Top spots on weekly best-sellers lists remain unchanged

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 no new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week. While this is unusual, it’s not unheard of. This usually happens once or twice a year.

"The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling retained its spot as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the third week in a row.

"Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"Shock Wave" by John Sandford remainedthe top 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 28th week in a row.

There are two 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 "NYPD Red" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (2) and "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich (15).

There are three books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Who I Am" by Peter Townshend (3), "Here Come the Black Helicopters" by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann (11) and "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed (15).

There is only one book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "The Litigators" by John Grisham, which was No. 15 on the list.

There are six books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. The include "How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You" by The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman (4), "The Innocent" by David Baldacci (5), "To Heaven and Back" by Mary C. Neal (6), "40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life" by Tommy Newberry (10), "The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2" by Robert Kirkman (13) and "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell (14).

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. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling
2. "NYPD Red" by James Patterson, Marshall Karp
3. "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett
4. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
5. "Mad River" by John Sandford
6. "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom
7. "A Wanted Man" by Lee Child
8. "Live by Night" by Dennis Lehane
9. "Low Pressure" by Sandra Brown
10. "This Is How You Lose Her" by Junoit Diaz
11. "Zoo" by Petterson, Ledwidge
12. "Severe Clear" by Stuart Woods
13. "Phantom" by Jo Nesbo
14. "Telegraph Avenue" by Michael Chabon
15. "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly
2. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen
3. "Who I Am" by Peter Townshend
4. "America Again" by Stephen Colbert
5. "God Loves You" by David Jeremiah
6. "Guinness World Records 2013" by Guinness World Records
7. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen
8. "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young
9. "Total Recall" by Arnold Schwarzenegger
10. "Mugged" by Ann Coulter
11. "Here Come the Black Helicopters" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann
12. "How Children Succeed" by Paul Tough
13. "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe
14. "The Price of Politics" by Bob Woodward
15. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Shock Wave" by John Sandford
2. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy
3. "Micro" by Michael Crichton
4. "Victims" by Jonathan Kellerman
5. "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods
6. "What Doesn't Kill You" by Iris Johansen
7. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett
8. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Fern Michaels
9. "A Day Away" by Nora Roberts
10. "Thanksgiving Prayer" by Debbie Macomber
11. "Red Mist" by Patricia Cornwell
12. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
13. "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman
14. "The Lady Risks All" by Stephanie Laurens
15. "The Litigators" by John Grisham

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. "How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You" by The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman
5. "The Innocent" by David Baldacci
6. "To Heaven and Back" by Mary C. Neal
7. "Bared to You" by Sylvia Day
8. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
9. "Guilty Wives" by James Patterson, David Ellis
10. "40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life" by Tommy Newberry
11. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
12. "The Chew" by The Chew
13. "The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2" by Robert Kirkman
14. "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell
15. "Finding the Dream" by Nora Roberts

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.