The calendar tells me that it’s Sunday all over again, and that means it’s time for a run down of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, we’ve got two new books at the top of two of the four major best-seller lists.“The Postcard Killers” by James Patterson and Liza Marklund, pictured at right, replaced "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction list. Also this week, "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne replaced "Women, Food and God" by Geneen Roth as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction list.
“The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo” by Steig Larsson retained the top spot on the mass market paperback list. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert also retained the No. 1 spot on the trade paperbacks best seller list.
There are five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books (and their positions on this week’s list) include “The Postcard Killers” by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (1), "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth (5), "Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel" by Martin Cruz Smith (8), "Last Night at Chateau Moarmont: A Novel" by Lauren Weisberger (10) and "Crossfire" by Dick Francis and Felix Francis (11).
There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best seller list that weren’t on that list last week. Those books are "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne (1), "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (11) and "Through a Dog's Eyes" by Jennifer Arnold (12).
There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham (3), "Don't Cry" by Beverly Barton (10), "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (12) and "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (14).
Two books that weren’t on the trade paperbacks list last week made the list this week. They are "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham (5) and "Are You Vodka? It's Me, chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (12).
Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists. As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. They are initially released each week on Thursday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit Publishers Weekly’s Web site at www.publishersweekly.com.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "The Postcard Killers” by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (Little, Brown)
2. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)
3. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)
4. "Tough Customer: A Novel: by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster)
5. "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth (Putnam Adult)
6. "Star Island" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)
7. "The Red Queen: A Novel" by Phillipa Gregory (Touchstone)
8. "Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel" by Martin Cruz Smith (Simon & Schuster)
9. "The Rembrandt Affair" by Daniel Silva (Putnam Adult)
10. "Last Night at Chateau Moarmont: A Novel" by Lauren Weisberger (Atria)
11. "Crossfire" by Dick Francis and Felix Francis (Putnam)
12. "The Vigilantes" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam)
13. "Veil of Night: A Novel" by Linda Howard (Ballantine)
14. "Private" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)
15. "Fly Away Home: A Novel" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Power" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria)
2. "Women Food and God" by Geneen Roth (Scribner)
3. "Sh t My Dad Says" by Justin Halpern (It Books)
4. "Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking)
5. "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S.C. Gwynne (Scribner)
6. "The Obama Diaries" by Laura Ingraham (Threshold Editions)
7. "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" by Chelsea Handler (Grand Central Publishing)
8. "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis (Norton)
9. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
10. "Angelina: An Unathorized Biography" by Andrew Morton (St. Martin's Press)
11. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria/Beyond Words)
12. "Through a Dog's Eyes" by Jennifer Arnold (Spiegel & Grau)
13. "Sliding Into Home" by Kendra Wilkinson (Gallery)
14. "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void" by Mary Roach (Norton)
15. "The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases" by Mike Capuzzo (Gotham)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)
2. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)
3. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham (Dell)
4. "Charlie St. Cloud" by Ben Sherwood (Bantam)
5. "The 8th Confession" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Grand Central Publishing)
6. "Nine Dragons" by Michael Connelly (Vision)
7. "Smash Cut: A Novel" by Sandra Brown (Pocket)
8. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Signet)
9. "Running Scared" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra)
10. "Don't Cry" by Beverly Barton (Zebra)
11. "Water Bound" by Christine Feehan (Jove)
12. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)
13. "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett (Signet)
14. "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
15. "The Paris Vendetta: A Novel" by Steve Berry (Ballantine)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)
3. "The Girl Who Played with Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)
4. "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster)
5. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham (Dell)
6. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein (Harper)
7. "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
8. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese (Vintage)
9. "Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press)
10. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Pocket)
11. "The Lacuna: A Novel" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial)
12. "Are You Vodka? It's Me, chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Gallery)
13. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
14. "My Horizontal Life" by Chelsea Handler (Vintage)
15. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin)
In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend?
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