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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	The Tenant Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (368) 978-1-4642-2731-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The Tenant date, rank 05/19/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 100,520 YTD: 100,520	May 2025	100,520 100,520
2	2	2	Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Author Ecco Press, $19.99 (384) 978-0-06-320416-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 5.25 [details] Sales history for Remarkably Bright Creatures date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 30,361 YTD: 56,588	Apr 2025	30,361 56,588
3	-	1	The Israel Decree: Understanding God's Unbreakable Covenant with His People and Their Land Amir Tsarfati, Author Harvest Prophecy, $8.99 (128) 978-0-7369-9158-2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 28,053 YTD: 28,053	May 2025	28,053 28,053
4	-	1	One Golden Summer Carley Fortune, Author Berkley Books, $19.00 (336) 978-0-593-63891-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 24,366 YTD: 24,366	May 2025	24,366 24,366
5	1	2	King of Envy Ana Huang, Author Bloom Books, $17.99 978-1-7282-8976-2 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 2.33 [details] Sales history for King of Envy date, rank 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 23,667 YTD: 96,188	Apr 2025	23,667 96,188
6	-	1	For Whom the Belle Tolls Jaysea Lynn, Author S&s/Saga Press, $22.00 (640) 978-1-6682-0875-5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 17,821 YTD: 17,821	May 2025	17,821 17,821
7	-	1	Chainsaw Man, Vol. 18 Tatsuki Fujimoto, Author Viz Media, $11.99 (192) 978-1-9747-5493-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 17,164 YTD: 17,164	May 2025	17,164 17,164
8	20	4	Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Mother's Guided Journal to Share Her Life & Her Love (Revised) Jeffrey Mason, Author Hear Your Story, $14.99 (160) 978-1-4642-5141-2 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 8 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 14.00 [details] Sales history for Mom, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Mother's Guided Journal to Share Her Life & Her Love (Revised) date, rank 05/12/2025, 20 05/19/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,243 YTD: 32,367	Mar 2025	16,243 32,367
9	4	15	The Crash Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (384) 978-1-4642-2732-5 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 02/10/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 02/10/2025 Average Rank 3.50 [details] Sales history for The Crash date, rank 02/10/2025, 1 02/17/2025, 2 02/24/2025, 3 03/03/2025, 1 03/10/2025, 1 03/17/2025, 3 03/24/2025, 4 03/31/2025, 4 04/07/2025, 2 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 5 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,081 YTD: 361,954	Jan 2025	12,081 361,954
10	5	40	Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel Navessa Allen, Author Zando - Slowburn, $19.00 (416) 978-1-63893-223-9 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 8.03 [details] Sales history for Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel date, rank 09/30/2024, 21 10/07/2024, 17 10/14/2024, 13 10/21/2024, 10 10/28/2024, 12 11/04/2024, 14 11/11/2024, 8 11/18/2024, 10 11/25/2024, 7 12/02/2024, 12 12/09/2024, 5 12/16/2024, 12 12/23/2024, 8 12/30/2024, 7 01/06/2025, 6 01/13/2025, 5 01/20/2025, 6 01/27/2025, 3 02/03/2025, 4 02/10/2025, 3 02/17/2025, 5 02/24/2025, 7 03/03/2025, 6 03/10/2025, 8 03/17/2025, 8 03/24/2025, 9 03/31/2025, 5 04/07/2025, 4 04/14/2025, 3 04/21/2025, 6 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 5 05/19/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,484 YTD: 248,536	Aug 2024	11,484 248,536
11	7	32	The Boyfriend Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (368) 978-1-7282-9622-7 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/14/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/14/2024 Average Rank 6.10 [details] Sales history for The Boyfriend date, rank 10/14/2024, 1 10/21/2024, 1 10/28/2024, 1 11/04/2024, 3 11/11/2024, 1 11/18/2024, 2 11/25/2024, 1 12/02/2024, 1 12/09/2024, 3 12/16/2024, 4 12/23/2024, 4 12/30/2024, 4 01/06/2025, 3 01/13/2025, 4 01/20/2025, 5 01/27/2025, 6 02/03/2025, 7 02/10/2025, 6 02/17/2025, 8 02/24/2025, 9 03/03/2025, 9 03/10/2025, 12 03/17/2025, 12 03/24/2025, 13 03/31/2025, 12 04/07/2025, 10 04/14/2025, 7 04/21/2025, 10 04/28/2025, 8 05/05/2025, 14 05/12/2025, 7 05/19/2025, 11 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,398 YTD: 180,136	Oct 2024	11,398 180,136
