Fave Five June 23, 2008

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