Fave Five June 1, 2008

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