'The Invention of Wings' takes top spot on best-sellers list 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 Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd replaced "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Super Shred" by Ian K. Smith replaced "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer as the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.

"Eat It to Beat It!" by David Zinczenko replaced "12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro as the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.

"Big Sky Secrets" by Linda Lael Miller remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

There were six new books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books (and their places on the list) included "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd (1), "Dark Wolf" by Christine Feehan (2), "Standup Guy" by Stuart Woods (6), "Fear Nothing" by Lisa Gardner (7), "River Road" by Jayne Ann Krentz (10) and "The Pagan Lord" by Bernard Cornwell (12).

There were five new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. Those books included "The Pound a Day Diet" by Rocco DiSpirito (5), "The Body Book" by Cameron Diaz (6), "The Doctor's Diet" by Travis Stork (8), "Brainstorm" by Daniel J. Siegel (11) and "I Am a Church Member" by Thom S. Rainer (14).

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 included "The Night Before" by Lisa Jackson (6), "After the Storm" by Maya Banks (7), "Montana Bride" by Joan Johnston (8) and "Preacher's Blood Hunt" by William W. Johnstone (11).

There were seven books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Happy Wives Club" by Fawn Weaver (2), "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy (4), "Hands Free Mama" by Rachel Macy Stafford (6), "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson (7), "Return to Tradd Street" by Karen White (12), "Blue Dahlia" by Nora Roberts (14) and "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed (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 Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd

2. "Dark Wolf" by Christine Feehan

3. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

4. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

5. "Hazardous Duty" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

6. "Standup Guy" by Stuart Woods

7. "Fear Nothing" by Lisa Gardner

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

9. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy

10. "River Road" by Jayne Ann Krentz

11. "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson

12. "The Pagan Lord" by Bernard Cornwell

13. "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly

14. "Innocence" by Dean Koontz

15. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Super Shred" by Ian K. Smith

2. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

3. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

4. "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren

5. "The Pound a Day Diet" by Rocco DiSpirito

6. "The Body Book" by Cameron Diaz

7. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

8. "The Doctor's Diet" by Travis Stork

9. "Grain Brain" by David Perlmutter

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

11. "Brainstorm" by Daniel J. Siegel

12. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

13. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond

14. "I Am a Church Member" by Thom S. Rainer

15. "Staying Strong" by Demi Lovato

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Big Sky Secrets" by Linda Lael Miller

2. "Marriage Between Friends" by Debbie Macomber

3. "Guilt" by Jonathan Kellerman

4. "Blindsided" by Fern Michaels

5. "Seaview Inn" by Sherryl Woods

6. "The Night Before" by Lisa Jackson

7. "After the Storm" by Maya Banks

8. "Montana Bride" by Joan Johnston

9. "The King's Deception" by Steve Berry

10. "Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

11. "Preacher's Blood Hunt" by William W. Johnstone

12. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich

13. "Prodigal Son" by Susan Mallery

14. "Temptation Ridge" by Robyn Carr

15. "The Mackade Brothers" by Nora Roberts

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "Eat It to Beat It!" by David Zinczenko

2. "Happy Wives Club" by Fawn Weaver

3. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

4. "12th of Never" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

5. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy

6. "Hands Free Mama" by Rachel Macy Stafford

7. "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson

8. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts

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

10. "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Jordan Belfort

11. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh

12. "Return to Tradd Street" by Karen White

13. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

14. "Blue Dahlia" by Nora Roberts

15. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed

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.