12	3	34	Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99 (544) 978-1-64937-737-1 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 09/30/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2024 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Fourth Wing date, rank 09/30/2024, 1 10/07/2024, 1 10/14/2024, 2 10/21/2024, 2 10/28/2024, 2 11/04/2024, 4 11/11/2024, 2 11/18/2024, 5 11/25/2024, 3 12/02/2024, 2 12/09/2024, 2 12/16/2024, 2 12/23/2024, 1 12/30/2024, 1 01/06/2025, 1 01/13/2025, 1 01/20/2025, 1 01/27/2025, 1 02/03/2025, 1 02/10/2025, 2 02/17/2025, 3 02/24/2025, 4 03/03/2025, 3 03/10/2025, 4 03/17/2025, 5 03/24/2025, 6 03/31/2025, 6 04/07/2025, 11 04/14/2025, 10 04/21/2025, 11 04/28/2025, 2 05/05/2025, 4 05/12/2025, 3 05/19/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Sep 2024 UNITS SOLD: 11,276 YTD: 357,949	Sep 2024	11,276 357,949
13	8	11	Funny Story Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $19.00 (416) 978-0-593-44121-3 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 03/10/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 03/10/2025 Average Rank 9.09 [details] Sales history for Funny Story date, rank 03/10/2025, 5 03/17/2025, 7 03/24/2025, 10 03/31/2025, 9 04/07/2025, 9 04/14/2025, 9 04/21/2025, 13 04/28/2025, 10 05/05/2025, 7 05/12/2025, 8 05/19/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Feb 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,697 YTD: 118,036	Feb 2025	9,697 118,036
14	9	23	Quicksilver Callie Hart, Author Forever, $21.99 (624) 978-1-5387-7419-9 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 12/16/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/16/2024 Average Rank 6.88 [details] Sales history for Quicksilver date, rank 12/16/2024, 1 12/23/2024, 2 12/30/2024, 2 01/06/2025, 2 01/13/2025, 2 01/20/2025, 7 01/27/2025, 4 02/03/2025, 2 02/10/2025, 5 02/17/2025, 6 02/24/2025, 5 03/03/2025, 7 03/10/2025, 9 03/17/2025, 10 03/24/2025, 11 03/31/2025, 10 04/07/2025, 6 04/14/2025, 5 04/21/2025, 8 04/28/2025, 9 05/05/2025, 10 05/12/2025, 9 05/19/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Dec 2024 UNITS SOLD: 9,396 YTD: 208,001	Dec 2024	9,396 208,001
15	6	10	Ward D Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 (320) 978-1-4642-2727-1 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/17/2025 Average Rank 5.45 [details] Sales history for Ward D date, rank 03/17/2025, 2 03/24/2025, 3 03/31/2025, 3 04/07/2025, 5 04/14/2025, 2 04/21/2025, 4 04/28/2025, 4 05/05/2025, 8 05/12/2025, 6 05/19/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 10 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,192 YTD: 133,237	Mar 2025	9,192 133,237
16	11	27	The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick Ariel Lawhon, Author Vintage, $18.00 (448) 978-0-593-31207-0 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/18/2024 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/27/2025 Average Rank 7.93 [details] Sales history for The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick date, rank 11/18/2024, 4 11/25/2024, 5 12/02/2024, 6 12/09/2024, 12 12/16/2024, 6 12/23/2024, 7 12/30/2024, 5 01/06/2025, 5 01/13/2025, 3 01/20/2025, 4 01/27/2025, 2 02/03/2025, 3 02/10/2025, 4 02/17/2025, 7 02/24/2025, 8 03/03/2025, 8 03/10/2025, 10 03/17/2025, 11 03/24/2025, 12 03/31/2025, 11 04/07/2025, 14 04/14/2025, 8 04/21/2025, 12 04/28/2025, 11 05/05/2025, 9 05/12/2025, 11 05/19/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 27 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 8,631 YTD: 192,158	Nov 2024	8,631 192,158
17	12	20	The Perfect Marriage Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $17.99 (384) 979-8-8746-2092-9 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 12 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 16.40 [details] Sales history for The Perfect Marriage date, rank 04/21/2025, 24 04/28/2025, 14 05/05/2025, 15 05/12/2025, 12 05/19/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Nov 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,865 YTD: 82,803	Nov 2024	7,865 82,803
