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Crook Manifesto

Colson Whitehead

Entered Aug 6, 2023 · 3 weeks on the list, last seen Aug 20, 2023

Cover image: The New York Times · the artwork is the publisher’s.

Book Power
14.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#6
1 week there · Aug 6, 2023
Top-ten weeks
1
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
3
August 2023 – August 2023

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Colson Whiteheadprimary100%14.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Aug 6, 2023 on the timeline →
  1. #1Fourth WingRebecca Yarros
  2. #2The CollectorDaniel Silva
  3. #3Lessons in ChemistryBonnie Garmus
  4. #4Happy PlaceEmily Henry
  5. #5The Covenant of WaterAbraham Verghese
  6. #6Crook ManifestoColson Whitehead
  7. #7The Five-Star WeekendElin Hilderbrand
  8. #8A Soul of Ash and BloodJennifer L. Armentrout
  9. #9Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver
  10. #10ObsessedJames Patterson & James O. Born

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