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The answer is option d) Both A and B
When joining two independent sentences to form a compound one, we may count on punctuation and conjunctions. Option A uses both, a comma and the conjunction "and" to establish the connection between the sentences. Option B does the same by using a semicolon to show the sentences are closely related. Option C, even though very similar to option A, uses unnecessary punctuation: the semicolon should not be used before the conjunction "and" in this case.
The memoir spent over 260 weeks in hardcover on The New York Times Best Seller list and it remained on the paperback nonfiction bestseller list until October 10, 2018, having persisted for 440 weeks.