18	13	48	The Housemaid Is Watching Freida McFadden, Author Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99 978-1-4642-2113-2 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/24/2024 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/24/2024 Average Rank 7.75 [details] Sales history for The Housemaid Is Watching date, rank 06/24/2024, 1 07/08/2024, 1 07/15/2024, 1 07/22/2024, 1 07/29/2024, 1 08/05/2024, 1 08/12/2024, 2 08/19/2024, 4 08/26/2024, 3 09/02/2024, 3 09/09/2024, 5 09/16/2024, 6 09/23/2024, 4 09/30/2024, 3 10/07/2024, 5 10/14/2024, 4 10/21/2024, 4 10/28/2024, 4 11/04/2024, 8 11/11/2024, 7 11/18/2024, 12 11/25/2024, 9 12/02/2024, 10 12/09/2024, 6 12/16/2024, 5 12/23/2024, 12 12/30/2024, 8 01/06/2025, 8 01/13/2025, 9 01/20/2025, 8 01/27/2025, 7 02/03/2025, 8 02/10/2025, 8 02/17/2025, 9 02/24/2025, 11 03/03/2025, 10 03/10/2025, 13 03/17/2025, 13 03/24/2025, 15 03/31/2025, 16 04/07/2025, 15 04/14/2025, 16 04/21/2025, 17 04/28/2025, 15 05/05/2025, 19 05/12/2025, 13 05/19/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Jun 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,855 YTD: 155,174	Jun 2024	7,855 155,174
19	-	1	Kagurabachi, Vol. 3 Takeru Hokazono, Author Viz Media, $11.99 (192) 978-1-9747-5478-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,811 YTD: 7,811	May 2025	7,811 7,811
20	15	37	Haunting Adeline H D Carlton, Author Zando, $20.00 (624) 978-1-63893-246-8 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 09/09/2024 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 10/28/2024 Average Rank 11.51 [details] Sales history for Haunting Adeline date, rank 09/09/2024, 6 09/16/2024, 8 09/23/2024, 8 09/30/2024, 8 10/07/2024, 11 10/14/2024, 8 10/21/2024, 7 10/28/2024, 5 11/04/2024, 7 11/11/2024, 9 11/18/2024, 13 11/25/2024, 10 12/02/2024, 11 12/09/2024, 8 12/16/2024, 16 12/23/2024, 14 12/30/2024, 9 01/06/2025, 7 01/13/2025, 6 01/20/2025, 10 01/27/2025, 9 02/03/2025, 9 02/10/2025, 9 02/17/2025, 11 02/24/2025, 10 03/03/2025, 11 03/10/2025, 11 03/17/2025, 15 03/24/2025, 16 03/31/2025, 18 04/07/2025, 17 04/14/2025, 17 04/21/2025, 20 04/28/2025, 16 05/05/2025, 21 05/12/2025, 15 05/19/2025, 20 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 37 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 7,422 YTD: 147,003	Aug 2024	7,422 147,003
21	17	5	Enchantra Kaylie Smith, Author Forever, $18.99 (448) 978-1-5387-7080-1 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 9.83 [details] Sales history for Enchantra date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 13 05/12/2025, 17 05/19/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,026 YTD: 68,664	Apr 2025	7,026 68,664
22	24	2	Mapping the Interior Stephen Graham Jones, Author Tor Nightfire, $13.99 (112) 978-1-250-40602-6 Last rank 24 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 23.00 [details] Sales history for Mapping the Interior date, rank 05/12/2025, 24 05/19/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 24 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,301 YTD: 11,018	Apr 2025	6,301 11,018
23	16	3	Swan Song Elin Hilderbrand, Author Back Bay Books, $18.99 (416) 978-0-316-25948-4 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 20 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 16 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 19.67 [details] Sales history for Swan Song date, rank 05/05/2025, 20 05/12/2025, 16 05/19/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,904 YTD: 17,777	Apr 2025	5,904 17,777
24	34	2	The Summer Pact Emily Giffin, Author Random House Publishing Group, $18.00 (368) 978-0-593-60031-3 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,898 YTD: 9,860	Apr 2025	5,898 9,860
25	70	2	Grandmother, I Want to Hear Your Story (Expanded Edition): A Grandmother's Guided Journal to Share Her Life & Her Love (Revised) Jeffrey Mason, Author Hear Your Story, $14.99 (160) 978-1-4642-5143-6 LAST WEEK: 70 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,823 YTD: 12,689	Mar 2025	5,823 12,689

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