Fave Five May 11, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES  - May 11, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. SUNDAY AT TIFFANY’S by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
2. THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci
3. TWENTY WISHES by Debbie Macomber
4. HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben
5. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

2.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

3.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

4.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

5.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      INVISIBLE PREY by John Sandford

2.      THE BOURNE BETRAYAL by Eric Van Lustbader

3.      DARK NEEDS AT NIGHT’S EDGE, by Kresley Cole

4.      THE GOOD GUY, by Dean Koontz

5.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      THE REVOLUTION by Ron Paul

2.      A WOLF AT THE TABLE by Augusten Burroughs

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

4.      HOME by Julie Andrews

5.      ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey

4.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

5.      THE GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins

 

USA Today - based on sales through Sunday, May 4, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
2. Sunday at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (F)
3. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
4. The Good Guy, Dean Koontz (F)
5. The Whole Truth by David Baldacci (F)

Essence Magazine – May 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
2. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby
3. Them by Nathan McCall
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
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. Torn by Keisha Ervin
4. Queen by Cynthia White
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
4. Turning White by Lee Thomas
5. Raised From The Dead by Frank Turner

 

NONFICTION Paperback

1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
3. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael
4. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA  - May 2008

 

1. 3:16 by Max Lucado
2. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper
3. Resurrection Eggs Family Life
4. The Shack by William P. Young
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 

ECPA - May 2008

 

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

Fave Five May 3, 2008

Happy May. A new month means a new list for the monthly publications.

 

NEW YORK TIMES  - May 4, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. THE WHOLE TRUTH by David Baldacci
2. HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben
3. THE MIRACLE OF SLEEPY MOTORS by Alexander McCall Smith
4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
5. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? by Mary Higgins Clark

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

2.      THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

3.      BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child

4.      PANDORA’S DAUGHTER by Iris Johansen

5.      INVISIBLE PREY by John Sandford

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

2.      ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer

3.      HOME by Julie Andrews

4.      BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff

5.      MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough

4.      THE GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins

5.      MARLEY & ME by John Grogan

 

USA Today - based on sales through Sunday, April 27, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
2. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
3. The Whole Truth by David Baldacci (F)
4. Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. by Maria Shriver (NF)
5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F)

Essence Magazine – May 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
2. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby
3. Them by Nathan McCall
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
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. Torn by Keisha Ervin
4. Queen by Cynthia White
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
4. Turning White by Lee Thomas
5. Raised From The Dead by Frank Turner

 

NONFICTION Paperback

1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
3. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael
4. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA  - May 2008

 

1. 3:16 by Max Lucado
2. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper
3. Resurrection Eggs Family Life
4. The Shack by William P. Young
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 

ECPA - May 2008

 

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

Fave Five April 27, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES - April 27, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. HOLD TIGHT by Harlan Coben
2. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? by Mary Higgins Clark
3. THE MIRACLE OF SLEEPY MOTORS by Alexander McCall Smith
4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
5. CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner

 PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

4.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

5.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

2.      THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

3.      BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child

4.      CREATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb

5.      BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET by Debbie Macomber

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff

2.      HOME by Julie Andrews

3.      MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

4.      LADIES OF LIBERTY by Cokie Roberts

5.      ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

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

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      THE GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough

 

USA Today - based on sales through Sunday, April 20, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
3. Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (F)
4. Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. by Maria Shriver (NF)
5. Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark

Essence Magazine  - April 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison
2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe
4. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison 
5. Them by Nathan McCall

 

FICTION Paperback

1. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
2. Still a Mistress by Tiphani
3. The Pastor’s Wife by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
3. The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt
4. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
5. Dear G-Spot by Zane 

 

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. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA - April 2008

 

1. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
2. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
3. Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
4. 3:16 by Max Lucado
5. One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook

 

ECPA - April 2008

 

1. The Shack by William P. Young
2. 3:16 by Max Lucado
3. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
4. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

What’s On Your Nightstand? April 21, 2008

I’ve been posting Fave Five’s for the past 10 weeks. I hope they have been helpful for building your reading list. But let’s face it, not all good reads come from the bestseller list (i.e. Everything Her Heart Desires—hint, hint). Between serving as an influencer for other authors, friends’ recommendations and books advertised on the many list-serves I’ve joined, my list is growing longer and longer. Add books on the writing craft and the pile gets higher and higher. And did I mention books I’ve purchased as “homework” for the Faith and Fiction Fellowship Retreat (click here for more information) I’m attending in August. I like to be prepared when I meet authors/presents at conferences; thus, I try to read at least one of their books.

 

So tell me what you’re reading now? Why are you reading it (business, pleasure, school)? How did you hear about the book? Are you enjoying it so far? Or if you’re in between books (like me), what’s next on the list?

 

I’ll go first….

 

1.    Re-reading Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass (Need I say more?)

2.    Three fifty-seven A.M.: Timing is Everything by Kendra Norman-Bellamy and Hank Stewart (Conference homework)

3.    Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man by Claudia Mair Burney (Claudia is one of the premier African-American Christian authors. Besides, who can resist a mystery and a fine man?)

