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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2024 YTD
1	-	1	Funny Story Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (384) 978-0-593-44128-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/06/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/06/2024 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Funny Story date, rank 05/06/2024, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 119,531 YTD: 119,531	Apr 2024	119,531 119,531
2	1	12	The Women Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (480) 978-1-250-17863-3 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/19/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/19/2024 Average Rank 1.46 [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 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 35,333 YTD: 625,858	Feb 2024	35,333 625,858
3	2	2	A Calamity of Souls David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (480) 978-1-5387-6502-9 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/29/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/29/2024 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for A Calamity of Souls date, rank 04/29/2024, 2 05/06/2024, 3 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 19,532 YTD: 53,944	Apr 2024	19,532 53,944
4	39	52	The Covenant of Water Grove Press, $30.00 (736p) 978-0-8021-6217-5 Last rank 39 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/12/2023 Average Rank 10.38 [details] Sales history for The Covenant of Water date, rank 05/15/2023, 4 05/22/2023, 7 05/29/2023, 17 06/05/2023, 3 06/12/2023, 2 06/19/2023, 4 06/26/2023, 4 07/03/2023, 4 07/10/2023, 5 07/17/2023, 5 07/24/2023, 5 07/31/2023, 6 08/07/2023, 6 08/14/2023, 5 08/21/2023, 7 08/28/2023, 5 09/04/2023, 7 09/11/2023, 5 09/18/2023, 13 09/25/2023, 10 10/02/2023, 7 10/09/2023, 12 10/16/2023, 16 10/23/2023, 13 10/30/2023, 10 11/06/2023, 9 11/13/2023, 12 11/20/2023, 14 11/27/2023, 17 12/04/2023, 19 12/11/2023, 17 12/18/2023, 14 12/25/2023, 11 01/01/2024, 10 01/08/2024, 11 01/15/2024, 11 01/22/2024, 16 01/29/2024, 13 02/05/2024, 14 02/12/2024, 21 02/19/2024, 18 02/26/2024, 18 03/04/2024, 17 03/11/2024, 19 03/18/2024, 19 05/06/2024, 4 LAST WEEK: 39 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 17,748 YTD: 78,992	May 2023	17,748 78,992
5	3	52	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-404-2 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/15/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/05/2023 Average Rank 3.48 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 05/15/2023, 3 05/22/2023, 3 05/29/2023, 3 06/05/2023, 4 06/12/2023, 18 06/19/2023, 16 06/26/2023, 9 07/03/2023, 8 07/10/2023, 2 07/17/2023, 1 07/24/2023, 1 07/31/2023, 1 08/07/2023, 1 08/14/2023, 1 08/21/2023, 1 08/28/2023, 1 09/04/2023, 1 09/11/2023, 1 09/18/2023, 2 09/25/2023, 2 10/02/2023, 1 10/09/2023, 1 10/16/2023, 1 10/23/2023, 2 10/30/2023, 2 11/06/2023, 3 11/13/2023, 3 11/20/2023, 3 11/27/2023, 2 12/04/2023, 2 12/11/2023, 2 12/18/2023, 2 12/25/2023, 1 01/01/2024, 1 01/08/2024, 2 01/15/2024, 2 01/22/2024, 2 01/29/2024, 2 02/05/2024, 1 02/12/2024, 3 02/19/2024, 5 02/26/2024, 2 03/04/2024, 2 03/11/2024, 4 03/18/2024, 2 03/25/2024, 2 04/01/2024, 4 04/08/2024, 2 04/15/2024, 3 04/22/2024, 3 04/29/2024, 3 05/06/2024, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 52 PUB DATE: May 2023 UNITS SOLD: 14,404 YTD: 416,289	May 2023	14,404 416,289
6	5	25	Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (512) 978-1-64937-417-2 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/20/2023 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/20/2023 Average Rank 3.19 [details] Sales history for Iron Flame date, rank 11/20/2023, 1 11/27/2023, 1 12/04/2023, 1 12/11/2023, 1 12/18/2023, 1 12/25/2023, 2 01/01/2024, 3 01/08/2024, 1 01/15/2024, 1 01/22/2024, 1 01/29/2024, 1 02/05/2024, 2 02/12/2024, 2 02/19/2024, 4 02/26/2024, 3 03/04/2024, 3 03/11/2024, 5 03/18/2024, 4 03/25/2024, 3 04/01/2024, 5 04/08/2024, 3 04/15/2024, 4 04/22/2024, 5 04/29/2024, 5 05/06/2024, 6 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 25 PUB DATE: Nov 2023 UNITS SOLD: 13,385 YTD: 403,874	Nov 2023	13,385 403,874
