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Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 25, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. ___ FICTION 1. THE WIDOW, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 2. THE PROVING GROUND, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) The eighth book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Mickey Haller enlists a journalist to help his lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 3. THE THINGS GODS BREAK, by Abigail Owen. (Red Tower) The second book in the Crucible series. Escaping Tartarus demands overcoming trials and breaking rules. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 4. THE SECRET OF SECRETS, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday) As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project. LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 5. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories. LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 6. REMAIN, by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan. (Random House) A New York architect moves to Cape Cod, where he enters a relationship that brings up a lot of questions. LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 7. GONE BEFORE GOODBYE, by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben. (Grand Central) When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam. LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 8. THE INTRUDER, by Freida McFadden. (Poisoned Pen) During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin. LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 9. KING SORROW, by Joe Hill. (Morrow) After a college student is forced to steal rare books, his friends summon a dragon to help him but find themselves in worse trouble. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 10. TWICE, by Mitch Albom. (Harper) Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision. LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 11. THE CHRISTMAS RING, by Karen Kingsbury. (Thomas Nelson) The search for an heirloom ring is the catalyst for a military widow and an antiques dealer to become romantically involved; the basis of the movie. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 12. THE ACADEMY, by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham. (Little, Brown) Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school. LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 13. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 98 14. IRON FLAME, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 82 15. ONYX STORM, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 38 ___ NONFICTION 1. NOBODY’S GIRL, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. (Knopf) The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 2. TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT, by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney. (Mariner) The Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor chronicles the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 3. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Viking) The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market. LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 4. UNDER SIEGE, by Eric Trump. (Threshold Editions) The executive vice president of the Trump Organization shares his belief that attacks on his family are attacks on America. LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 5. GIVING UP IS UNFORGIVABLE, by Joyce Vance. (Dutton) The former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama contextualizes our current political moment and advocates for citizen engagement. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 6. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, by John Kennedy. (Broadside) The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state. LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 7. FINDING MY WAY, by Malala Yousafzai. (Atria) The Nobel laureate describes private difficulties she encountered after the Taliban’s attack on her life thrust her into public life. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 8. THE COLLEGE SCAM, by Charlie Kirk. (Winning Team) The late founder of Turning Point USA accuses academia of lacking credibility. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 9. HEART OF A STRANGER, by Angela Buchdahl. (Pamela Dorman) A memoir by the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi. (b) LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 10. THE LAND OF SWEET FOREVER, by Harper Lee. (Harper) A posthumous collection of stories and essays by the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Go Set a Watchman.” LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 11. 107 DAYS, by Kamala Harris. (Simon & Schuster) The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024. LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 12. HOSTAGE, by Eli Sharabi. (Harper Influence) Sharabi, who spent 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts his story of survival. LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 13. POEMS & PRAYERS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives. LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 14. CONFRONTING EVIL, by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer. (St. Martin’s) O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters. LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7 15. LAST RITES, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres. (Grand Central) The late heavy metal icon charts his health difficulties and his return for the Back to the Beginning concert. LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 ___
