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Hardcover Fiction

August 2018

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Week of August 5, 2018

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THE OTHER WOMAN
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE OTHER WOMAN
1

THE OTHER WOMAN

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Cover of THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
2

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING

COTTAGE BY THE SEA
Debbie Macomber
Cover of COTTAGE BY THE SEA
3

COTTAGE BY THE SEA

THE OUTSIDER
Stephen King
Cover of THE OUTSIDER
4

THE OUTSIDER

THE PERFECT COUPLE
Elin Hilderbrand
Cover of THE PERFECT COUPLE
5

THE PERFECT COUPLE

ALL WE EVER WANTED
Emily Giffin
Cover of ALL WE EVER WANTED
6

ALL WE EVER WANTED

SPYMASTER
Brad Thor
Cover of SPYMASTER
7

SPYMASTER

CLOCK DANCE
Anne Tyler
Cover of CLOCK DANCE
8

CLOCK DANCE

THE GOOD FIGHT
Danielle Steel
Cover of THE GOOD FIGHT
9

THE GOOD FIGHT

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
Lauren Weisberger
Cover of WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
10

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
Lisa Wingate
Cover of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
11

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS

THERE THERE
Tommy Orange
Cover of THERE THERE
12

THERE THERE

THE GREAT ALONE
Kristin Hannah
Cover of THE GREAT ALONE
13

THE GREAT ALONE

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
A.J. Finn
Cover of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
14

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
Celeste Ng
Cover of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
15

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

Week of August 12, 2018

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THRAWN: ALLIANCES
Timothy Zahn
Cover of THRAWN: ALLIANCES
1

THRAWN: ALLIANCES

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Cover of THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
2

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING

THE OTHER WOMAN
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE OTHER WOMAN
3

THE OTHER WOMAN

THE OUTSIDER
Stephen King
Cover of THE OUTSIDER
4

THE OUTSIDER

GHOSTED
Rosie Walsh
Cover of GHOSTED
5

GHOSTED

COTTAGE BY THE SEA
Debbie Macomber
Cover of COTTAGE BY THE SEA
6

COTTAGE BY THE SEA

THE PERFECT COUPLE
Elin Hilderbrand
Cover of THE PERFECT COUPLE
7

THE PERFECT COUPLE

SPYMASTER
Brad Thor
Cover of SPYMASTER
8

SPYMASTER

CLOCK DANCE
Anne Tyler
Cover of CLOCK DANCE
9

CLOCK DANCE

ALL WE EVER WANTED
Emily Giffin
Cover of ALL WE EVER WANTED
10

ALL WE EVER WANTED

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
Lauren Weisberger
Cover of WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
11

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
Lisa Wingate
Cover of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
12

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS

THE GOOD FIGHT
Danielle Steel
Cover of THE GOOD FIGHT
13

THE GOOD FIGHT

THERE THERE
Tommy Orange
Cover of THERE THERE
14

THERE THERE

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
A.J. Finn
Cover of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
15

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

Week of August 19, 2018

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THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Cover of THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
1

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING

PARADOX
Catherine Coulter
Cover of PARADOX
2

PARADOX

THE OUTSIDER
Stephen King
Cover of THE OUTSIDER
3

THE OUTSIDER

THE OTHER WOMAN
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE OTHER WOMAN
4

THE OTHER WOMAN

COTTAGE BY THE SEA
Debbie Macomber
Cover of COTTAGE BY THE SEA
5

COTTAGE BY THE SEA

THRAWN: ALLIANCES
Timothy Zahn
Cover of THRAWN: ALLIANCES
6

THRAWN: ALLIANCES

CLOCK DANCE
Anne Tyler
Cover of CLOCK DANCE
7

CLOCK DANCE

THE PERFECT COUPLE
Elin Hilderbrand
Cover of THE PERFECT COUPLE
8

THE PERFECT COUPLE

ALL WE EVER WANTED
Emily Giffin
Cover of ALL WE EVER WANTED
9

ALL WE EVER WANTED

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
Lisa Wingate
Cover of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
10

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS

SPYMASTER
Brad Thor
Cover of SPYMASTER
11

SPYMASTER

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
A.J. Finn
Cover of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
12

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
Lauren Weisberger
Cover of WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
13

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
Celeste Ng
Cover of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
14

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

THERE THERE
Tommy Orange
Cover of THERE THERE
15

THERE THERE

Week of August 26, 2018

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TAILSPIN
Sandra Brown
Cover of TAILSPIN
1

TAILSPIN

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Cover of THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
2

THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING

SERPENTINE
Laurell K. Hamilton
Cover of SERPENTINE
3

SERPENTINE

THE OUTSIDER
Stephen King
Cover of THE OUTSIDER
4

THE OUTSIDER

THE OTHER WOMAN
Daniel Silva
Cover of THE OTHER WOMAN
5

THE OTHER WOMAN

AN UNWANTED GUEST
Shari Lapena
Cover of AN UNWANTED GUEST
6

AN UNWANTED GUEST

CLOCK DANCE
Anne Tyler
Cover of CLOCK DANCE
7

CLOCK DANCE

PARADOX
Catherine Coulter
Cover of PARADOX
8

PARADOX

THE MONEY SHOT
Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall
Cover of THE MONEY SHOT
9

THE MONEY SHOT

COTTAGE BY THE SEA
Debbie Macomber
Cover of COTTAGE BY THE SEA
10

COTTAGE BY THE SEA

THE PERFECT COUPLE
Elin Hilderbrand
Cover of THE PERFECT COUPLE
11

THE PERFECT COUPLE

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
Lisa Wingate
Cover of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
12

BEFORE WE WERE YOURS

ALL WE EVER WANTED
Emily Giffin
Cover of ALL WE EVER WANTED
13

ALL WE EVER WANTED

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
Lauren Weisberger
Cover of WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS
14

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LULULEMONS

SPYMASTER
Brad Thor
Cover of SPYMASTER
15

SPYMASTER

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.