7	-	1	Extinction Douglas Preston, Author Forge, $29.99 (384) 978-0-7653-1770-4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 12,827 YTD: 12,827	Apr 2024	12,827 12,827
8	6	4	Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Author Viking, $32.00 (448) 978-0-593-29637-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for Table for Two: Fictions date, rank 04/15/2024, 2 04/22/2024, 6 04/29/2024, 6 05/06/2024, 8 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 10,564 YTD: 61,519	Apr 2024	10,564 61,519
9	4	3	The Familiar Leigh Bardugo, Author Flatiron Books, $29.99 (400) 978-1-250-88425-1 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Familiar date, rank 04/22/2024, 2 04/29/2024, 4 05/06/2024, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,989 YTD: 64,200	Apr 2024	9,989 64,200
10	-	1	The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl, Author Random House, $29.00 (288) 978-0-8129-9630-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,735 YTD: 7,735	Apr 2024	7,735 7,735
11	8	6	James Percival Everett, Author Doubleday Books, $28.00 (320) 978-0-385-55036-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 6.50 [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 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,458 YTD: 71,734	Mar 2024	7,458 71,734
12	7	3	Toxic Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71449-2 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Toxic Prey date, rank 04/22/2024, 4 04/29/2024, 7 05/06/2024, 12 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,026 YTD: 41,027	Apr 2024	7,026 41,027
13	10	38	The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Author Riverhead Books, $28.00 (400) 978-0-593-42294-6 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/21/2023 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/01/2024 Average Rank 8.35 [details] Sales history for The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store date, rank 08/21/2023, 4 08/28/2023, 6 09/04/2023, 10 09/11/2023, 6 09/18/2023, 12 09/25/2023, 12 10/02/2023, 11 10/09/2023, 15 10/16/2023, 18 10/23/2023, 20 10/30/2023, 16 11/06/2023, 16 11/13/2023, 14 11/20/2023, 16 11/27/2023, 7 12/04/2023, 8 12/11/2023, 5 12/18/2023, 3 12/25/2023, 3 01/01/2024, 2 01/08/2024, 3 01/15/2024, 3 01/22/2024, 5 01/29/2024, 4 02/05/2024, 5 02/12/2024, 4 02/19/2024, 6 02/26/2024, 6 03/04/2024, 5 03/11/2024, 6 03/18/2024, 8 03/25/2024, 8 04/01/2024, 7 04/08/2024, 7 04/15/2024, 9 04/22/2024, 12 04/29/2024, 10 05/06/2024, 13 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 38 PUB DATE: Aug 2023 UNITS SOLD: 6,515 YTD: 214,281	Aug 2023	6,515 214,281
14	-	1	Lost Birds: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel Anne Hillerman, Author Harper, $30.00 (304) 978-0-06-334478-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,277 YTD: 6,277	Apr 2024	6,277 6,277
15	9	6	The #1 Lawyer: He's America's Best Lawyer Until He's It's #1 Murder Suspect James Patterson, Author, Nancy Allen, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-49967-5 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 7.86 [details] Sales history for The #1 Lawyer: He's America's Best Lawyer Until He's It's #1 Murder Suspect date, rank 04/01/2024, 2 04/08/2024, 4 04/15/2024, 6 04/22/2024, 10 04/29/2024, 9 05/06/2024, 15 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,741 YTD: 68,510	Mar 2024	5,741 68,510
16	12	13	House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J Maas, Author Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00 (848) 978-1-63557-410-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/12/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/12/2024 Average Rank 7.27 [details] Sales history for House of Flame and Shadow date, rank 02/12/2024, 1 02/19/2024, 2 02/26/2024, 4 03/04/2024, 4 03/11/2024, 7 03/18/2024, 10 03/25/2024, 11 04/01/2024, 8 04/08/2024, 9 04/15/2024, 12 04/22/2024, 8 04/29/2024, 12 05/06/2024, 16 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,167 YTD: 505,589	Jan 2024	5,167 505,589
