Sunday, April 22, 2012

Grisham's 'Calico Joe' takes top spot on best-sellers list this week

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

"Calico Joe" by John Grisham replaced "The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Drift" by Rachel Maddow retained its place as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks retained its place as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James retained its place atop the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

There are four 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 "Calico Joe" by John Grisham (1), "Come Home" by Lisa Scottoline (3), "The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Rogan (10) and "The Cove" by Ron Rash (15).

There are four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "A Natural Woman" by Carole King (5), "Let It Go" by T.D. Jakes (8), "Drop Dead Healthy" by A.J. Jacobs (14) and "Heroes for My Daughter" by Brad Meltzer (15).

There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin (12), "Sixkill" by Robert B. Parker (13), "Mobbed" by Carol Higgins Clark (14) and "The Scoop" by Fern Michaels (15).

There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "The Fiddler" by Beverly Lewis (12) and "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander (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. "Calico Joe" by John Grisham
2. "Guilty Wives" by James Patterson
3. "Come Home" by Lisa Scottoline
4. "The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark
5. "The Shoemaker's Wife" by Adriana Trigiani
6. "Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art" by Christopher Moore
7. "Stay Close" by Harlan Coben
8. "The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection: No 1. Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith
9. "Betrayal: A Novel" by Danielle Steel
10. "The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Rogan
11. "The Beginner's Goodbye" by Anne Tyler
12. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Lone Wolf" by Jodi Picoult
14. "Lover Reborn" by J.R. Ward
15. "The Cove" by Ron Rash

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Drift" by Rachel Maddow
2. "Mrs. Kennedy and Me" by Lisa McCubbin and Clint Hill
3. "The Big Miss" by Hank Haney
4. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier" by Ree Drummond
5. "A Natural Woman" by Carole King
6. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman, M.D.
7. "Trickle Down Tyranny" by Michael Savage
8. "Let It Go" by T.D. Jakes
9. "Imagine" by Jonah Lehrer
10. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed
11. "Weeknights with Giada" by Giada De Laurentiis
12. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
13. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
14. "Drop Dead Healthy" by A.J. Jacobs
15. "Heroes for My Daughter" by Brad Meltzer

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
2. "Chasing Fire" by Nora Roberts
3. "The Postcard Killers" by James Patterson & Lisa Marklund
4. "The Devil Colony" by James Rollins
5. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
6. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" by Seth Grahame-Smith
7. "I'll Walk Alone" by Mary Higgins Clark
8. "The Affair" by Lee Child
9. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
11. "A Turn in the Road" by Debbie Macomber
12. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Sixkill" by Robert B. Parker
14. "Mobbed" by Carol Higgins Clark
15. "The Scoop" by Fern Michaels

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
2. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks
3. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
4. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
5. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey
6. "The Magic" by Rhonda Byrne
7. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
8. "The Vow" by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
9. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson
10. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" by Seth Grahame-Smith
11. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
12. "The Fiddler" by Beverly Lewis
13. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
14. "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer
15. "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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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