New Stephen King novel, 'Doctor Sleep,' debuts atop best-sellers list

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 three new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King replaced "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list this week.

"Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard replaced "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel replaced "The Racketeer" by John Grisham as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"The Hit" by David Baldacci remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second straight week.

There were five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (and their places on the list) included "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King (1), "The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri (4), "Deadline" by Sandra Brown (6), "A Seaside Christmas" by Sherryl Woods (13) and "Christmas on 4th Street" by Susan Mallery (14).

There were four books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard (1), "I'm Too Young for This!" by Suzanne Somers (10), "Empty Mansions" by Bill Dedman (12) and "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser (13).

There were nine books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel (1), "One Lucky Vampire" by Lynsay Sands (3), "Glory, Glory" by Linda Lael Miller (4), "Getting Rowdy" by Lori Foster (8), "Mirror, Mirror" by J.D. Robb (10), "The Night Is Forever" by Heather Graham (11), "Whispered Promises" by Nora Roberts (12), "Merry Christmas, Cowboy" by Janet Dailey (13) and "Call Me Mrs. Miracle" by Debbie Macomber (15).

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Chew" by Mario Batali (2), "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich (6), "Joyland" by Stephen King (7) and "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Cahalan (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. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King
2. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks
3. "W Is for Wasted" by Sue Grafton
4. "The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri
5. "Never Go Back" by Lee Child
6. "Deadline" by Sandra Brown
7. "The Quest" by Nelson DeMille
8. "Thankless in Death" by J.D. Robb
9. "The Final Cut" by Catherine Coulter
10. "Inferno" by Dan Brown
11. "The Mayan Secrets" by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry
12. "The Cuckoo's Calling" by Robert Galbraith
13. "A Seaside Christmas" by Sherryl Woods
14. "Christmas on 4th Street" by Susan Mallery
15. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
2. "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson
3. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records
4. "Still Foolin' 'Em" by Billy Crystal
5. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson
6. "Zealot" by Reza Aslan
7. "The Liberty Amendments" by Mark R. Levin
8. "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
9. "Daring Greatly" by Brene Brown
10. "I'm Too Young for This!" by Suzanne Somers
11. "The Duck Commander Family" by Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson and Mark Schlabach
12. "Empty Mansions" by Bill Dedman
13. "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser
14. "Wilson" by A. Scott Berg
15. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel
2. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham
3. "One Lucky Vampire" by Lynsay Sands
4. "Glory, Glory" by Linda Lael Miller
5. "Private London" by James Patterson and Mark Pearson
6. "Taking Eve" by Iris Johansen
7. "The Bone Bed" by Patricia Cornwell
8. "Getting Rowdy" by Lori Foster
9. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci
10. "Mirror, Mirror" by J.D. Robb
11. "The Night Is Forever" by Heather Graham
12. "Whispered Promises" by Nora Roberts
13. "Merry Christmas, Cowboy" by Janet Dailey
14. "The Hero" by Robyn Carr
15. "Call Me Mrs. Miracle" by Debbie Macomber

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Hit" by David Baldacci
2. "The Chew" by Mario Batali

3. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling

4. "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander

5. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham

6. "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich

7. "Joyland" by Stephen King

8. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter
9. "I Declare" by Joel Osteen

10. "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett

11. "Private Berlin" by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
12. "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Cahalan

13. "The Silent Wife" by A.S.A. Harrison

14. "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
15. "The Secret Keeper" by Beverly Lewis

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.