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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	2	39	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2024 Average Rank 13.17 [details] Sales history for James date, rank 04/01/2024, 3 04/08/2024, 5 04/15/2024, 5 04/22/2024, 7 04/29/2024, 8 05/06/2024, 11 05/13/2024, 13 05/20/2024, 22 05/27/2024, 22 06/03/2024, 25 06/10/2024, 17 06/17/2024, 13 06/24/2024, 10 07/08/2024, 14 07/15/2024, 15 07/22/2024, 15 07/29/2024, 17 08/05/2024, 20 08/12/2024, 19 08/19/2024, 17 08/26/2024, 20 09/02/2024, 13 09/09/2024, 11 09/16/2024, 18 09/23/2024, 18 09/30/2024, 22 10/07/2024, 15 10/14/2024, 21 10/21/2024, 19 10/28/2024, 20 11/04/2024, 17 11/11/2024, 18 11/18/2024, 15 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 4 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 2 12/23/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 39 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 52,704 YTD: 389,943	Mar 2024	52,704 389,943
2	1	2	Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive Brandon Sanderson, Author Tor Books, $39.99 (1248) 978-1-250-31918-0 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 2.25 [details] Sales history for Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/23/2024, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 49,475 YTD: 171,479	Dec 2024	49,475 171,479
3	3	45	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Women date, rank 02/19/2024, 1 02/26/2024, 1 03/04/2024, 1 03/11/2024, 1 03/18/2024, 1 03/25/2024, 1 04/01/2024, 1 04/08/2024, 1 04/15/2024, 1 04/22/2024, 1 04/29/2024, 1 05/06/2024, 2 05/13/2024, 2 05/20/2024, 1 05/27/2024, 1 06/03/2024, 2 06/10/2024, 3 06/17/2024, 3 06/24/2024, 4 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 2 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 2 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 2 08/26/2024, 4 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 1 09/16/2024, 5 09/23/2024, 5 09/30/2024, 5 10/07/2024, 4 10/14/2024, 9 10/21/2024, 5 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 6 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 2 12/02/2024, 8 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 3 12/23/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 40,690 YTD: 1,402,304	Feb 2024	40,690 1,402,304
4	4	3	The House of Cross: Meet the Hero of the New Prime Series Cross--The Greatest Detective of All Time James Patterson, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (416) 978-0-316-40268-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/09/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/09/2024 Average Rank 3.75 [details] Sales history for The House of Cross: Meet the Hero of the New Prime Series Cross--The Greatest Detective of All Time date, rank 12/09/2024, 1 12/16/2024, 4 12/23/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 26,584 YTD: 89,473	Nov 2024	26,584 89,473
5	5	21	The Book of Bill Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $26.99 (208) 978-1-368-09220-3 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/05/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2024 Average Rank 4.33 [details] Sales history for The Book of Bill date, rank 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 1 08/19/2024, 1 08/26/2024, 1 09/02/2024, 2 09/09/2024, 3 09/16/2024, 11 09/23/2024, 14 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 3 10/14/2024, 8 10/21/2024, 6 10/28/2024, 3 11/04/2024, 5 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 1 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 9 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 5 12/23/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 23,692 YTD: 544,612	Jul 2024	23,692 544,612
6	6	12	Counting Miracles Nicholas Sparks, Author Random House, $30.00 (368) 978-0-593-44959-2 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 4.25 [details] Sales history for Counting Miracles date, rank 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 4 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 6 12/16/2024, 6 12/23/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 20,651 YTD: 301,037	Sep 2024	20,651 301,037
7	13	24	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 09/09/2024 Average Rank 13.29 [details] Sales history for The God of the Woods date, rank 07/15/2024, 12 07/22/2024, 14 07/29/2024, 18 08/05/2024, 17 08/12/2024, 8 08/19/2024, 11 08/26/2024, 11 09/02/2024, 7 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 14 09/23/2024, 12 09/30/2024, 16 10/07/2024, 14 10/14/2024, 18 10/21/2024, 15 10/28/2024, 15 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 16 11/18/2024, 14 11/25/2024, 13 12/02/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 19 12/16/2024, 13 12/23/2024, 7 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 24 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 19,798 YTD: 197,501	Jul 2024	19,798 197,501
8	8	11	Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Gregory Maguire, Author William Morrow & Company, $40.00 (416) 978-0-06-339108-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 23 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 13.83 [details] Sales history for Wicked Collector's Edition: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West date, rank 11/11/2024, 23 11/25/2024, 16 12/02/2024, 17 12/09/2024, 11 12/16/2024, 8 12/23/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 18,813 YTD: 85,665	Sep 2024	18,813 85,665
9	9	5	To Die For David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (416) 978-1-5387-5790-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/25/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/25/2024 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for To Die For date, rank 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 5 12/09/2024, 9 12/16/2024, 9 12/23/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,408 YTD: 98,688	Nov 2024	15,408 98,688
10	7	4	Now or Never Janet Evanovich, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (320) 978-1-6680-0313-8 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 5.00 [details] Sales history for Now or Never date, rank 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 4 12/16/2024, 7 12/23/2024, 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 15,218 YTD: 104,206	Nov 2024	15,218 104,206
11	12	8	In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel Lee Child, Author, Andrew Child, Author Delacorte Press, $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-72580-1 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/04/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2024 Average Rank 7.20 [details] Sales history for In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel date, rank 11/04/2024, 1 11/11/2024, 3 11/18/2024, 3 11/25/2024, 6 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 15 12/16/2024, 12 12/23/2024, 11 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 8 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,570 YTD: 129,597	Oct 2024	12,570 129,597
