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1	1	44	Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Author Doubleday Books, $28.95 (400) 978-0-385-54734-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 18 Initial Date 04/18/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/02/2023 Average Rank 9.15 [details] Sales history for Lessons in Chemistry date, rank 04/18/2022, 18 04/25/2022, 12 05/02/2022, 15 05/09/2022, 12 05/16/2022, 14 05/23/2022, 17 05/30/2022, 18 06/06/2022, 20 06/13/2022, 15 06/20/2022, 17 06/27/2022, 15 07/04/2022, 14 07/11/2022, 12 07/18/2022, 9 07/25/2022, 12 08/01/2022, 12 08/08/2022, 15 08/15/2022, 13 08/22/2022, 10 08/29/2022, 14 09/05/2022, 13 09/12/2022, 13 09/19/2022, 13 09/26/2022, 11 10/03/2022, 13 10/10/2022, 12 10/17/2022, 16 10/24/2022, 18 10/31/2022, 17 11/07/2022, 20 11/14/2022, 17 11/21/2022, 11 11/28/2022, 9 12/05/2022, 5 12/12/2022, 4 12/19/2022, 2 12/26/2022, 2 01/02/2023, 1 01/09/2023, 1 01/16/2023, 1 01/23/2023, 3 01/30/2023, 2 02/06/2023, 1 02/13/2023, 1 02/20/2023, 2 02/27/2023, 1 03/06/2023, 1 03/13/2023, 2 03/20/2023, 1 03/27/2023, 3 04/03/2023, 1 04/10/2023, 1 04/17/2023, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Apr 2022 UNITS SOLD: 18,981 YTD: 100,920	Apr 2022	18,981 100,920
2	3	31	Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Author Alfred A. Knopf, $0.00 (416p) 978-0-593-32120-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 07/18/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/13/2023 Average Rank 10.37 [details] Sales history for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow date, rank 07/18/2022, 8 07/25/2022, 7 08/01/2022, 9 08/08/2022, 12 08/15/2022, 12 08/22/2022, 11 08/29/2022, 15 09/05/2022, 17 09/12/2022, 16 09/19/2022, 25 09/26/2022, 22 10/03/2022, 25 11/28/2022, 19 12/05/2022, 18 12/12/2022, 19 12/19/2022, 14 12/26/2022, 9 01/02/2023, 14 01/09/2023, 7 01/16/2023, 8 01/23/2023, 5 01/30/2023, 4 02/06/2023, 3 02/13/2023, 2 02/20/2023, 4 02/27/2023, 2 03/06/2023, 2 03/13/2023, 4 03/20/2023, 4 03/27/2023, 5 04/03/2023, 7 04/10/2023, 8 04/17/2023, 4 04/24/2023, 6 05/01/2023, 8 05/08/2023, 6 05/15/2023, 9 05/22/2023, 13 05/29/2023, 15 06/05/2023, 13 06/12/2023, 6 06/19/2023, 12 06/26/2023, 11 07/03/2023, 12 07/10/2023, 12 07/17/2023, 13 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 31 PUB DATE: Jul 2022 UNITS SOLD: 12,476 YTD: 64,016	Jul 2022	12,476 64,016
3	4	5	The House in the Pines Ana Reyes, Author Dutton Books, $27.00 (336) 978-0-593-18671-8 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 01/16/2023 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2023 Average Rank 9.27 [details] Sales history for The House in the Pines date, rank 01/16/2023, 3 01/23/2023, 4 01/30/2023, 6 02/06/2023, 4 02/13/2023, 3 02/20/2023, 6 02/27/2023, 7 03/06/2023, 12 03/13/2023, 14 03/20/2023, 20 03/27/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 10,138 YTD: 65,091	Jan 2023	10,138 65,091
4	5	16	The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller John Grisham, Author Doubleday Books, $29.95 (464) 978-0-385-54892-2 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Boys from Biloxi: A Legal Thriller date, rank 10/31/2022, 1 11/07/2022, 1 11/14/2022, 1 11/21/2022, 2 11/28/2022, 1 12/05/2022, 2 12/12/2022, 2 12/19/2022, 1 12/26/2022, 1 01/02/2023, 2 01/09/2023, 2 01/16/2023, 4 01/23/2023, 6 01/30/2023, 7 02/06/2023, 5 02/13/2023, 4 02/20/2023, 7 02/27/2023, 5 03/06/2023, 7 03/13/2023, 7 03/20/2023, 12 03/27/2023, 15 04/03/2023, 22 04/10/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 8,968 YTD: 56,482	Oct 2022	8,968 56,482
5	2	4	The House of Wolves James Patterson, Author, Mike Lupica, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (400) 978-0-316-40429-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/23/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2023 Average Rank 7.44 [details] Sales history for The House of Wolves date, rank 01/23/2023, 1 01/30/2023, 3 02/06/2023, 2 02/13/2023, 5 02/20/2023, 10 02/27/2023, 9 03/06/2023, 14 03/13/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 8,636 YTD: 72,102	Jan 2023	8,636 72,102
