Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers Lists. According to those lists, there are two new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.
"The Hit" by David Baldacci replaced "Whiskey Beach" by Nora Roberts as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris replaced "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fourth straight week.
"Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander remained the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second week in a row.
There were six books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list lat week. They (and their places on the list) included "The Hit" by David Baldacci (1), "Fly Away" by Kristin Hannah (3), "Paris" by Edward Rutherford (5), "Wedding Night: A Novel" by Sophie Kinsella (6), "Star Wars: Vader's Little Princess" by Jeffrey Brown (7) and "The Mystery Woman" by Amanda Quick (8).
There were eight books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris (1), "Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters" by Jon Acuff (3), "Jumpstart to Skinny: The Simple 3-Week Plan for Supercharged Weight Loss" by Bob Harper and Greg Critser (5), "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" by Michael Pollan (6), "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza (8), "Trident K9 Warriors" by Michael Ritland and Gary Brozek (12), "Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story" by Carol Burnett (13) and "Martha's American Food" by Martha Stewart (14).
There were two books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Let Love Find You" by Johanna Lindsey (4) and "The Marrying Season" by Candace Camp (15).
There were two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (6) and "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James (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. "The Hit" by David Baldacci
2. "Whiskey Beach" by Nora Roberts
3. "Fly Away" by Kristin Hannah
4. "Daddy's Gone a Hunting" by Mary Higgins Clark
5. "Paris" by Edward Rutherford
6. "Wedding Night: A Novel" by Sophie Kinsella
7. "Star Wars: Vader's Little Princess" by Jeffrey Brown
8. "The Mystery Woman" by Amanda Quick
9. "Don't Go" by Lisa Scottoline
10. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
11. "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson
12. "Starting Now" by Debbie Macomber
13. "Taking Eve" by Iris Johansen
14. "Six Years" by Harlan Coben
15. "Unintended Consequences" by Stuart Woods
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls" by David Sedaris
2. "The One Thing" by Gary Keller
3. "Start" by Jon Acuff
4. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
5. "Jumpstart to Skinny" by Bob Harper and Greg Critser
6. "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" by Michael Pollan
7. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson
8. "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza
9. "It's All Good" by Gwyneth Paltro
10. "Life Code" by Phil McGraw
11. "The Fast Metabolism Diet" by Haylie Pomroy
12. "Trident K9 Warriors" by Michael Ritland and Gary Brozek
13. "Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story" by Carol Burnett
14. "Martha's American Food" by Martha Stewart
15. "Relish" by Daphne Oz
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
2. "Calico Joe" by John Grisham
3. "The Lost Years" by Mary Higgins Clark
4. "Let Love Find You" by Johanna Lindsey
5. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
6. "Delusion in Death" by J.D. Robb
7. "The Wanderer" by Robyn Carr
8. "Severe Clear" by Stuart Woods
9. "Sand Castle Bay" by Sherryl Woods
10. "The Innocent" by David Baldacci
11. "Sleep No More" by Iris Johansen
12. "Balancing Act" by Fern Michaels
13. "American Sniper" by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
14. "You Don't Want to Know" by Lisa Jackson
15. "The Marrying Season" by Candace Camp
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander
2. "The Witness" by Nora Roberts
3. "The Black Box" by Michael Connelly
4. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci
5. "Waking Up in Heaven" by Crystal McVea
6. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
7. "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed
8. "I, Michael Bennett" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
9. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter
10. "Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin
11. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
12. "Obamacare Survival Guide" by Nick J. Tate
13. "America the Beautiful" by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson
14. "The Guardian" by Beverly Lewis
15. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
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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