Top Reads: James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge's GONE Tops New York Times' Fiction List, Week Ending 10/20

By: Oct. 20, 2013
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Since there's no end-all-be-all 'best seller' list, BWW Books has rounded up both The New York Times' top sellers as well as Amazon's - providing you with your one-stop look at this week's top reads!

James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge's GONE debuted at the top of the New York Times' fiction list for the week ending Oct. 20, bumping Stephen King's latest thriller DOCTOR SLEEP to the second spot. Nicholas Sparks' THE LONGEST RIDE also shifted down one position this week, ending up in the third spot.

On the non-fiction side of the things, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's KILLING JESUS held on to the top spot, with Malcolm Gladwell's DAVID AND GOLIATH ascending to the second position, and Naoki Higashida rounding out the top three with THE REASON I JUMP.

On Amazon, THE HOUSE OF HADES (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4) by Rick Riordan held on to the top spot for the second week in a row ahead of its release with this week, while Veronica Roth's latest entry into the ALLEGIANT series, also debuting on Tuesday, came in second. O'Reilly and Dugard's KILLING JESUS came in third.

The New York Times Best Sellers
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction

1) GONE - James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
2) DOCTOR SLEEP - Stephen King
3) THE LONGEST RIDE - Nicholas Sparks
4) SILENCING EVE - Iris Johansen
5) THE HUSBAND'S SECRET - Liane Moriarty
6) NEVER GO BACK - Lee Child
7) THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS - Elizabeth Gilbert
8) THE RACKETEER - John Grisham
9) W IS FOR WASTED - Sue Grafton
10) THE OCTOBER LIST - Jeffery Deaver

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
1) KILLING JESUS - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
2) DAVID AND GOLIATH - Malcolm Gladwell
3) THE REASON I JUMP - Naoki Higashida
4) ONE SUMMER - Bill Bryson
5) SI-COLOGY 1 - Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
6) ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK - Piper Kerman
7) ZEALOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JESUS OF NAZARETH - Reza Aslan
8) LEAN IN - Sheryl Sandberg
9) STILL FOOLIN' 'EM - Billy Crystal
10) TIP AND THE GIPPER - Chris Matthews

For the full list of New York Times Best Sellers, click here.

Amazon Top Best Sellers
1) THE HOUSE OF HADES (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4) - by Rick Riordan
2) ALLEGIANT (DIVERGENT) - Veronica Roth (Release: Oct. 22, 2013)
3) KILLING JESUS - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
4) I AM MALALA: THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP FOR EDUCATION AND WAS SHOT BY THE TALIBAN - Malala Yousafzai
5) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: HARD LUCK - Jeff Kinney (Release: Nov. 5, 2013)
6) THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt (Release: Oct. 22, 2013)
7) POKEMON X & POKEMON Y: THE OFFICIAL KALOS REGION GUIDEBOOK: THE OFFICIAL POKEMON STRATEGY GUIDE - Stephen Stratton
8) HUMANS OF NEW YORK - Brandon Stanton
9) THE REASON I JUMP - Naoki Higadisha
10) SYCAMORE ROW - John Grisham (Oct. 22, 2013)

For the the full list of Amazon's top best sellers, click here.



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