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Hardcover Fiction: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast weekWeeks on List
1The Diamond EyeKate QuinnWilliam Morrow$24.9916
2It Ends with UsColleen HooverAtria Books$22.99224
3Watch Out for HerSamantha M. BaileySimon & Schuster$24.99-1
4Death of the Black WidowJames Patterson; J. D. BarkerGrand Central Publishing$22.9942
5The Paris ApartmentLucy FoleyWilliam Morrow$24.99510
6Lessons in ChemistryBonnie GarmusDoubleday Canada$24.9594
7Dream TownDavid BaldacciGrand Central Publishing$37.0032
8Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarperCollins Canada$22.9986
9Kingdom of BonesJames RollinsWilliam Morrow$23.9962
10An Honest LieTarryn FisherGraydon House Books$23.99-1

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Hardcover Non-Fiction: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Palace PapersTina BrownDoubleday Canada$42.95-
2Freezing OrderBill BrowderSimon & Schuster$36.991
3Finding MeViola DavisHarperOne$35.99-
4Atlas of the HeartBrené BrownRandom House$40.003
5The Boy in the WoodsMaxwell SmartHarperCollins Canada$21.99-
622 MurdersPaul PalangoRandom House Canada$26.952
7My Mother's WarEva TaylorHanover Square Press$21.995
8Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall KimmererMilkweed Editions$26.954
9This Is Assisted DyingStefanie GreenScribner$24.996
10The Power of TeamworkBrian GoldmanCollins$32.99-

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Paperback Fiction: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Better off DeadLee Child; Andrew ChildDell$12.998
2The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins ReidWashington Square Press$23.001
3VerityColleen HooverGrand Central Publishing$22.992
4Where the Crawdads SingDelia OwensG.P. Putnam's Sons$24.004
5Ugly LoveColleen HooverAtria Books$22.993
6The Dark HoursMichael ConnellyLittle Brown$22.995
7Fade AwayHarlan CobenDell$12.99-
8Blind TigerSandra BrownGrand Central Publishing$22.99-
91st CaseJames Patterson; Chris TebbettsGrand Central Publishing$12.996
10HideawayNora RobertsSaint Martin's Paperbacks$12.99-

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Canadian Fiction: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Watch Out for HerSamantha M. BaileySimon & Schuster$24.998
2Five Little IndiansMichelle GoodHarperCollins Canada$22.991
3BluebirdGenevieve GrahamSimon & Schuster$24.994
4Looking for JaneHeather MarshallSimon & Schuster$24.993
5Sea of TranquilityEmily St. John MandelHarperCollins Canada$29.992
6Daughters of the OccupationShelly SandersPatrick Crean Editions$24.997
7The Vanished DaysSusanna KearsleySimon & Schuster$24.99-
8ScarboroughCatherine HernandezArsenal Pulp Press$19.956
9The MaidNita ProseViking$24.955
10Daughters of the DeerDanielle DanielRandom House Canada$24.009

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Canadian Non-Fiction: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1The Boy in the WoodsMaxwell SmartHarperCollins Canada$21.99-
222 MurdersPaul PalangoRandom House Canada$26.951
3If I Knew ThenJann ArdenRandom House Canada$19.954
4This Is Assisted DyingStefanie GreenScribner$24.992
5The Power of TeamworkBrian GoldmanCollins$32.99-
6Extraordinary CanadiansPeter MansbridgeSimon & Schuster$36.99-
7Run Towards the DangerSarah PolleyHamish Hamilton$35.005
8If I Cry I'll Fill the OceanIda Linehan YoungFlanker Press$22.00-
9Cat and Nat's Mom SecretsCatherine Belknap; Natalie TelferPenguin Canada$24.958
1012 Rules for LifeJordan B. PetersonRandom House Canada$34.953

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Juvenile: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1Cat Kid Comic Club On PurposeDav PilkeyGraphix$15.991
2Heartstopper: Volume OneAlice OsemanGraphix$19.993
3Heartstopper: Volume TwoAlice OsemanGraphix$19.995
4Heartstopper: Volume ThreeAlice OsemanGraphix$19.997
5Wings Of Fire: The Flames of HopeTui T. SutherlandScholastic Press$22.992
6A Good Girl's Guide to MurderHolly JacksonEmber$14.994
7Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #12)Dav PilkeyScholastic$15.99-
8CoComelon Let's All Sing TogetherCottage Door PressCottage Door Press$22.99-
9InvestiGators: Braver and BoulderJohn Patrick GreenFirst Second Books$14.99-
10Fairy Tale Pop up Bks - GoldilocksNorth Parade PublishingNorth Parade Publishing$14.996

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Self-Improvement: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList PriceLast Week
1101 Essays That Will Change the Way You ThinkBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$18.691
2The Mountain Is YouBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$22.432
3The Gifts of ImperfectionBrené BrownHazelden$22.957
4The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ckMark MansonHarperCollins Canada$23.993
5Life ForceTony Robbins; Peter H. Diamandis; Robert HaririSimon & Schuster$39.995
6When You're Ready, This Is How You HealBrianna WiestThought Catalog Books$22.43-
7Chicken Soup for the Soul: Believe in AngelsAmy NewmarkChicken Soup for the Soul Publishing$17.95-
8The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene; Joost ElffersPenguin$35.004
9Good for Your GutDesiree NielsenPenguin Canada$32.00-
10The Untethered SoulMichael A. SingerNew Harbinger Publications$18.95-

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Mystery: May 7, 2022

RankTitleAuthorPublisherList Price
1Better off DeadLee Child; Andrew ChildDell$12.99
2Watch Out for HerSamantha M. BaileySimon & Schuster$24.99
3Death of the Black WidowJames Patterson; J. D. BarkerGrand Central Publishing$22.99
4The Paris ApartmentLucy FoleyWilliam Morrow$24.99
5VerityColleen HooverGrand Central Publishing$22.99
6Dream TownDavid BaldacciGrand Central Publishing$37.00
7Kingdom of BonesJames RollinsWilliam Morrow$23.99
8An Honest LieTarryn FisherGraydon House Books$23.99
9Fade AwayHarlan CobenDell$12.99
10Run, Rose, RunJames Patterson; Dolly PartonLittle Brown$38.00

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