Most read Amazon books last week: Stephen King enters strong

By Alexandria Ingham | Sep 26, 2019

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 22: Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on May 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) /

Stephen King’s The Institute entered high on the list but would it be enough to displace Where the Crawdads Sing? Here’s the full Amazon books list.

The Institute was one of the newest books released in September, so it’s not surprising to see it on the list of most read Amazon books of the week. Would the new Stephen King novel displace Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing? Here’s a look at the full list.

King’s book, which has already been optioned for a TV series, tells the harrowing tales of children in a concentration camp of sorts. While it feels like it’s inspired by Donald Trumps’ detested detention camps, it certainly isn’t. Despite being released a week earlier, it’s only just entered the list of most read Amazon books, debuting in second place. You’ll want to check out the list for this week, though!

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The Institute isn’t the only Stephen King book on the list, either. His novel IT remains on the list, linked to the release of IT Chapter Two earlier this month.

Another new book to debut well is Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, which is the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. That made it to sixth place on the list, displacing some of the Harry Potter books, with one book losing three places. Speaking of The Handmaid’s Tale, as people start to get the new book, others are reading the original novel (either for the first time or again) to prepare.

Here’s the full list of Amazon books read during the week, starting Sept. 15.

1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (–)

2. The Institute by Stephen King (new addition)

3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (–)

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (-2)

5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (-1)

6. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (new addition)

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (-1)

8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (-1)

9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (–)

10. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (+6)

11. The Goldfinch by Donna Tratt (+3)

12. Quantum by Patricia Cornwell (-1)

13. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (-3)

14. IT by Stephen King (+3)

15. Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb (-10)

16. A Better Man by Louise Penny (-8)

17. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (-4)

18. The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy (new addition)

19. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (–)

20. Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen (-8)

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