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Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2025 YTD
1	-	1	Never Flinch Stephen King, Author Scribner Book Company, $32.00 (448) 978-1-6680-8933-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/09/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for Never Flinch date, rank 06/09/2025, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 95,250 YTD: 95,250	May 2025	95,250 95,250
2	-	1	Hidden Nature Nora Roberts, Author St. Martin's Press, $30.00 (432) 978-1-250-37085-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 06/09/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/09/2025 Average Rank 4.50 [details] Sales history for Hidden Nature date, rank 06/09/2025, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 29,896 YTD: 29,896	May 2025	29,896 29,896
3	1	2	The Knight and the Moth Rachel Gillig, Author Orbit, $30.00 (432) 978-0-316-58270-4 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 1.67 [details] Sales history for The Knight and the Moth date, rank 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 20,277 YTD: 88,385	May 2025	20,277 88,385
4	2	2	Nightshade Michael Connelly, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (352) 978-0-316-58848-5 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for Nightshade date, rank 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 4 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 17,204 YTD: 61,800	May 2025	17,204 61,800
5	3	6	Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry, Author Berkley Books, $29.00 (416) 978-0-593-44129-9 Last rank 3 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/05/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/05/2025 Average Rank 3.40 [details] Sales history for Great Big Beautiful Life date, rank 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 2 05/26/2025, 3 06/02/2025, 3 06/09/2025, 5 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 16,961 YTD: 285,133	Apr 2025	16,961 285,133
6	-	1	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1 Hirohiko Araki, Author Viz Media, $25.00 (394) 978-1-9747-5254-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 14,448 YTD: 14,448	May 2025	14,448 14,448
7	6	4	My Friends Fredrik Backman, Author Atria Books, $29.99 (448) 978-1-9821-1282-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 6.20 [details] Sales history for My Friends date, rank 05/19/2025, 3 05/26/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 6 06/09/2025, 7 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 12,289 YTD: 69,025	May 2025	12,289 69,025
8	5	4	Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) Devney Perry, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99 978-1-64937-851-4 Last rank 5 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 4.60 [details] Sales history for Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition) date, rank 05/19/2025, 1 05/26/2025, 5 06/02/2025, 5 06/09/2025, 8 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,624 YTD: 96,305	May 2025	11,624 96,305
9	9	7	The Perfect Divorce Jeneva Rose, Author Blackstone Publishing, $28.99 (304p) 979-8-8746-2093-6 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 6.22 [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 05/26/2025, 11 06/02/2025, 9 06/09/2025, 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,334 YTD: 143,624	Apr 2025	9,334 143,624
10	4	3	The Emperor of Gladness Ocean Vuong, Author Penguin Press, $0.00 (416p) 978-0-593-83187-8 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 5.50 [details] Sales history for The Emperor of Gladness date, rank 05/26/2025, 2 06/02/2025, 4 06/09/2025, 10 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,906 YTD: 58,068	May 2025	8,906 58,068
11	-	1	Return to Sender: A Longmire Mystery Craig Johnson, Author Viking, $30.00 (336) 978-0-593-83070-3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 8,080 YTD: 8,080	May 2025	8,080 8,080
12	14	19	Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Author Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99 (544) 978-1-64937-715-9 Last rank 14 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 02/03/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 02/03/2025 Average Rank 7.04 [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 05/26/2025, 17 06/02/2025, 14 06/09/2025, 12 LAST WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jan 2025 UNITS SOLD: 7,334 YTD: 415,364	Jan 2025	7,334 415,364
13	15	13	Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, Author Simon & Schuster, $28.99 (320) 978-1-6680-7818-1 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/24/2025 Average Rank 7.38 [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 05/26/2025, 16 06/02/2025, 15 06/09/2025, 13 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,825 YTD: 129,923	Mar 2025	6,825 129,923
14	11	7	Strangers in Time David Baldacci, Author Grand Central Publishing, $30.00 (432) 978-1-5387-4205-1 Last rank 11 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/28/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/28/2025 Average Rank 8.56 [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 05/26/2025, 13 06/02/2025, 11 06/09/2025, 14 LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,584 YTD: 95,157	Apr 2025	6,584 95,157
