Top Reads: Liane Moriarty's BIG LITTLE LIES Leads NY Times Best Seller List, Week Ending 8/17

By: Sally Henry Fuller Aug. 17, 2014

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!

For the week ending August 17, Liane Moriarty's BIG LITTLE LIES took the No. 1 spot on the New York Times best seller list for fiction, with NOT A DRILL by Lee Child at No. 2, and FAST TRACK by Julie Garwood at No. 3.

In nonfiction, Laura Hillenbrand's UNBROKEN, continues to be at the No. 1 spot, again followed by AMERICA by Dinesh D'Souza, and HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent in the third slot.

In Amazon's best-sellers, Gayle Forman's IF I STAY leads at No. 1, with PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION at No. 2, and the yet to be released PLAYER'S HANDBOOK (DUNGEONS & DRAGONS) by Wizards RPG Team at No. 3.

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

BIG LITTLE LIES - Liane Moriarty
NOT A DRILL - Lee Child
FAST TRACK - Julie Garwood
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - E.L. James
GONE GIRL - Gillian Flynn
LEAD - Kylie Scott
MAGIC BREAKS - Ilona Andrews
THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt
THE HEIST - Daniel Sila
FIFTY SHADES DARKER - E.L. James

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

UNBROKEN - Laura Hillenbrand
AMERICA - Dinesh D'Souza
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL - Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT - Daniel James Brown
A SPY AMONG FRIENDS - Ben Macintyre
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK - Piper Kerman
BLOOD FEUD - Edward Klein
ONE NATION - Ben Carson with Candy Carson
OUTLIERS - Malcolm Gladwell
HARD CHOICES - Hillary Rodham Clinton

For a full list of New York Times bestsellers, click here.

Amazon Top Best Sellers

IF I STAY - Gayle Forman
PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION - American Psychological Association
PLAYER'S HANDBOOK (DUNGEONS & DRAGONS) - Wizards RPG Team
UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL - Laura Hillenbrand
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS - John Green
COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE: A NOVEL - Haruki Murakami
THE CARE AND KEEPING OF YOU: THE BODY BOOK FOR YOUNGER GIRLS - Cara Natterson
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Harper Lee
OUTLANDER - Diana Gabaldon
THE GREAT GATSBY - F. Scott Fitzgerald

For a full list of Amazon bestsellers, click here.