FAVE FIVE November 23, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES  - November 23, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright

2.      JUST AFTER SUNSET by Stephen King

3.      DIVINE JUSTICE by David Baldacci

4.      THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED by Wally Lamb

5.      A MERCY by Toni Morrison  

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd

3.      WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett

4.      THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Díaz

5.      REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR by Dean Koontz

2.      ONE SILENT NIGHT by Sherrilyn Kenyon

3.      DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris

4.      FOUL PLAY by Janet Evanovich

5.      DOUBLE CROSS by James Patterson    

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      TOO FAT TO FISH by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza

2.      AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham

3.      DEWEY by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

4.      HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED by Thomas L. Friedman

5.      THE SNOWBALL by Alice Schroeder

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

2.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

3.      CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN with a foreword by Barack Obama

4.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

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

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, November 16, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
5. The Shack by William P. Young (F) (P)

 

Essence Magazine – November 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
2. Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
4. Just Too Good To Be True by E. Lynn Harris
5. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe

 

FICTION Paperback

1. True to the Game III by Teri Woods
2. Dutch #3 by Dutch
3. Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
4. Them by Nathan McCall
5. Payback With Ya Life by Wahida Clark

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
3. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper
4. Grace After Midnight by Felecia “Snoop” Pearson
5. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean

 

NONFICTION Paperback

1. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
2. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
3. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
4. Do You! by Russell Simmons and Chris Morrow
5. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson

 

CBA  - November 2008

 

1. If My People by Jack Countryman
2. The Shack by William P. Young
3. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
5. Standard Lesson Commentary KJV 2008-09 by Standard Publishing

 

ECPA – November 2008

 

1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
2. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
3. The Shack by William P. Young
4. Sarah by Kaylene Johnson
5. The Longing by Beverly Lewis