L. Nuchell Books

A MINISTRY of Endless Possibilities

FAVE FIVE June 29, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - June 29, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. FEARLESS FOURTEEN by Janet Evanovich
  2. SAIL by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
  3. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  4. CHASING HARRY WINSTON by Lauren Weisberger
  5. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

3.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

4.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

5.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      LEAN MEAN THIRTEEN by Janet Evanovich

2.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

3.      HIGH NOON by Nora Roberts

4.      THE JUDAS STRAIN by James Rollins

5.      RETURN TO SUMMERHOUSE by Jude Deveraux

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

2.      WHAT HAPPENED by Scott McClellan

3.      THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi

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

5.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

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

3.      WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS by Tim Russert

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

 

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, June 22, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (F) (H)
  2. Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (F) (H)
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  5. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)

 

 

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  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. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

 

ECPA – June 2008

 

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

Fave Five June 23, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - June 22, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. SAIL by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
  2. NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child
  3. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  4. PLAGUE SHIP by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
  5. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

2.      LOVER ENSHRINED by J. R. Ward

3.      HIGH NOON by Nora Roberts

4.      THE JUDAS STRAIN by James Rollins

5.      THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

2.      WHAT HAPPENED by Scott McClellan

3.      ALWAYS BY MY SIDE by Jim Nantz with Eli Spielman

4.      THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi

5.      THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

3.      WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS by Tim Russert

4.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

5.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

 

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, June 15, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (F) (H)
  2. When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (NF) (H)
  3. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)
  4. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  5. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)

 

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  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. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

 

ECPA – June 2008

 

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

Thanks, Merci, Gracias June 16, 2008

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A big thank you to the ‘Sistahs with Style’ Book Club from Houston, Texas for selecting Everything Her Heart Desires as their March reading selection.

Tammy Lucas, Tamieka Crump, Cecelia Fuller, Wanda Fuller

 

Fave Five June 15, 2008

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Stephenie Meyer continues to dominate the USA Today bestseller list with her young adult vampire love saga.

 

NEW YORK TIMES  - June 15, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child
  2. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  3. PLAGUE SHIP by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
  4. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin
  5. BLOOD NOIR by Laurell K. Hamilton

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      LOVER ENSHRINED by J. R. Ward

2.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

3.      HIGH NOON by Nora Roberts

4.      THE JUDAS STRAIN by James Rollins

5.      THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

2.      WHAT HAPPENED by Scott McClellan

3.      THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

4.      AUDITION by Barbara Walters

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

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

3.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

4.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

5.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

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USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, June 8, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (NF) (H)
  2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)
  5. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  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. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

ECPA – June 2008

 

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

Fave Five June 8, 2008

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I’ve been posting these bestseller lists for several weeks now and I’ve noticed many trends. The NY Times paperback (including mass market) fiction lists usually resemble a game of musical chairs. The hardcover fiction and nonfiction usually follow the ’here today, gone tomorrow’ philosophy and the nonfiction paperback hasn’t changed over the last several posts.

 

 

NEW YORK TIMES  - June 8, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. BLOOD NOIR by Laurell K. Hamilton
  2. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  3. ODD HOURS by Dean Koontz
  4. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin
  5. SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

3.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

5.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

2.      THE LOST DUKE OF WYNDHAM by Julia Quinn

3.      HIGH NOON by Nora Roberts

4.      HIDE by Lisa Gardner

5.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHAT HAPPENED by Scott McClellan

2.      AUDITION by Barbara Walters

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

4.      THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

5.      STOLEN INNOCENCE by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

4.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

5.      LONE SURVIVOR by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson

*

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, June 1, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
  2. Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (F)
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F)
  4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F)
  5. High Noon by Nora Roberts (F)

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  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. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

ECPA – June 2008

 

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

Fave Five June 1, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - June 1, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. ODD HOURS by Dean Koontz
  2. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  3. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin
  4. THE FRONT by Patricia Cornwell
  5. SNUFF by Chuck Palahniuk

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

4.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts

2.      THE GOOD GUY by Dean Koontz

3.      INVISIBLE PREY by John Sandford

4.      HIDE by Lisa Gardner

5.      THE BOURNE BETRAYAL by Eric Van Lustbader

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      AUDITION by Barbara Walters

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

3.      THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD by Fareed Zakaria

4.      STOLEN INNOCENCE by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer

5.      THE REVOLUTION by Ron Paul

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

4.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

5.      LONE SURVIVOR by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson

 

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, May 25, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
  2. The Hollow by Nora Roberts (F)
  3. Odd Hours by Dean Koontz (F)
  4. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (F)
  5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F)

 

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  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. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

ECPA – June 2008

 

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