6	7	16	Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Author Harper, $29.99 (560) 978-0-06-325192-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/31/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/31/2022 Average Rank 8.26 [details] Sales history for Demon Copperhead date, rank 10/31/2022, 3 11/07/2022, 6 11/14/2022, 7 11/21/2022, 12 11/28/2022, 15 12/05/2022, 16 12/12/2022, 9 12/19/2022, 5 12/26/2022, 4 01/02/2023, 5 01/09/2023, 9 01/16/2023, 6 01/23/2023, 8 01/30/2023, 10 02/06/2023, 7 02/13/2023, 6 02/20/2023, 9 02/27/2023, 6 03/06/2023, 8 03/13/2023, 6 03/20/2023, 10 03/27/2023, 8 04/03/2023, 12 04/10/2023, 12 04/17/2023, 12 04/24/2023, 13 05/01/2023, 14 05/08/2023, 17 05/15/2023, 20 05/22/2023, 6 05/29/2023, 4 06/05/2023, 6 06/12/2023, 5 06/19/2023, 8 06/26/2023, 6 07/03/2023, 6 07/10/2023, 6 07/17/2023, 4 07/24/2023, 6 07/31/2023, 8 08/07/2023, 7 08/14/2023, 6 08/21/2023, 6 08/28/2023, 4 09/04/2023, 5 09/11/2023, 4 09/18/2023, 10 09/25/2023, 7 10/02/2023, 6 10/09/2023, 10 10/16/2023, 14 10/23/2023, 11 10/30/2023, 8 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 7,973 YTD: 44,243	Oct 2022	7,973 44,243
7	-	1	Exiles Jane Harper, Author Flatiron Books, $27.99 (368) 978-1-250-23535-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 02/13/2023 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 02/13/2023 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Exiles date, rank 02/13/2023, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,822 YTD: 6,822	Jan 2023	6,822 6,822
8	9	22	Fairy Tale Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.50 (608) 978-1-6680-0217-9 Last rank 36 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/19/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/19/2022 Average Rank 7.98 [details] Sales history for Fairy Tale date, rank 09/19/2022, 1 09/26/2022, 2 10/03/2022, 2 10/10/2022, 2 10/17/2022, 1 10/24/2022, 3 10/31/2022, 2 11/07/2022, 5 11/14/2022, 5 11/21/2022, 5 11/28/2022, 2 12/05/2022, 3 12/12/2022, 3 12/19/2022, 3 12/26/2022, 3 01/02/2023, 3 01/09/2023, 4 01/16/2023, 5 01/23/2023, 9 01/30/2023, 11 02/06/2023, 9 02/13/2023, 8 02/20/2023, 12 02/27/2023, 8 03/06/2023, 11 03/13/2023, 9 03/20/2023, 17 03/27/2023, 13 04/03/2023, 18 04/10/2023, 18 04/17/2023, 18 04/24/2023, 23 05/01/2023, 24 05/22/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,746 YTD: 40,070	Sep 2022	6,746 40,070
9	14	18	Mad Honey Jodi Picoult, Author, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Author Ballantine Books, $29.99 (464) 978-1-9848-1838-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 12.50 [details] Sales history for Mad Honey date, rank 10/17/2022, 3 10/24/2022, 6 10/31/2022, 6 11/07/2022, 10 11/14/2022, 9 11/21/2022, 9 11/28/2022, 11 12/05/2022, 9 12/12/2022, 10 12/19/2022, 10 12/26/2022, 7 01/02/2023, 7 01/09/2023, 5 01/16/2023, 7 01/23/2023, 11 01/30/2023, 12 02/06/2023, 14 02/13/2023, 9 02/20/2023, 13 02/27/2023, 10 03/06/2023, 13 03/13/2023, 11 03/20/2023, 16 03/27/2023, 18 04/03/2023, 19 04/10/2023, 16 04/17/2023, 19 04/24/2023, 18 05/01/2023, 18 05/08/2023, 23 05/22/2023, 19 06/12/2023, 25 07/03/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 6,269 YTD: 33,175	Oct 2022	6,269 33,175
10	-	1	Maame Jessica George, Author St. Martin's Press, $27.99 (320) 978-1-250-28252-1 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 02/13/2023 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 02/13/2023 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Maame date, rank 02/13/2023, 10 02/20/2023, 21 03/06/2023, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,526 YTD: 5,526	Jan 2023	5,526 5,526
11	8	3	How to Sell a Haunted House Grady Hendrix, Author Berkley Books, $28.00 (432) 978-0-593-20126-8 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 01/30/2023 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/30/2023 Average Rank 13.17 [details] Sales history for How to Sell a Haunted House date, rank 01/30/2023, 5 02/06/2023, 8 02/13/2023, 11 02/20/2023, 19 02/27/2023, 16 03/06/2023, 20 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 5,116 YTD: 28,016	Jan 2023	5,116 28,016
