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Week of August 9, 2020
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Cover image of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Cover image of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Cover image of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Cover image of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Cover image of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
6 weeks on the list
Midnight Sun
by Stephenie Meyer
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
AGENT: Jodi Reamer
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Unputdownable
4.5 / 1,150 REVIEWS
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Cover image of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Cover image of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Cover image of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Cover image of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Cover image of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
101 weeks on the list
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
PUBLISHER: G.P. Putnam's Sons
AGENT: Russell Galen
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4.8 / 62,001 REVIEWS
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The Vanishing Half moved up 1 rank since last week.
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10 weeks on the list
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS
4.6 / 2,278 REVIEWS
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Cover image of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson Cover image of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson Cover image of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson Cover image of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson Cover image of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson
First week on the list
Critical Mass
by Craig Alanson
PUBLISHER: Podium Audio
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4.6 / 88 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 88 REVIEWS
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The Guest List moved down 2 ranks since last week.
Cover image of The Guest List by Lucy Foley Cover image of The Guest List by Lucy Foley Cover image of The Guest List by Lucy Foley Cover image of The Guest List by Lucy Foley Cover image of The Guest List by Lucy Foley
10 weeks on the list
The Guest List
by Lucy Foley
PUBLISHER: William Morrow
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4.4 / 1,480 REVIEWS

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4.4 / 1,480 REVIEWS
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The Sandman moved down 1 rank since last week.
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4 weeks on the list
The Sandman
by Neil Gaiman & Dirk Maggs
PUBLISHER: Audible Studios
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4.3 / 70 REVIEWS

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4.3 / 70 REVIEWS
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The Last of the Moon Girls moved up 2 ranks since last week.
Cover image of The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis Cover image of The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis Cover image of The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis Cover image of The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis Cover image of The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
3 weeks on the list
The Last of the Moon Girls
by Barbara Davis
PUBLISHER: Lake Union Publishing
AGENT: Nalini Akolekar
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4.6 / 2,202 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 2,202 REVIEWS
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American Dirt moved down 1 rank since last week.
Cover image of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Cover image of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Cover image of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Cover image of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Cover image of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
29 weeks on the list
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
PUBLISHER: Flatiron Books
AGENT: Doug Stewart
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4.6 / 7,199 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 7,199 REVIEWS
9
Cover image of The Woods by Harlan Coben Cover image of The Woods by Harlan Coben Cover image of The Woods by Harlan Coben Cover image of The Woods by Harlan Coben Cover image of The Woods by Harlan Coben
First week on the list
The Woods
by Harlan Coben
PUBLISHER: Penguin
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4.6 / 2,318 REVIEWS

Conversation Starter
4.6 / 2,318 REVIEWS
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1984 moved down 2 ranks since last week.
Cover image of 1984 by George Orwell Cover image of 1984 by George Orwell Cover image of 1984 by George Orwell Cover image of 1984 by George Orwell Cover image of 1984 by George Orwell
12 weeks on the list
1984
by George Orwell
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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4.6 / 14,055 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 14,055 REVIEWS
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28 Summers moved down 1 rank since last week.
Cover image of 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Cover image of 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Cover image of 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Cover image of 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Cover image of 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
8 weeks on the list
28 Summers
by Elin Hilderbrand
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company
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4.6 / 2,229 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 2,229 REVIEWS
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone moved up 1 rank since last week.
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140 weeks on the list
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
PUBLISHER: Pottermore Publishing
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4.8 / 24,308 REVIEWS

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4.8 / 24,308 REVIEWS
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Cover image of Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor Cover image of Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor Cover image of Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor Cover image of Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor Cover image of Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor
First week on the list
Honeysuckle Season
by Mary Ellen Taylor
PUBLISHER: Montlake
AGENT: Karen Solem
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4.6 / 233 REVIEWS

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4.6 / 233 REVIEWS
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Cover image of The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington Cover image of The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington Cover image of The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington Cover image of The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington Cover image of The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington
First week on the list
The Cuckoo's Cry
by Caroline Overington
PUBLISHER: Audible Studios
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0 / 0 REVIEWS

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0 / 0 REVIEWS
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Cover image of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult Cover image of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult Cover image of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult Cover image of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult Cover image of A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
5 weeks on the list
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
AGENT: Laura Gross
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3.8 / 2,252 REVIEWS

CUSTOMER REVIEWS
3.8 / 2,252 REVIEWS
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes moved up 4 ranks since last week.
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16 weeks on the list
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Press
AGENT: Rosemary Stimola
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4.6 / 8,917 REVIEWS

CUSTOMER REVIEWS
4.6 / 8,917 REVIEWS
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The Silent Patient moved down 1 rank since last week.
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75 weeks on the list
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
PUBLISHER: Celadon Books
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4.5 / 17,491 REVIEWS

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4.5 / 17,491 REVIEWS
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When We Believed in Mermaids moved down 7 ranks since last week.
Cover image of When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal Cover image of When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal Cover image of When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal Cover image of When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal Cover image of When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal
40 weeks on the list
When We Believed in Mermaids
by Barbara O'Neal
PUBLISHER: Lake Union Publishing
AGENT: Meg Ruley
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4.6 / 9,935 REVIEWS

CUSTOMER REVIEWS
4.6 / 9,935 REVIEWS
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Cover image of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Cover image of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Cover image of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Cover image of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Cover image of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
70 weeks on the list
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books
AGENT: Julie Barer
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4.5 / 16,073 REVIEWS

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4.5 / 16,073 REVIEWS
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The Order moved down 14 ranks since last week.
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4 weeks on the list
The Order
by Daniel Silva
PUBLISHER: Harper
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3.9 / 1,702 REVIEWS

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3.9 / 1,702 REVIEWS
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