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Fave Five December 28, 2008

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This is the last Fave Five for 2008. I hope you have enjoyed keeping abreast of what everyone else is reading (or at least buying) and you’ve found some new titles to add to your reading list.

 

NEW YORK TIMES  - December 28, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

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

2.      SCARPETTA, by Patricia Cornwell

3.      CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson

4.      THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski

5.      THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer  

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini

3.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

4.      CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult

5.      WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

2.      THE PAGAN STONE by Nora Roberts

3.      T IS FOR TRESPAS, by Sue Grafton

4.      THE 6TH TARGET by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

5.      DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell

2.      DEWEY by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

3.      AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham

4.      A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY by Bill O’Reilly

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

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

2.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

3.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

4.      TEAM OF RIVALS by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, December 21, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  2. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (F) (H)
  3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
  5. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – December 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  3. One In A Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  4. Sin No More By Kimberla Lawson Roby
  5. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to the Game III by Teri Woods
  2. Can I Get a Witness? by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
  3. Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
  4. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
  5. Mistress of the Game by Sherrie Walker

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper
  2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean
  3. Come On People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  5. Grace After Midnight by Felecia “Snoop” Pearson

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el

2.      Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

  1. The Miseducation of the Black Child by Nathan Hare and Julia Hare
  2. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

 

CBA  - December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. If My People by Jack Countryman
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah

 

ECPA – December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury  

 

 

Fave Five December 21, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - December 21, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      SCARPETTA, by Patricia Cornwell

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

3.      CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson

4.      THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski

5.      THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer  

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini

3.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

4.      CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult

5.      WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

2.      THE PAGAN STONE by Nora Roberts

3.      T IS FOR TRESPAS, by Sue Grafton

4.      THE 6TH TARGET by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

5.      A PRISONER OF BIRTH by Jeffrey Archer

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell

2.      DEWEY by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

3.      AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham

4.      A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY by Bill O’Reilly

5.      MULTIPLE BLESSINGS by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

2.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

3.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

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

5.      TEAM OF RIVALS by Doris Kearns Goodwin

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, December 14, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (F) (H)
  2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
  5. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – December 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  3. One In A Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  4. Sin No More By Kimberla Lawson Roby
  5. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to the Game III by Teri Woods
  2. Can I Get a Witness? by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
  3. Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
  4. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
  5. Mistress of the Game by Sherrie Walker

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper
  2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean
  3. Come On People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  5. Grace After Midnight by Felecia “Snoop” Pearson

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el

2.      Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

  1. The Miseducation of the Black Child by Nathan Hare and Julia Hare
  2. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

 

CBA  - December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. If My People by Jack Countryman
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah

 

ECPA – December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury  

 

 

Fave Five December 14, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - December 14, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      SCARPETTA, by Patricia Cornwell

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

3.      CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson

4.      THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski

5.      ARCTIC DRIFT by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini

3.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

4.      HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL by Tobias S. Buckell

5.      WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE PAGAN STONE by Nora Roberts

2.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

3.      T IS FOR TRESPAS, by Sue Grafton

4.      THE 6TH TARGET by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

5.      DEAD AFTER DARK by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J. R. Ward, Susan Squires and Dianna Love

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell

2.      DEWEY by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

3.      AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham

4.      MULTIPLE BLESSINGS by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson

5.      A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY by Bill O’Reilly

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

2.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

3.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

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

5.      TEAM OF RIVALS by Doris Kearns Goodwin

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, December 7, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (F) (H)
  2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
  5. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – December 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  3. One In A Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  4. Sin No More By Kimberla Lawson Roby
  5. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to the Game III by Teri Woods
  2. Can I Get a Witness? by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
  3. Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
  4. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
  5. Mistress of the Game by Sherrie Walker

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper
  2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean
  3. Come On People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  5. Grace After Midnight by Felecia “Snoop” Pearson

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el

2.      Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

  1. The Miseducation of the Black Child by Nathan Hare and Julia Hare
  2. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

 

CBA  - December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. If My People by Jack Countryman
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah

 

ECPA – December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury  

 

 

Fave Five December 7, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - December 7, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      CROSS COUNTRY by James Patterson

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

3.      DRIFT by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

4.      JUST AFTER SUNSET by Stephen King

5.      THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED by Wally Lamb

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

3.      A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini

4.      HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL by Tobias S. Buckell

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

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      THE PAGAN STONE by Nora Roberts

2.      THE APPEAL by John Grisham

3.      T IS FOR TRESPAS, by Sue Grafton

4.      THE MANNING GROOM, by Debbie Macomber

5.      THE 6TH TARGET by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell

2.      AMERICAN LION by Jon Meacham

3.      DEWEY by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

4.      DO THE RIGHT THING by Mike Huckabee

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

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

2.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

3.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

4.      TEAM OF RIVALS by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, November 30, 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 Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts (F) (P)

 

Essence Magazine – December 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  3. One In A Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  4. Sin No More By Kimberla Lawson Roby
  5. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to the Game III by Teri Woods
  2. Can I Get a Witness? by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
  3. Too Little, Too Late by Victoria Christopher Murray
  4. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
  5. Mistress of the Game by Sherrie Walker

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper
  2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean
  3. Come On People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  5. Grace After Midnight by Felecia “Snoop” Pearson

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el

2.      Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

  1. The Miseducation of the Black Child by Nathan Hare and Julia Hare
  2. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

 

CBA  - December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. If My People by Jack Countryman
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah

 

ECPA – December 2008

 

  1. The Love Dare by Steven & Alex Kendrick
  2. The Shack by William P. Young
  3. What in the World is Going On? by David Jeremiah
  4. Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
  5. Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury