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Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 18, 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. 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: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 2. 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: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 3. 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: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 4. 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: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 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: 4 6. RED RISING, by Pierce Brown. (Del Rey) Darrow, a member of the lowest rung of a society on Mars in the future, mixes in with humanity’s overlords in hopes of taking them down. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 7. 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: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 8. LIGHTS OUT, by Navessa Allen. (Slowburn) As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 9. THE PICASSO HEIST, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown) A recently discovered $100 million painting piques the interest of a variety of people. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 10. 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: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 5 11. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 5 12. 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: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 97 13. BOLEYN TRAITOR, by Philippa Gregory. (Morrow) Jane Boleyn employs multiple tactics to survive in the Tudor court. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 14. CRY HAVOC, by Jack Carr. (Atria/Emily Bestler) During a time of war and civil unrest in 1968, Navy SEAL Tom Reece is given an unofficial and dangerous mission. LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 15. STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH: EPISODE III, by Matthew Stover. (Random House Worlds) A novelization of the final film in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 ___ NONFICTION 1. 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: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 2. 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: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 3. 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: 2 4. 107 DAYS, by Kamala Harris. (Simon & Schuster) The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024. LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 5. 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: 5 6. 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: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 7. HOSTAGE, by Eli Sharabi. (Harper Influence) Sharabi, who spent 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts his story of survival. LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 8. FUTURE BOY, by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry. (Flatiron) The actor recalls simultaneously playing the roles of Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties” and Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” in 1985. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 9. VAGABOND, by Tim Curry. (Grand Central) The Tony Award-nominated actor gives insights into the creation of some of his roles on stage and screen. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 10. SITTING WITH DOGS, by Rocky Kanaka. (DK) The pet rescue advocate shares stories of dogs who need forever homes. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 11. 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: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 12. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the effects of a phone-based life on children’s mental health. LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 82 13. BORN LUCKY, by Leland Vittert with Don Yaeger. (Harper Horizon) The NewsNation host describes how his father helped him navigate living with autism. (b) LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 2 14. DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL THIS WAY?, by Eli Rallo. (Harvest) The social media content creator discusses difficulties people may encounter in their 20s. LAST WEEK: — WEEKS ON LIST: 1 15. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER, by John U. Bacon. (Liveright) An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago. LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 ___