12	13	19	Verity (Special) Colleen Hoover, Author Grand Central Publishing, $29.00 (368) 978-1-5387-3972-3 Last rank 29 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/10/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2022 Average Rank 13.26 [details] Sales history for Verity (Special) date, rank 10/10/2022, 1 10/17/2022, 6 10/24/2022, 9 10/31/2022, 9 11/07/2022, 13 11/14/2022, 15 11/21/2022, 14 11/28/2022, 14 12/05/2022, 13 12/12/2022, 18 12/19/2022, 19 12/26/2022, 14 01/02/2023, 10 01/09/2023, 8 01/16/2023, 10 01/23/2023, 12 01/30/2023, 14 02/06/2023, 13 02/13/2023, 12 02/20/2023, 16 02/27/2023, 13 03/06/2023, 16 03/13/2023, 18 03/20/2023, 23 03/27/2023, 22 07/17/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,985 YTD: 27,582	Sep 2022	4,985 27,582
13	10	3	The Cabinet of Dr. Leng Douglas Preston, Author, Lincoln Child, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-3677-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/30/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/30/2023 Average Rank 10.50 [details] Sales history for The Cabinet of Dr. Leng date, rank 01/30/2023, 1 02/06/2023, 10 02/13/2023, 13 02/20/2023, 22 02/27/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,852 YTD: 33,987	Jan 2023	4,852 33,987
14	11	5	Without a Trace Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (240) 978-1-9848-2186-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 01/16/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/16/2023 Average Rank 13.12 [details] Sales history for Without a Trace date, rank 01/16/2023, 2 01/23/2023, 7 01/30/2023, 9 02/06/2023, 11 02/13/2023, 14 02/27/2023, 18 03/06/2023, 22 03/13/2023, 22 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,771 YTD: 47,917	Jan 2023	4,771 47,917
15	15	38	Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Author Ecco Press, $27.99 (368) 978-0-06-320415-7 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/16/2022 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 03/27/2023 Average Rank 17.12 [details] Sales history for Remarkably Bright Creatures date, rank 05/16/2022, 15 05/23/2022, 20 06/13/2022, 20 06/27/2022, 21 07/04/2022, 22 08/08/2022, 22 08/15/2022, 35 12/26/2022, 22 01/16/2023, 17 01/23/2023, 23 01/30/2023, 17 02/06/2023, 15 02/13/2023, 15 02/20/2023, 17 02/27/2023, 12 03/06/2023, 15 03/13/2023, 13 03/20/2023, 15 03/27/2023, 9 04/03/2023, 13 04/10/2023, 14 04/17/2023, 15 04/24/2023, 12 05/01/2023, 15 05/08/2023, 14 05/15/2023, 17 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: May 2022 UNITS SOLD: 4,378 YTD: 21,205	May 2022	4,378 21,205
16	-	1	Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Elle Cosimano, Author Minotaur Books, $26.99 (304) 978-1-250-84603-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,360 YTD: 4,360	Jan 2023	4,360 4,360
17	12	4	Hell Bent Leigh Bardugo, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-250-31310-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 01/23/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/23/2023 Average Rank 12.80 [details] Sales history for Hell Bent date, rank 01/23/2023, 2 01/30/2023, 8 02/06/2023, 12 02/13/2023, 17 02/20/2023, 24 02/27/2023, 22 03/06/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 4,301 YTD: 49,047	Jan 2023	4,301 49,047
18	-	1	Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins--Nott the Brave Sam Maggs, Author, William Kirkby, Illustrator, Sam Riegel, Concept by, Eren Angiolini, Illustrator, Ariana Maher, Illustrator Dark Horse Books, $17.99 (56) 978-1-5067-2378-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,809 YTD: 3,809	Jan 2023	3,809 3,809
