J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' 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 is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard replaced "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction 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.

"Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fifth week in a row.

"Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the third straight week.

There were no new books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list. It was the same 15 books, just in a slightly different order.

There was only one new book on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Break Out!" by Joel Osteen, which was No. 15 on the list.

There were four new books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (2), "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks (7), "The Fifth Assassin" by Brad Meltzer (10) and "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel (13).

There were four books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien (8), "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling (11), "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter (13) and "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple (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. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

2. "The First Phone Call from Heaven" by Mitch Albom

3. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy

4. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

5. "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson

6. "Takedown Twenty" by Janet Evanovich

7. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

8. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks

9. "Innocence" by Dean Koontz

10. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci

11. "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly

12. "Inferno" by Dan Brown

13. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini

14. "Dust" by Patricia Cornwell

15. "S'' by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

2. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

3. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records

4. "George Washington's Secret Six" by Brian Kilmeade

5. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

6. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond

7. "Miracles and Massacres" by Glenn Beck

8. "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson

9. "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

10. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

11. "Let Me Off at the Top!" by Ron Burgandy

12. "The Duck Commander Devotional" by Alan Robertson

13. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson

14. "Humans of New York" by Brandon Stanton

15. "Break Out!" by Joel Osteen

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich

2. "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

3. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin

4. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy

5. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham

6. "Poseidon's Arrow" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

7. "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks

8. "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

9. "Sinister" by Lisa Jackson

10. "The Fifth Assassin" by Brad Meltzer

11. "The Gift of Christmas" by Debbie Macomber

12. "Unintended Consequences" by Stuart Woods

13. "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel

14. "The Mackade Brothers" by Nora Roberts

15. "Hunting Eve" by Iris Johansen

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson

2. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh

3. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts

4. "World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014" by Sarah Janssen

5. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult

6. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

7. "Dear Life" by Alice Munroe

8. "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. "The Chew" by Mario Batali

10. "Dog Shaming" by Pascale Lemire

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

12. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

13. "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter

14. "Unlikely Loves" by Jennifer S. Holland

15. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple

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.