John Grisham's latest novel, "The Racketeer," held on to the No. 1 spot for yet another week on Publishers Weekly's best-seller list which was released on Thursday.

The list is made from data collected from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Hardcover Fiction Last Week (Reported By Reuters)

1. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95) - Last Week: 1

2. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25.00) - Last Week: 2

3. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy (Putnam, $28.95) - Last Week: 3

4. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown, $35.00) - Last Week: 4

5. "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99) - Last Week: 5

6. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich (Bantam, $28.00) - Last Week: 6

7. "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci (Grand Central, $27.99) - Last Week: 7

8. "Cross Roads" by William Paul Young (FaithWords, $24.99) - Last Week: 9

9. "The Last Man" by Vince Flynn (Atria, $27.99) - Last Week: 10

10. "The Black Box" by  Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99) - Last Week: 11

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly (Henry Holt, $28.00) - Last Week: 1

2. "Thomas Jefferson" by Jon Meacham (Random House, $35.00) - Last Week: 2

3. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen (Dutton, $26.95) - Last Week: 5

4. "Barefoot Contessa Foolproof" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35.00) - Last Week: 4

5. "Guinness World Records 2013" (Guinness World Records, $28.95) - Last Week: 3

6. "America Again" by Stephen Colbert (Grand Central, $28.99) - Last Week: 6

7. "Wheat Belly Cookbook" by William Davis  (Rodale, $27.99) - Last Week:

8. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen (FaithWords, $21.99) - Last Week: 9

9. "Help, Thanks, Wow" by Anne Lamott (Riverhead, $19.75) - Last Week: 7

10. "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver (Penguin, $27.95) - Last Week: 8