Most read Amazon books last week: Billy Summers soars to the top

After entering well the previous week, Stephen King’s new novel soared to the top of the list of most sold Amazon books last week. Here’s the full list.

There is no doubt that we’re excited to see a new book at the top of the list of most read Amazon books. It is one we expected to climb up the list, and it’s not surprising it landed at the top. It’s all about Stephen King’s Billy Summers.

The novel entered in ninth place during the previous week. It’s now taken over the top spot, which was held by the first Harry Potter book for a couple of weeks after Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir fell.

Speaking of Project Hail Mary, the novel dropped another two places during last week. It wasn’t the only movement on the list, either.

The Cellist falls, one new book on the list

The Cellist, Where the Crawdads Sing, and The Last Thing He Told Me were all among the books losing a place during the week. They’re the ones we’re most concerned about. The other books that dropped were Harry Potter books, which tend to move up and down the list of most sold Amazon books a lot. They remain popular with people of all ages.

Where the Crawdads Sings drops into 20th place. There is a chance it will fall off and reenter eventually, but we hope to see it move back up the list this week.

There is one new novel on the list. The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion entered in 19th place. We hope to see that on the move up this week.

Most read Amazon books: Aug. 15–21

1. Billy Summers by Stephen King (+8)
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (-1)
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (-1)
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (–)
5. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (-2)
6. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (-1)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert (–)
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (-2)
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (-1)
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (–)
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (–)
12. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (–)
13. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (–)
14. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (+1)
15. The Cellist by Daniel Silva (-1)
16. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (–)
17. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller (–)
18. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (–)
19. The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion (new addition)
20. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (-1)

Which Amazon books are you reading right now? Let us know in the comments below.

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