05/05/2025, 21 05/12/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 36 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,010 YTD: 139,575	Aug 2024	6,010 139,575
16	20	2	Swan Song Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $18.99 (416) 978-0-316-25948-4 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Swan Song date, rank 05/05/2025, 20 05/12/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,993 YTD: 11,871	Apr 2025	5,993 11,871
17	13	4	Enchantra Kaylie Smith, Author Forever, $18.99 (448) 978-1-5387-7080-1 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 7.60 [details] Sales history for Enchantra date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 13 05/12/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,818 YTD: 61,638	Apr 2025	5,818 61,638
18	-	1	Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life Jim Murphy, Author Grand Central Publishing, $19.99 (368) 978-1-5387-7780-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,411 YTD: 5,411	Apr 2025	5,411 5,411
19	16	2	2 Sisters Murder Investigations: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, Candice Fox, Author Little Brown and Company, $19.99 (368) 978-1-5387-5847-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 16 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for 2 Sisters Murder Investigations: A Thriller date, rank 05/05/2025, 16 05/12/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,251 YTD: 11,913	Apr 2025	5,251 11,913
20	43	3	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 WEEK: 43 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,222 YTD: 16,125	Mar 2025	5,222 16,125
21	6	3	Wild and Wrangled: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel Lyla Sage, Author Dial Press, $17.99 (304) 978-0-593-73247-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 9.50 [details] Sales history for Wild and Wrangled: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel date, rank 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,112 YTD: 42,173	Apr 2025	5,112 42,173
22	18	5	Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Author Vintage, $19.00 (400) 978-0-593-31448-7 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 18 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 20.00 [details] Sales history for Lessons in Chemistry date, rank 05/05/2025, 18 05/12/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,029 YTD: 34,520	Apr 2025	5,029 34,520
23	12	4	How to Solve Your Own Murder Kristen Perrin, Author Penguin Publishing Group, $18.00 (384) 978-0-593-47402-0 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 13.50 [details] Sales history for How to Solve Your Own Murder date, rank 04/14/2025, 14 04/21/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,747 YTD: 41,624	Mar 2025	4,747 41,624
24	-	1	Mapping the Interior Stephen Graham Jones, Author Tor Nightfire, $13.99 (112) 978-1-250-40602-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,717 YTD: 4,717	Apr 2025	4,717 4,717
25	18	13	Deep End Ali Hazelwood, Author Berkley Books, $20.00 (464) 978-0-593-55044-1 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/17/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/17/2025 Average Rank 8.88 [details] Sales history for Deep End date, rank 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 6 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 13 04/21/2025, 16 04/28/2025, 18 05/05/2025, 22 05/12/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,650 YTD: 244,962	Feb 2025	4,650 244,962

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 3, 2025; appearing in the May 12, 2025, print edition of PW