It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly review of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, we’ve got three new books at the top of the four major best-seller lists this week."Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp replaced "Flash and Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney replaced "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"The Reversal" by Michael Connelly replaced "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett retained the top spot on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
There are six books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (1), "The Sookie Stackhouse Companion" by Charlaine Harris (3), "A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel" by Louise Perry (5), "The Leftovers" by Tom Perrotta (6), "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer (7) and "The Language of Flowers: A Novel" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (13).
There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney (1), "Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health" by William Davis, MD (14) and "What It Is Like to Go to War" by Karl Marlantes (15).
There are nine books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber (2), "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell (3), "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn (4), "Canyons of Night: Book Three of the Looking Glass Trilogy" by Jayne Castle (5), "Only Yours" by Susan Mallery (7), "Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue: A Cynster Novel" by Stephanie Laurens (9), "Love Come to Me" by Lisa Kleypas (10), "One Grave at a Time: A Night Huntress Novel" by Jeaniene Frost (13) and "Shotgun Bride" by Linda Lael Miller (14).
There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy" by Ken Follett (8) and "Succubus Revealed" by Richelle Mead (15).
As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists 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. Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
2. "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
3. "The Sookie Stackhouse Companion" by Charlaine Harris
4. "Flash and Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs
5. "A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel" by Louise Perry
6. "The Leftovers" by Tom Perrotta
7. "Only Time Will Tell" by Jeffrey Archer
8. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
9. "The Omen Machine" by Terry Goodkind
10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larrson
11. "Cold Vengeance" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
12. "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain
13. "The Language of Flowers: A Novel" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
14. "The Measure of Magic: Legends of Shannara" by Terry Brooks
15. "Full Black" by Brad Thor
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney
2. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard
3. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno
4. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
5. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes
6. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson
7. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough
8. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan
9. "Prime Time" by Jane Fonda
10. "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" by Charles C. Mann
11. "After America: Get Ready for Armageddon" by Mark Steyn
12. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
13. "Rafa" by Rafael Nadal and John Carlin
14. "Wheat Belly" by William Davis, MD
15. "What It Is Like to Go to War" by Karl Marlantes
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly
2. "1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber
3. "Port Mortuary" by Patricia Cornwell
4. "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn
5. "Canyons of Night: Book Three of the Looking Glass Trilogy" by Jayne Castle
6. "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich
7. "Only Yours" by Susan Mallery
8. "The Confession: A Novel" by John Grisham
9. "Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue: A Cynster Novel" by Stephanie Laurens
10. "Love Come to Me" by Lisa Kleypas
11. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
12. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
13. "One Grave at a Time: A Night Huntress Novel" by Jeaniene Frost
14. "Shotgun Bride" by Linda Lael Miller
15. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
2. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "One Day" by David Nicholls
4. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
5. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
6. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
7. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
8. "Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy" by Ken Follett
9. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
10. "Room" by Emma Donoghue
11. "Unlikely Friendships" by Jennifer S. Holland
12. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls
13. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
14. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
15. "Succubus Revealed" by Richelle Mead
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? Let us know in the comments section below.
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