Top Reads: Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER Retains Lead on NY Times Best Seller List, Week Ending 8/31

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 New York Times in the week ending August 31, Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER takes the No. 1 spot in fiction, with LOVE LETTERS by Debbie Macomber in second, followed by Lian Moriarty's BIG LITTLE LIES at No. 3.

In non-fiction, Lara Hillenbrand's UNBROKEN continues to lead for the seventh week in a row, followed by THE BOYS IN THE BOAT by Daniel James Brown at No. 2 for the second consecutive week, and Daniel James Brown's THE KINGDOM OF ICE at No. 3.

On Amazon, Gayle Forman's IF I STAY is in No. 1 again, with the PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION at No. 2, and Lisa Leake's 100 DAYS OF REAL FOOD: HOW WE DID IT, WHAT WE LEARNED, AND 100 EASY, WHOLESOME RECIPES YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE in No. 3.

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

1. OUTLANDER - Diana Gabaldon
2. LOVE LETTERS - Debbie Macomber
3. BIG LITTLE LIES - Liane Moriarty
4. THE 6TH EXTINCTION - James Rollins
5. COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE - Haruki Marukami
6. GONE GIRL - Gillian Flynn
7. THE GOLDFINCH - by Donna Tartt
8. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - E.L. James
9. ORPHAN TRAIN - Christina Baker
10. NOT A DRILL - Lee Child

Combined Print & E-Book Non-Fiction

1. UNBROKEN - Laura Hillenbrand
2. THE BOYS IN THE BOAT - Daniel James Brown
3. IN THE KINGDOM OF ICE - Hampton Sides
4. AMERICA - Dinesh D'Souza
5. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK - Piper Kerman
6. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL - Todd Burpo
7. ONE NATION - Ben Carson with Candy Carson
8. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS - David McCullough
9. THE FIRST FAMILY DETAIL - Ronald Kessler
10. A SPY AMONG FRIENDS - Ben Macintyre

For a full list of NYT best sellers, click here.

Amazon Top Best Sellers

1. IF I STAY - Gayle Forman
2. PUBLICATION MANUAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION - American Psychological Association
3. 100 DAYS OF REAL FOOD: HOW WE DID IT, WHAT WE LEARNED, AND 100 EASY, WHOLESOME RECIPES YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE - Lisa Leake
4. PLAYER'S HANDBOOK (DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS) - Wizards RPG Team
5. THE BONE CLOCKS: A NOVEL- David Mitchell (to be released September 2, 2014)
6. THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS BOOK FIVE: THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS - Rick Riordan (to be released October 7, 2014)
7. DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS - American Psychiatric Association
8. WHERE SHE WENT - Gayle Forman
9. WHAT IF?: SERIOUS SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS TO ABSURD HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS - Randall Munroe (to be released September 2, 2014)
10. PERSONAL (JACK REACHER) - Lee Child (to be released September 2, 2014)

For a full list of Amazon best sellers, click here.

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