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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) Devney Perry, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 978-1-64937-851-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 2.50 [details] Sales history for Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 05/19/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 45,628 YTD: 45,628	May 2025	45,628 45,628
2	1	3	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 2.67 [details] Sales history for Great Big Beautiful Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 40,175 YTD: 223,304	Apr 2025	40,175 223,304
3	-	1	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 30,803 YTD: 30,803	May 2025	30,803 30,803
4	-	1	The Missing Half Ashley Flowers, Author, Alex Kiester, With Bantam, $30.00 (272) 978-0-593-72698-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,502 YTD: 29,502	May 2025	29,502 29,502
5	-	1	Silver Elite Dani Francis, Author Del Rey Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-593-87546-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 24,582 YTD: 24,582	May 2025	24,582 24,582
6	-	1	One Golden Summer Carley Fortune, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (400) 978-0-593-63892-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 24,466 YTD: 24,466	May 2025	24,466 24,466
7	2	2	25 Alive James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56977-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 4.67 [details] Sales history for 25 Alive date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 18,169 YTD: 55,802	Apr 2025	18,169 55,802
8	5	4	The Perfect Divorce Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $28.99 (304p) 979-8-8746-2093-6 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Divorce date, rank 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,127 YTD: 114,891	Apr 2025	14,127 114,891
9	8	6	Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez, Author Forever, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-5919-6 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [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 05/19/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,316 YTD: 162,201	Apr 2025	12,316 162,201
10	6	4	Strangers in Time David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5387-4205-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 6.50 [details] Sales history for Strangers in Time date, rank 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 3 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,718 YTD: 72,277	Apr 2025	11,718 72,277
11	9	10	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 5.20 [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 05/19/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,805 YTD: 108,182	Mar 2025	10,805 108,182
12	-	1	Lore Olympus: Volume Eight Rachel Smythe, Author Inklore, $30.00 (416) 978-0-593-87198-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 10,547 YTD: 10,547	May 2025	10,547 10,547
13	3	2	Enigma RuNyx, Author Bramble, $29.99 (464) 978-1-250-33423-7 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 8.00 [details] Sales history for Enigma date, rank 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,104 YTD: 25,749	Apr 2025	9,104 25,749
14	11	41	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 11.86 [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 05/19/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 41 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,914 YTD: 139,738	Jul 2024	8,914 139,738
15	12	16	Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (544) 978-1-64937-715-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 5.95 [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 05/19/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,568 YTD: 393,893	Jan 2025	8,568 393,893
16	4	2	A Mind of Her Own Danielle Steel, Author Delacorte Press, $29.00 (272) 978-0-593-49870-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 10.00 [details] Sales history for A Mind of Her Own date, rank 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,400 YTD: 25,001	Apr 2025	8,400 25,001
17	-	1	The Names Florence Knapp, Author Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-83390-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,220 YTD: 8,220	May 2025	8,220 8,220
18	10	16	Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 (544) 978-1-64937-418-9 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 4.43 [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 05/19/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,814 YTD: 1,560,778	Jan 2025	7,814 1,560,778
19	-	1	My Name Is Emilia del Valle Isabel Allende, Author, Frances Riddle, Translator Ballantine Books, $30.00 (304) 978-0-593-97509-1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,436 YTD: 7,436	May 2025	7,436 7,436
20	-	1	Love and Other Words: Deluxe Edition Christina Lauren, Author Gallery Books, $35.00 (480) 978-1-6680-9221-7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,194 YTD: 7,194	May 2025	7,194 7,194
21	13	45	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 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 11.38 [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 05/19/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 45 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,862 YTD: 133,807	Jul 2024	6,862 133,807
22	17	12	The Nightingale Deluxe Edition Kristin Hannah, Author St. Martin's Press, $35.00 (448) 978-1-250-37011-2 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 03/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/03/2025 Average Rank 11.31 [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 05/19/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,914 YTD: 96,778	Feb 2025	5,914 96,778
23	-	1	Thunder Game Christine Feehan, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (432) 978-0-593-81963-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,268 YTD: 5,268	May 2025	5,268 5,268
24	14	7	Summer in the City (Deluxe Limited Edition) Alex Aster, Author William Morrow & Company, $28.00 (304) 978-0-06-341166-1 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 04/07/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/07/2025 Average Rank 8.50 [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 05/19/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,014 YTD: 72,516	Mar 2025	5,014 72,516
25	16	5	Firebird: Special Edition Juliette Cross, Author Bramble, $32.99 (400) 978-1-250-33994-2 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 12.00 [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 05/19/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,612 YTD: 42,559	Apr 2025	4,612 42,559

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 10, 2025; appearing in the May 19, 2025, print edition of PW