19	18	33	Horse Geraldine Brooks, Author Viking, $28.00 (384) 978-0-399-56296-9 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 06/27/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 06/27/2022 Average Rank 19.71 [details] Sales history for Horse date, rank 06/27/2022, 3 07/04/2022, 6 07/11/2022, 14 07/18/2022, 24 07/25/2022, 13 08/01/2022, 15 08/08/2022, 42 08/15/2022, 16 08/22/2022, 14 08/29/2022, 17 09/05/2022, 21 09/12/2022, 22 09/26/2022, 21 10/03/2022, 23 10/10/2022, 23 11/28/2022, 22 12/19/2022, 21 12/26/2022, 21 01/02/2023, 21 01/16/2023, 24 01/23/2023, 19 01/30/2023, 19 02/06/2023, 18 02/13/2023, 19 02/20/2023, 23 02/27/2023, 17 03/06/2023, 18 03/13/2023, 19 03/20/2023, 22 03/27/2023, 21 04/03/2023, 24 04/10/2023, 24 04/24/2023, 21 05/01/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Jun 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,757 YTD: 19,391	Jun 2022	3,757 19,391
20	17	20	Dreamland Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $28.99 (384) 978-0-593-44955-4 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/03/2022 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/03/2022 Average Rank 8.47 [details] Sales history for Dreamland date, rank 10/03/2022, 1 10/10/2022, 3 10/17/2022, 4 10/24/2022, 5 10/31/2022, 5 11/07/2022, 7 11/14/2022, 6 11/21/2022, 8 11/28/2022, 5 12/05/2022, 7 12/12/2022, 6 12/19/2022, 7 12/26/2022, 5 01/02/2023, 4 01/09/2023, 10 01/16/2023, 9 01/23/2023, 13 01/30/2023, 15 02/06/2023, 17 02/13/2023, 20 02/20/2023, 25 02/27/2023, 14 03/06/2023, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,658 YTD: 25,691	Sep 2022	3,658 25,691
21	21	9	Tom Clancy: Red Winter Marc Cameron, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.95 (512) 978-0-593-42275-5 Last rank 27 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 12/19/2022 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/19/2022 Average Rank 15.80 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy: Red Winter date, rank 12/19/2022, 8 12/26/2022, 8 01/02/2023, 8 01/09/2023, 16 01/16/2023, 14 01/23/2023, 18 01/30/2023, 20 02/06/2023, 21 02/13/2023, 21 02/27/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2022 UNITS SOLD: 3,464 YTD: 20,240	Dec 2022	3,464 20,240
22	-	1	The Snow Hare Paula Lichtarowicz, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (384) 978-0-316-46135-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2023 UNITS SOLD: 3,201 YTD: 3,201	Jan 2023	3,201 3,201
23	22	14	Triple Cross James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $29.00 (416) 978-0-316-49918-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/14/2022 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/14/2022 Average Rank 11.43 [details] Sales history for Triple Cross date, rank 11/14/2022, 3 11/21/2022, 7 11/28/2022, 8 12/05/2022, 11 12/12/2022, 5 12/19/2022, 6 12/26/2022, 6 01/02/2023, 6 01/09/2023, 14 01/16/2023, 12 01/23/2023, 15 01/30/2023, 22 02/06/2023, 22 02/13/2023, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,742 YTD: 20,202	Oct 2022	2,742 20,202
24	23	18	Our Missing Hearts Celeste Ng, Author Penguin Press, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49254-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 10/17/2022 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/17/2022 Average Rank 16.00 [details] Sales history for Our Missing Hearts date, rank 10/17/2022, 5 10/24/2022, 10 10/31/2022, 11 11/07/2022, 12 11/14/2022, 16 11/21/2022, 17 11/28/2022, 17 12/05/2022, 14 12/12/2022, 17 12/19/2022, 18 12/26/2022, 17 01/02/2023, 16 01/09/2023, 11 01/16/2023, 13 01/23/2023, 22 01/30/2023, 25 02/06/2023, 23 02/13/2023, 24 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,668 YTD: 18,446	Oct 2022	2,668 18,446
25	26	15	No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $28.99 (336) 978-1-9848-1854-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/07/2022 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2022 Average Rank 11.31 [details] Sales history for No Plan B: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/07/2022, 2 11/14/2022, 4 11/21/2022, 4 11/28/2022, 10 12/05/2022, 12 12/12/2022, 11 12/19/2022, 12 12/26/2022, 12 01/02/2023, 9 01/09/2023, 17 01/16/2023, 23 02/13/2023, 25 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2022 UNITS SOLD: 2,566 YTD: 15,770	Oct 2022	2,566 15,770

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Source: NPD BookScan, for the week ended Feb. 04, 2023; appearing in the Feb. 13, 2023, print edition of PW