the book topped "the new york times" best seller list by the june 24 edition. alfred a. knopf announced that the book sold 250,000 copies in all formats during its first week. nielsen bookscan, which represents around 85 percent of print book sales, reported that at least 152,000 of the copies sold in its first week were hardcover. the book's first week sales were the highest in the adult fiction genre since the 2015 release of "go set a watchman" and the highest in fiction since the november 2017 release of "". the book again topped the best seller list for the july 1 edition. the book would again top the best seller for the july 8 edition as well. the book would also top the best seller list for the july 15 edition.