It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, there are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.
"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn replaced "Friends Forever" by Danielle Steel as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed replaced "The Corruption Chronicles" by Tom Fitton as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"Happy Birthday" by Danielle Steel remained No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the second week in a row.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James retained its place atop the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the eighteenth week in a row.
There are three books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "Odd Apocalypse" by Dean R. Koontz (2), "Haven" by Kay Hooper (9) and "The Light Between Oceans" by ML Stedman (14).
There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Vintage Cakes" by Julie Richardson (3), "Double Cross" by Ben Macintyre (5), "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman (8), "I Hate Everyone... Starting With Me" by Joan Rivers (9), "Red Ink" by David Wessel (13) and "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle (14).
There are nine books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Big Sky Mountain" by Linda Lael Miller (2), "Don't Blink" by James Patterson (3), "Catching Fireflies" by Sherryl Woods (4), "All Summer Long" by Susan Mallery (5), "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts (6), "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich (8), "The Lady Is a Vamp" by Lynsay Sands (11), "The Wedding Party" by Robyn Carr (12) and "Flash and Bones" by Kathy Reichs (15).
There are three new books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Forks Over Knives" by Del Sroufe (7), "You're Stronger Than You Think" by Les Parrott (8) and "1493" by Charles C. Mann (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. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
2. "Odd Apocalypse" by Dean R. Koontz
3. "Friends Forever" by Danielle Steel
4. "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin
5. "Black List: A Thriller" by Brad Thor
6. "I, Michael Bennett" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
7. "The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva
8. "Shadow of Night" by Deborah E. Harkness
9. "Haven" by Kay Hooper
10. "Backfire" by Catherine Coulter
11. "Broken Harbor" by Tana French
12. "Judgment Call" by J.A. Jance
13. "Creole Belle" by James Lee Burke
14. "The Light Between Oceans" by ML Stedman
15. "The Next Best Thing: A Novel" by Jennifer Weiner
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed
2. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Vintage Cakes" by Julie Richardson
4. "The Amateur" by Edward Klein
5. "Double Cross" by Ben Macintyre
6. "Wheat Belly" by William Davis
7. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
8. "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Mark Hyman
9. "I Hate Everyone... Starting With Me" by Joan Rivers
10. "The Skinny Rules" by Bob Harper with Greg Critser
11. "Cowards" by Glenn Beck
12. "Dream Team" by Jack McCallum
13. "Red Ink" by David Wessel
14. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle
15. "Bailout" by Neil Barofsky
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Happy Birthday" by Danielle Steel
2. "Big Sky Mountain" by Linda Lael Miller
3. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson
4. "Catching Fireflies" by Sherryl Woods
5. "All Summer Long" by Susan Mallery
6. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
7. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
8. "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich
9. "Lethal" by Sandra Brown
10. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
11. "The Lady Is a Vamp" by Lynsay Sands
12. "The Wedding Party" by Robyn Carr
13. "Split Second" by Catherine Coulter
14. "Private Games" by James Patterson
15. "Flash and Bones" by Kathy Reichs
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
2. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
3. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
4. "Bared to You" by Sylvia Day
5. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
6. "To Heaven And Back" by Mary C. Neal
7. "Forks Over Knives" by Del Sroufe
8. "You're Stronger Than You Think" by Les Parrott
9. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
10. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Lawson
11. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
12. "1493" by Charles C. Mann
13. "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
14. "Rules of Civility" by Amor Towles
15. "A Stolen Life: a Memoir" by Jaycee Lee Dugard
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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