15	18	44	The Wedding People Alison Espach, Author Henry Holt & Company, $28.99 (384) 978-1-250-89957-6 Last rank 18 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 08/12/2024 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 08/12/2024 Average Rank 12.26 [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 05/26/2025, 18 06/02/2025, 18 06/09/2025, 15 LAST WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 44 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 6,436 YTD: 159,328	Jul 2024	6,436 159,328
16	17	4	Silver Elite Dani Francis, Author Del Rey Books, $30.00 (544) 978-0-593-87546-9 Last rank 17 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 12.00 [details] Sales history for Silver Elite date, rank 05/19/2025, 5 05/26/2025, 10 06/02/2025, 17 06/09/2025, 16 LAST WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,084 YTD: 47,709	May 2025	6,084 47,709
17	8	3	A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated Danielle L Jensen, Author Del Rey Books, $32.00 (416) 978-0-593-59986-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 7.50 [details] Sales history for A Curse Carved in Bone: Book Two of the Saga of the Unfated date, rank 05/26/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 8 06/09/2025, 17 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,079 YTD: 62,521	May 2025	6,079 62,521
18	12	5	25 Alive James Patterson, Author, Maxine Paetro, Author Little Brown and Company, $30.00 (400) 978-0-316-56977-4 Last rank 12 Initial Rank 5 Initial Date 05/12/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/12/2025 Average Rank 9.33 [details] Sales history for 25 Alive date, rank 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 7 05/26/2025, 12 06/02/2025, 12 06/09/2025, 18 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,728 YTD: 78,173	Apr 2025	5,728 78,173
19	13	4	The Missing Half Ashley Flowers, Author, Alex Kiester, With Bantam, $30.00 (272) 978-0-593-72698-3 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/19/2025 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/19/2025 Average Rank 11.25 [details] Sales history for The Missing Half date, rank 05/19/2025, 4 05/26/2025, 9 06/02/2025, 13 06/09/2025, 19 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,718 YTD: 54,026	May 2025	5,718 54,026
20	-	1	Beach House Rules Kristy Woodson Harvey, Author Gallery Books, $28.99 (368) 978-1-6680-7480-0 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,406 YTD: 5,406	May 2025	5,406 5,406
21	20	9	Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez, Author Forever, $28.00 (368) 978-1-5387-5919-6 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/14/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/14/2025 Average Rank 8.27 [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 05/26/2025, 14 06/02/2025, 20 06/09/2025, 21 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,116 YTD: 180,517	Apr 2025	5,116 180,517
22	16	3	Fever Beach Carl Hiaasen, Author Knopf Publishing Group, $30.00 (384) 978-0-593-32094-5 Last rank 16 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 05/26/2025 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/26/2025 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for Fever Beach date, rank 05/26/2025, 7 06/02/2025, 16 06/09/2025, 22 LAST WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,015 YTD: 24,093	May 2025	5,015 24,093
23	22	22	Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman, Author Ace Books, $30.00 (464) 978-0-593-82024-7 Last rank 22 Initial Rank 21 Initial Date 09/09/2024 Highest Rank 19 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 21.17 [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 05/26/2025, 23 06/02/2025, 22 06/09/2025, 23 LAST WEEK: 22 WEEKS ON LIST: 22 PUB DATE: Aug 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,531 YTD: 67,025	Aug 2024	4,531 67,025
24	23	48	The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Author Riverhead Books, $30.00 (496) 978-0-593-41891-8 Last rank 23 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 07/15/2024 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2025 Average Rank 12.10 [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 05/26/2025, 22 06/02/2025, 23 06/09/2025, 24 LAST WEEK: 23 WEEKS ON LIST: 48 PUB DATE: Jul 2024 UNITS SOLD: 4,415 YTD: 147,666	Jul 2024	4,415 147,666
25	10	2	Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation M P Woodward, Author G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00 (432) 978-0-593-71800-1 Last rank 10 Initial Rank 10 Initial Date 06/02/2025 Highest Rank 10 Highest Rank Date 06/02/2025 Average Rank 17.50 [details] Sales history for Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation date, rank 06/02/2025, 10 06/09/2025, 25 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2025 UNITS SOLD: 4,285 YTD: 11,830	May 2025	4,285 11,830

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended May 31, 2025; appearing in the June 9, 2025, print edition of PW