17	18	14	Gothikana Runyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (416) 978-1-250-33420-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 02/05/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 02/05/2024 Average Rank 11.60 [details] Sales history for Gothikana date, rank 02/05/2024, 4 02/12/2024, 5 02/19/2024, 8 02/26/2024, 8 03/04/2024, 10 03/11/2024, 12 03/18/2024, 12 03/25/2024, 13 04/01/2024, 14 04/08/2024, 16 04/15/2024, 16 04/22/2024, 15 04/29/2024, 18 05/06/2024, 17 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 14 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 5,066 YTD: 120,245	Jan 2024	5,066 120,245
18	14	17	First Lie Wins Ashley Elston, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00 (352) 978-0-593-49291-8 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/22/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/29/2024 Average Rank 9.56 [details] Sales history for First Lie Wins date, rank 01/22/2024, 6 01/29/2024, 5 02/05/2024, 6 02/12/2024, 6 02/19/2024, 7 02/26/2024, 7 03/04/2024, 9 03/11/2024, 9 03/18/2024, 11 03/25/2024, 12 04/01/2024, 9 04/08/2024, 10 04/15/2024, 13 04/22/2024, 11 04/29/2024, 14 05/06/2024, 18 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Jan 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,656 YTD: 175,405	Jan 2024	4,656 175,405
19	15	9	A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated Danielle L Jensen, Author Del Rey Books, $29.99 (432) 978-0-593-59983-9 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated date, rank 03/11/2024, 3 03/18/2024, 6 03/25/2024, 5 04/01/2024, 6 04/08/2024, 8 04/15/2024, 10 04/22/2024, 9 04/29/2024, 15 05/06/2024, 19 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,582 YTD: 102,618	Feb 2024	4,582 102,618
20	16	3	Daughter of Mine Megan Miranda, Author S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.00 (352) 978-1-6680-1044-0 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 04/22/2024 Highest Rank 14 Highest Rank Date 04/22/2024 Average Rank 16.67 [details] Sales history for Daughter of Mine date, rank 04/22/2024, 14 04/29/2024, 16 05/06/2024, 20 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,839 YTD: 16,017	Apr 2024	3,839 16,017
21	19	4	She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller (Original) Mary Kubica, Author Park Row, $30.00 (352) 978-0-7783-0806-5 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 04/15/2024 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 04/15/2024 Average Rank 15.75 [details] Sales history for She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller (Original) date, rank 04/15/2024, 7 04/22/2024, 16 04/29/2024, 19 05/06/2024, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,491 YTD: 22,987	Apr 2024	3,491 22,987
22	-	1	Darling Girls Sally Hepworth, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.00 (368) 978-1-250-28452-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,237 YTD: 3,237	Apr 2024	3,237 3,237
23	20	9	Three-Inch Teeth C J Box, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-33134-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/11/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/11/2024 Average Rank 13.00 [details] Sales history for Three-Inch Teeth date, rank 03/11/2024, 2 03/18/2024, 7 03/25/2024, 9 04/01/2024, 12 04/08/2024, 15 04/15/2024, 15 04/22/2024, 24 04/29/2024, 20 05/06/2024, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Feb 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,141 YTD: 87,683	Feb 2024	3,141 87,683
24	21	6	Expiration Dates Rebecca Serle, Author Atria Books, $27.00 (272) 978-1-9821-6682-3 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 04/01/2024 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 04/01/2024 Average Rank 16.83 [details] Sales history for Expiration Dates date, rank 04/01/2024, 10 04/08/2024, 11 04/15/2024, 17 04/22/2024, 18 04/29/2024, 21 05/06/2024, 24 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,041 YTD: 30,069	Mar 2024	3,041 30,069
25	-	1	The Summer We Started Over Nancy Thayer, Author Ballantine Books, $29.00 (336) 978-0-593-72400-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,923 YTD: 2,923	Apr 2024	2,923 2,923

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Apr. 26, 2024; appearing in the May 6, 2024, print edition of PW

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