Latest Stephen King novel tops PW hardcover fiction best-sellers list

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, there is one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"11/22/63" by Stephen King replaced "Zero Day" by David Baldacci as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler retained the No. 1 spot on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Next Always" by Nora Roberts replaced "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

There are three 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 "11/22/63" by Stephen King (1), "The Alloy of Law" by Brandon Sanderson (7) and "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco (9).

There are five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton (3), "Spontaneous Happiness" by Andrew Weil (6), "SEAL Target Geronimo" by Chuck Pfarrer (8), "Catherine the Great" by Robert K Massie (9) and "Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible" by Paula Deen with Melissa Clark (14).

There are two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "The Valcourt Heiress" by Catherine Coulter (11) and "Miracle Cure" by Harlan Coben (12).

There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (8) and "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis (12).

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. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
2. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
3. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
4. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
5. "IQ84" by Haruki Murakami
6. "The Christmas Wedding" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo
7. "The Alloy of Law" by Brandon Sanderson
8. "The Snow Angel" by Glenn Beck and Nicole Baart
9. "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco
10. "Hotel Vendome" by Danielle Steel
11. "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides
12. "Lost December" by Richard Paul Evans
13. "The Affair: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child
14. "Out of Oz" by Gregory Maguire
15. "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton
4. "Nearing Home" by Billy Graham
5. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
6. "Spontaneous Happiness" by Andrew Weil
7. "No Higher Honor" by Condoleezza Rice
8. "SEAL Target Geronimo" by Chuck Pfarrer
9. "Catherine the Great" by Robert K Massie
10. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
11. "Guinness World Records 2012"
12. "Blue Nights" by Joan Didion
13. "Boomerang" by Michael Lewis
14. "Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible" by Paula Deen with Melissa Clark
15. "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" by Mindy Kaling

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
2. "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
3. "What the Night Knows" by Dean Koontz
4. "The Guardian" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag
6. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
7. "Gideon's Sword" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
8. "Bring Me Home for Christmas" by Robyn Carr
9. "Touched by Angels" by Debbie Macomber
10. "Holiday in Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller
11. "The Valcourt Heiress" by Catherine Coulter
12. "Miracle Cure" by Harlan Coben
13. "The Athena Project" by Brad Thor
14. "Makings Spirits Bright" by Fern Michaels, Elizabeth Bass, Rosalind Noonan & Nan Rossiter
15. "Wyoming Tough" by Diana Palmer

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
2. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
3. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
4. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
5. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
6. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
7. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
8. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
9. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
10. "The Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht
11. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
12. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
13. "Assholes Finish first" by Tucker Max
14. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
15. "Cleopatra" by Stacy Schiff

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.