Sunday, November 10, 2013

Martin's 'A Dance with Dragons' returns to best-sellers lists this week

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.

"The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond replaced "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin replaced "Angels at the Table" by Debbie Macomber as the No. 1 book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.

"Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts replaced "The Hit" by David Baldacci as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

"Sycamore Row" by John Grisham remained the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction 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 last week. They (and their places on the list) included "Winners" by Danielle Steel (2), "After Dead" by Charlaine Harris (3), "Accused" by Lisa Scottoline (7), "Fifteen Minutes" by Karen Kingsbury (9), "S." by J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst (12) and "Candlelight Christmas" by Susan Wiggs (15).

There were five books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond (1), "The Death of Santini" by Pat Conroy (6), "Stitches" by Anne Lamott (9), "Pure Joy" by Danielle Steel (13) and "There's More to Life than This" by Theresa Caputo (14).

There were 11 books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (1), "Wyoming Bold" by Diana Palmer (2), "The Gift of Christmas" by Debbie Macomber (3), "The Sum of All Kisses" by Julia Quinn (5), "An Outlaw's Christmas" by Linda Lael Miller (6), "Private: #1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (7), "A Virgin River Christmas" Robyn Carr (8), "A Big Sky Christmas" by William W. Johnstone (11), "Not Without You" by Nora Roberts (12), "Secret Santa" by Fern Michaels (14) and "Christmas in Snowflake Canyon" by Raeanne Thayne (15).

There were six books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts (1), "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh (2), "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (3), "Beautiful Player" by Christina Lauren (6), "When Will the Heaven Begin?" by Ally Breedlove (10) and "A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set" by George R.R. Martin (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. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
2. "Winners" by Danielle Steel
3. "After Dead" by Charlaine Harris
4. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King
5. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks
6. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
7. "Accused" by Lisa Scottoline
8. "We Are Water" by Wally Lamb
9. "Fifteen Minutes" by Karen Kingsbury
10. "Gone" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
11. "Identical" by Scott Turow
12. "S." by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
13. "Starry Night" by Debbie Macomber
14. "Storm Front" by John Sandford
15. "Candlelight Christmas" by Susan Wiggs

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond
2. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell
4. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer
5. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records
6. "The Death of Santini" by Pat Conroy
7. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai
8. "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson
9. "Stitches" by Anne Lamott
10. "My Story" by Elizabeth Smart
11. "Break Out!" by Joel Osteen
12. "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin
13. "Pure Joy" by Danielle Steel
14. "There's More to Life than This" by Theresa Caputo
15. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
2. "Wyoming Bold" by Diana Palmer
3. "The Gift of Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
4. "Angels at the Table" by Debbie Macomber
5. "The Sum of All Kisses" by Julia Quinn
6. "An Outlaw's Christmas" by Linda Lael Miller
7. "Private: #1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
8. "A Virgin River Christmas" Robyn Carr
9. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham
10. "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel
11. "A Big Sky Christmas" by William W. Johnstone
12. "Not Without You" by Nora Roberts
13. "The Black Box" by Michael Connelly
14. "Secret Santa" by Fern Michaels
15. "Christmas in Snowflake Canyon" by Raeanne Thayne

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts
2. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh
3. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin
4. "The Hit" by David Baldacci
5. "Dear Life" by Alice Munroe
6. "Beautiful Player" by Christina Lauren
7. "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee
8. "Unlikely Loves" by Jennifer S. Holland
9. "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Cahalan
10. "When Will the Heaven Begin?" by Ally Breedlove
11. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
12. "A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set" by George R.R. Martin
13. "Quiet" by Susan Cain
14. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter
15. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham

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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