12	11	25	All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (608) 978-0-593-79887-4 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 07/08/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2024 Average Rank 14.04 [details] Sales history for All the Colors of the Dark date, rank 07/08/2024, 3 07/15/2024, 8 07/22/2024, 13 07/29/2024, 12 08/05/2024, 9 08/12/2024, 12 08/19/2024, 10 08/26/2024, 12 09/02/2024, 12 09/09/2024, 7 09/16/2024, 15 09/23/2024, 16 09/30/2024, 20 10/07/2024, 20 10/14/2024, 22 10/21/2024, 13 10/28/2024, 16 11/04/2024, 18 11/11/2024, 21 11/18/2024, 17 12/02/2024, 22 12/09/2024, 21 12/16/2024, 11 12/23/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,745 YTD: 201,766	Jun 2024	11,745 201,766
13	22	20	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 16.33 [details] Sales history for The Wedding People date, rank 08/12/2024, 4 08/19/2024, 7 08/26/2024, 9 09/02/2024, 6 09/09/2024, 6 09/16/2024, 16 09/23/2024, 20 09/30/2024, 23 10/07/2024, 24 11/11/2024, 25 11/18/2024, 25 11/25/2024, 20 12/02/2024, 25 12/16/2024, 22 12/23/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,396 YTD: 134,934	Jul 2024	11,396 134,934
14	-	1	A Monsoon Rising Thea Guanzon, Author Harper Voyager, $32.00 (384) 978-0-06-327730-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,025 YTD: 11,025	Dec 2024	11,025 11,025
15	17	12	Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00 (432) 978-0-374-60263-5 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/07/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2024 Average Rank 10.62 [details] Sales history for Intermezzo date, rank 10/07/2024, 2 10/14/2024, 3 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 6 11/04/2024, 10 11/11/2024, 13 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 14 12/02/2024, 19 12/09/2024, 14 12/16/2024, 17 12/23/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,646 YTD: 154,661	Sep 2024	10,646 154,661
16	19	30	You Like It Darker: Stories Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $30.00 (512) 978-1-6680-3771-3 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/03/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/03/2024 Average Rank 10.26 [details] Sales history for You Like It Darker: Stories date, rank 06/03/2024, 1 06/10/2024, 2 06/17/2024, 4 06/24/2024, 5 07/08/2024, 7 07/15/2024, 6 07/22/2024, 10 07/29/2024, 7 08/05/2024, 10 08/12/2024, 11 08/19/2024, 14 08/26/2024, 19 09/02/2024, 19 09/09/2024, 15 09/16/2024, 23 10/21/2024, 16 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 19 12/23/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,256 YTD: 369,523	May 2024	10,256 369,523
17	14	4	The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 2 Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (448) 978-1-250-28877-6 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for The Mirror: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 2 date, rank 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 8 12/16/2024, 14 12/23/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,185 YTD: 86,610	Nov 2024	10,185 86,610
18	10	2	Hooked (Collector's Edition) Emily McIntire, Author Bloom Books, $30.99 (320) 978-1-4642-3059-2 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Hooked (Collector's Edition) date, rank 12/16/2024, 10 12/23/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,627 YTD: 25,590	Dec 2024	9,627 25,590
19	20	7	The Grey Wolf Louise Penny, Author Minotaur Books, $30.00 (432) 978-1-250-32813-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 11/11/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/11/2024 Average Rank 10.89 [details] Sales history for The Grey Wolf date, rank 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 11 12/02/2024, 15 12/09/2024, 18 12/16/2024, 20 12/23/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,537 YTD: 126,307	Oct 2024	9,537 126,307
20	18	9	The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56379-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/28/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 10.20 [details] Sales history for The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel date, rank 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 5 11/18/2024, 7 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 14 12/09/2024, 22 12/16/2024, 18 12/23/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,064 YTD: 128,677	Oct 2024	9,064 128,677
21	15	2	Tom Clancy Defense Protocol Brian Andrews, Author, Jeffrey Wilson, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-71797-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 18.00 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Defense Protocol date, rank 12/16/2024, 15 12/23/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,887 YTD: 19,680	Dec 2024	8,887 19,680
22	24	2	All Fours Miranda July, Author Riverhead Books, $29.00 (336) 978-0-593-19026-5 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 05/27/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 05/27/2024 Average Rank 20.67 [details] Sales history for All Fours date, rank 05/27/2024, 10 06/03/2024, 18 06/24/2024, 16 07/15/2024, 23 07/29/2024, 25 08/05/2024, 23 09/09/2024, 25 12/16/2024, 24 12/23/2024, 22 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,340 YTD: 121,272	May 2024	8,340 121,272
23	34	14	Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout, Author Random House, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-44609-6 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 16.82 [details] Sales history for Tell Me Everything date, rank 09/23/2024, 3 09/30/2024, 13 10/07/2024, 12 10/14/2024, 20 10/21/2024, 23 10/28/2024, 19 11/04/2024, 19 11/11/2024, 24 11/18/2024, 23 12/23/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,384 YTD: 87,351	Sep 2024	6,384 87,351
24	28	14	Here One Moment Liane Moriarty, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY), $30.00 (512) 978-0-593-79860-7 Last rank 28 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 09/23/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/23/2024 Average Rank 11.73 [details] Sales history for Here One Moment date, rank 09/23/2024, 2 09/30/2024, 4 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 11 10/28/2024, 14 11/04/2024, 12 11/11/2024, 20 11/18/2024, 20 12/23/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 28 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,153 YTD: 118,381	Sep 2024	6,153 118,381
25	23	4	Trial by Fire Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (304) 978-0-593-49858-3 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/02/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 12/02/2024 Average Rank 19.75 [details] Sales history for Trial by Fire date, rank 12/02/2024, 7 12/09/2024, 24 12/16/2024, 23 12/23/2024, 25 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,998 YTD: 37,879	Nov 2024	5,998 37,879

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Dec. 14, 2024