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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	1	2	Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-44129-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 1.75 [details] Sales history for Great Big Beautiful Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 45,405 YTD: 183,091	Apr 2025	45,405 183,091
2	-	1	25 Alive James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56977-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for 25 Alive date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 37,633 YTD: 37,633	Apr 2025	37,633 37,633
3	-	1	Enigma RuNyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (464) 978-1-250-33423-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,622 YTD: 16,622	Apr 2025	16,622 16,622
4	-	1	A Mind of Her Own Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (272) 978-0-593-49870-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,600 YTD: 16,600	Apr 2025	16,600 16,600
5	2	3	The Perfect Divorce Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $28.99 (304p) 979-8-8746-2093-6 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 3.80 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Divorce date, rank 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,049 YTD: 100,760	Apr 2025	14,049 100,760
6	3	3	Strangers in Time David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5387-4205-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 5.80 [details] Sales history for Strangers in Time date, rank 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 6 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,918 YTD: 60,557	Apr 2025	12,918 60,557
7	-	1	The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast (Original) Sarah Penner, Author Park Row, $30.00 (336) 978-0-7783-0800-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,936 YTD: 10,936	Apr 2025	10,936 10,936
8	4	5	Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez, Author Forever, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-5919-6 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 3.86 [details] Sales history for Say You'll Remember Me date, rank 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 4 05/12/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,589 YTD: 149,874	Apr 2025	9,589 149,874
9	5	9	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 4.56 [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 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,486 YTD: 97,370	Mar 2025	8,486 97,370
10	6	15	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 3.82 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 1 02/24/2025, 1 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 2 03/17/2025, 1 03/24/2025, 1 03/31/2025, 2 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 4 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 6 05/12/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,719 YTD: 1,552,954	Jan 2025	7,719 1,552,954
11	7	40	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 11.80 [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 12/30/2024, 10 01/06/2025, 9 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 8 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 9 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 7 03/17/2025, 10 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 7 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,726 YTD: 130,817	Jul 2024	6,726 130,817
12	8	15	Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (544) 978-1-64937-715-9 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 5.47 [details] Sales history for Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) date, rank 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 2 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 3 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 8 04/14/2025, 6 04/21/2025, 9 04/28/2025, 7 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,290 YTD: 385,325	Jan 2025	6,290 385,325
13	12	44	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 11.16 [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 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 4 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 6 02/10/2025, 7 02/17/2025, 10 02/24/2025, 9 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 12 04/14/2025, 12 04/21/2025, 14 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 12 05/12/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,990 YTD: 126,944	Jul 2024	4,990 126,944
14	9	6	Summer in the City (Deluxe Limited Edition) Alex Aster, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.00 (304) 978-0-06-341166-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/07/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 6.29 [details] Sales history for Summer in the City (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 2 04/21/2025, 7 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 9 05/12/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,879 YTD: 67,499	Mar 2025	4,879 67,499
15	-	1	The Staircase in the Woods Chuck Wendig, Author Del Rey Books, $30.00 (400) 978-0-593-15656-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,275 YTD: 4,275	Apr 2025	4,275 4,275
16	11	4	Firebird: Special Edition Juliette Cross, Author Bramble, $32.99 (400) 978-1-250-33994-2 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 8.75 [details] Sales history for Firebird: Special Edition date, rank 04/21/2025, 2 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 11 05/12/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,024 YTD: 38,033	Apr 2025	4,024 38,033
17	14	11	The Nightingale Deluxe Edition Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $35.00 (448) 978-1-250-37011-2 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 10.42 [details] Sales history for The Nightingale Deluxe Edition date, rank 03/03/2025, 2 03/10/2025, 4 03/17/2025, 9 03/24/2025, 8 03/31/2025, 8 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 13 04/21/2025, 18 04/28/2025, 13 05/05/2025, 14 05/12/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,857 YTD: 90,862	Feb 2025	3,857 90,862
18	16	41	The Book of Bill Alex Hirsch, Author Hyperion Avenue, $26.99 (208) 978-1-368-09220-3 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 08/05/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/05/2024 Average Rank 7.49 [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 12/30/2024, 3 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 5 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 10 02/03/2025, 7 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 14 02/24/2025, 13 03/03/2025, 12 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 15 04/14/2025, 15 04/21/2025, 19 04/28/2025, 12 05/05/2025, 16 05/12/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,473 YTD: 90,720	Jul 2024	3,473 90,720
19	19	18	Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Author Ace Books, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-82024-7 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/09/2024 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 20.67 [details] Sales history for Dungeon Crawler Carl date, rank 09/09/2024, 21 03/24/2025, 22 03/31/2025, 19 04/07/2025, 21 04/14/2025, 23 04/21/2025, 22 04/28/2025, 20 05/05/2025, 19 05/12/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 3,344 YTD: 49,095	Aug 2024	3,344 49,095
20	21	7	The Writer: A Thriller James Patterson, Author, J D Barker, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-57000-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 13.14 [details] Sales history for The Writer: A Thriller date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 9 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 16 04/28/2025, 15 05/05/2025, 21 05/12/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,089 YTD: 48,773	Mar 2025	3,089 48,773
21	20	6	Harlan Coben 2025 Harlan Coben, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (352) 978-1-5387-5635-5 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/07/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 14.33 [details] Sales history for Harlan Coben 2025 date, rank 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 17 04/28/2025, 16 05/05/2025, 20 05/12/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,998 YTD: 41,561	Mar 2025	2,998 41,561
22	18	4	Blood of Hercules Collector's Edition (Original) Jasmine Mas, Author Canary Street Press, $32.00 (512) 978-1-335-47473-5 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 16.25 [details] Sales history for Blood of Hercules Collector's Edition (Original) date, rank 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 22 05/05/2025, 18 05/12/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,961 YTD: 36,777	Apr 2025	2,961 36,777
23	23	6	Lethal Prey John Sandford, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (400) 978-0-593-71840-7 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 04/07/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 13.14 [details] Sales history for Lethal Prey date, rank 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 13 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 23 05/12/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,948 YTD: 43,151	Mar 2025	2,948 43,151
24	15	5	The Sirens Emilia Hart, Author St. Martin's Press, $29.00 (352) 978-1-250-28082-4 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 14.60 [details] Sales history for The Sirens date, rank 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 12 04/28/2025, 17 05/05/2025, 15 05/12/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,922 YTD: 27,443	Apr 2025	2,922 27,443
25	13	23	The Perfect Marriage Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $32.99 (352) 979-8-8748-6635-8 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 12/09/2024 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 18.14 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Marriage date, rank 12/09/2024, 13 12/30/2024, 25 01/06/2025, 14 01/13/2025, 13 01/20/2025, 20 01/27/2025, 19 02/03/2025, 19 02/10/2025, 18 02/24/2025, 23 03/03/2025, 16 03/10/2025, 25 04/28/2025, 11 05/05/2025, 13 05/12/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 2,884 YTD: 52,748	Nov 2024	2,884 52,748

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