Paterno bio debuts at No. 1 on nonfiction best-sellers list this week

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

"Paterno" by Joe Posnanski replaced "The Amateur" by Edward Klein as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn retained the No. 1 spot on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

"Zero Day" by David Baldacci retained the top spot 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 21st 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 "Wards of Faerie" by Terry Brooks (6), "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman (12) and "Where'd You Go, Bemadette" by Maria Semple (15).

There are four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Paterno" by Joe Posnanski (1), "Shadowbosses" by Mallory Factor (3), "Fool Me Twice" by Aaron Klein (8) and "Leading from Behind" by Richard Miniter (13).

There are two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn (2) and "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts (10).

There are three new books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Three Simple Steps" by Trevor Blake (7), "The Shoemaker's Wife" by Adriana Trigiani (11) and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky (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. "The Inn at Rose Harbor: A Novel" by Debbie Macomber
3. "Odd Apocalypse" by Dean R. Koontz
4. "Friends Forever" by Danielle Steel
5. "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin
6. "Wards of Faerie" by Terry Brooks
7. "Black List: A Thriller" by Brad Thor
8. "I, Michael Bennett" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
9. "The Kingmaker's Daughter" by Phillippa Gregory
10. "The Fallen Angel" by Daniel Silva
11. "The Spymasters" by W.E.B. Griffin
12. "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman
13. "Sweet Talk" by Julie Garwood
14. "Shadow of Night" by Deborah E. Harkness
15. "Where'd You Go, Bemadette" by Maria Semple

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Paterno" by Joe Posnanski
2. "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream" by Dinesh D'Souza
3. "Shadowbosses" by Mallory Factor
4. "The Amateur" by Edward Klein
5. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed
6. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
7. "Wheat Belly" by William Davis
8. "Fool Me Twice" by Aaron Klein
9. "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child" byBob Spitz
10. "Double Cross" by Ben Macintyre
11. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim dDeFelice
12. "Paris: A Love Story" by Kati Marton
13. "Leading from Behind" by Richard Miniter
14. "Solo: A Memoir of Hope" by Hope Solo
15. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
2. "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn
3. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson
4. "Happy Birthday" by Danielle Steel
5. "Celebrity in Death" by J.D. Robb
6. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
7. "Love in a Nutshell" by Janet Evanovich
8. "Big Sky Mountain" by Linda Lael Miller
9. "Lethal" by Sandra Brown
10. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts
11. "Catching Fireflies" by Sherryl Woods
12. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks
13. "All Summer Long" by Susan Mallery
14. "The Wedding Party" by Robyn Carr
15. "Wild Texas Rose" by Jodi Thomas

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. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
6. "Beautiful Disaster: A Novel" by Jamie McGuire
7. "Three Simple Steps" by Trevor Blake
8. "Switch" by Megan Hart
9. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
10. "To Heaven And Back" by Mary C. Neal
11. "The Shoemaker's Wife" by Adriana Trigiani
12. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
13. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Lawson
14. "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
15. "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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.