Top Reads: Maya Angelou's I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS Climbs Amazon's Bestsellers, Week Ending 6/1

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's UNLUCKY 13 held the No. 1 on the New York Times' fiction list for the week ending June 1, 2014. FIELD OF PREY by John Sandford held the second slot, while David Baldacci's THE TARGET held No. 3 this week.

Thomas Piketty's CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY took the first spot on the non-fiction list this week, with Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent's HEAVEN IS FOR REAL taking second, and FINDING ME in third.

On the Amazon side, John Green's THE FAULT IN OUR STARS came on top, with I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou in second, and Cassandra Claire's CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE taking third.

The New York Times Best Sellers
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
1) UNLUCKY 13 - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2) FIELD OF PREY - John Sandford
3) THE TARGET - David Baldacci
4) THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt
5) GONE GIRL - Gillian Flynn
6) THE SKIN COLLECTOR - Jeffery Deaver
7) INFERNO - Dan Brown
8) NATCHEZ BURNING - Greg Iles
9) ANY OTHER NAME - Craig Johnson
10) THE COLLECTOR - Nora Roberts

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
1) CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - Thomas Piketty
2) HEAVEN IS FOR REAL - Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
3) FINDING ME - Michelle Knight with Michelle Burford
4) THINK LIKE A FREAK - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5) NO PLACE TO HIDE - Glenn Greenwald
6) STRESS TEST - Timothy F. Geithner
7) CONFORM - Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and Kyle Olson
8) FLASH BOYS - Michael Lewis
9) THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH I - Alison Weir
10) THE CLOSER - Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

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

Amazon Top Best Sellers
1) THE FAULT IN OUR STARS - John Green
2) I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS - Maya Angelou
3) CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE (THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS) - Cassandra Claire
4) CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - Thomas Piketty
5) OH, THE PLACES YOU WILL GO! - Dr. Seuss
6) FROZEN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK - RH Disney
7) THE GOLDFINCH - Donna Tartt
8) ONE NATION: WHAT WE CAN DO TO SAVE AMERICA'S FUTURE - Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson
9) MR. MERCEDES - Stephen King
10) WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEARTS BLOOD - Diana Gabaldon (Release Date: June 10, 2014)

For the full list of Amazon Best Sellers, click here.

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