Fave Five May 18, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES  - May 18, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
2. SUNDAY AT TIFFANY’S by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
3. PHANTOM PREY by John Sandford
4. THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci
5. CARELESS IN RED by Elizabeth George

 PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

5.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

2.      THE GOOD GUY by Dean Koontz

3.      INVISIBLE PREY by John Sandford

4.      THE BOURNE BETRAYAL by Eric Van Lustbader

5.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      AUDITION by Barbara Walters

2.      HOME by Julie Andrews

3.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler

4.      A REMARKABLE MOTHER by Jimmy Carter

5.      THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

2.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

3.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey

 

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, May 11, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. Audition by Barbara Walters (NF)
2. The Hollow by Nora Roberts (F)
3. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (F)
4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (F)

Essence Magazine – May 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
2. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby
3. Them by Nathan McCall
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
5. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe

 

FICTION Paperback

1. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
2. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
3. Torn by Keisha Ervin
4. Queen by Cynthia White
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
4. Turning White by Lee Thomas
5. Raised From The Dead by Frank Turner

 

NONFICTION Paperback

1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
3. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael
4. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA  - May 2008

 

1. 3:16 by Max Lucado
2. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper
3. Resurrection Eggs Family Life
4. The Shack by William P. Young
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 

ECPA – May 2008

 

1. The Shack by William P. Young
2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
3. Mistaken Identity by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb
4. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
5. Dead Heat by Joel C. Rosenberg