 

Your time…

 

Fave Five April 20, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES - April 20, 2008 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? by Mary Higgins Clark
2. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
3. CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner
4. BELONG TO ME by Marisa de los Santos
5. SMALL FAVOR by Jim Butcher

 PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

2.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

3.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

2.      THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

3.      BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child

4.      I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark

5.      CREATION IN DEATH by J. D. Robb

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      HOME by Julie Andrews

2.      MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

3.      BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff

4.      LADIES OF LIBERTY by Cokie Roberts

5.      ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT by Kurt Vonnegut

 

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.      JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough

5.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama  

 

USA Today - based on sales through Sunday, April 13, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF)
3. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? by Mary Higgins Clark (F)
4. Massie: The Clique Summer Collection #1 by Lisi Harrison (F)
5. CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner (F)

Essence Magazine  - April 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison
2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe
4. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison 
5. Them by Nathan McCall

 

FICTION Paperback

1. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
2. Still a Mistress by Tiphani
3. The Pastor’s Wife by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
3. The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt
4. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
5. Dear G-Spot by Zane 

 

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. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA - April 2008

 

1. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
2. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
3. Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
4. 3:16 by Max Lucado
5. One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook

 

ECPA - April 2008

 

1. The Shack by William P. Young
2. 3:16 by Max Lucado
3. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
4. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

 

HAPPY READING!

A Course in Failure? April 14, 2008

Last week I received score sheets and judges comments from the ACFW Genesis Contest. I submitted the first 25 pages from my current WIP (tentatively titled “The Same Old No Good So-and-So”). I wasn’t upset about not making the final round (of course, it would have been a pleasant surprise).

 

One reason for my lack of disappointment was another email I’d received the day before the Genesis email. It prepared me for the judges’ scores and comments and reminded me that everything happens in God’s time, not mine. Not winning contests, rejections from agents/editors, stinging comments from critique partners, etc. (or whatever may be going on in your life) doesn’t constitute failure. It just lets you know your ________ (writing career, new job, college acceptance letter) will take a little longer.

 

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My writing journey has been a short one compared to the writers listed in the email:

 

Jack London (The Call of the Wild, White Fang) received six hundred rejection slips before he sold his first story.

 

Louisa May Alcott

, author of Little Women, was encouraged to find work as a servant by her family.Emily Dickinson had only seven poems published in her lifetime.

 

 

 

Twenty-one publishers rejected Richard Hooker’s humorous war novel, M*A*S*H.

 

Twenty-seven publishers rejected Dr. Seuss’s first book, To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. 

 

 

 

In case my post hasn’t encouraged you:

 

A professor at MIT offers a course on failure. He does that, he says, because failure is a far more common experience than success. An interviewer once asked him if anybody ever failed the course on failure. He thought a moment and replied, “No, but there were two Incompletes. “

 

FAVE FIVE April 13, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES (April 13, 200

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
2. SMALL FAVOR by Jim Butcher
3. COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman
4. THE APPEAL by John Grisham
5. BELONG TO ME by Marisa de los Santos

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci

2.      THE WOODS by Harlan Coben

3.      BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child

4.      I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark

5.      BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET by Debbie Macomber

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

2.      HOME by Julie Andrews

3.      BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff

4.      ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT by Kurt Vonnegut

5.      VINDICATED by Jose Canseco

 

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.      JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough

5.      21: BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE by Ben Mezrich

 

USA Today (based on sales through Sunday, April 6, 200

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
2. Massie: The Clique Summer Collection #1 by Lisi Harrison (F)
3. Small Favor: A Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (F)
4. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (NF)
5. SIMPLE GENIUS by David Baldacci (F)

 

Essence Magazine (April 200

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison
2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe
4. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison 
5. Them by Nathan McCall

 

FICTION Paperback

1. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
2. Still a Mistress by Tiphani
3. The Pastor’s Wife by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
3. The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt
4. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
5. Dear G-Spot by Zane 

 

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. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA (April 200

 

1. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
2. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
3. Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
4. 3:16 by Max Lucado
5. One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook

 

ECPA (April 200

 

1. The Shack by William P. Young
2. 3:16 by Max Lucado
3. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
4. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

FAVE FIVE April 6, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES (April 6, 200

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman
2. THE APPEAL by John Grisham
3. CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult
4. REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella
5. HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh  

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Philippa Gregory

4.      THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child

2.      I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark

3.      OBSESSION by Jonathan Kellerman

4.      THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Philippa Gregory

5.      TO SEDUCE A BRIDE by Nicole Jordan

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb

2.      BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff

3.      LOSING IT by Valerie Bertinelli

4.      IN DEFENSE OF FOOD by Michael Pollan

5.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

 

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.      JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough

5.      DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barack Obama

 

USA Today (based on sales through Sunday, March 30, 200

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (NF)
2. COMPULSION by Jonathan Kellerman (F)
3. The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson (F)
4. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (NF)
5. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Philippa Gregory (F)

Essence Magazine (April 200

 

FICTION Hardcover

1. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison
2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
3. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe
4. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison  
5. Them by Nathan McCall

 

FICTION Paperback

1. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
2. Still a Mistress by Tiphani
3. The Pastor’s Wife by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
4. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher
5. B—- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
2. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
3. The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt
4. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
5. Dear G-Spot by Zane  

 

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. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD

 

CBA (April 200

 

1. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
2. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
3. Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
4. 3:16 by Max Lucado
5. One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook

 

ECPA (April 200

 

1. The Shack by William P. Young
2. 3:16 by Max Lucado
3. Someday by Karen Kingsbury
4. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
5. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways April 2, 2008

One of the first poems I recall hearing was James Welton Johnson’s “The Creation”. I remember my cousin Jeanette floating around my grandmother’s house arms outstretched (looking like Thelma Evans on Good Times) proclaiming “And God stepped out on space”. That poem (and Jen’s dramatic presentation) stayed in my memory bank, because fifteen years later I recited the same poem during the talent competition of a college pageant (I won, BTW).

Although I prefer to read novels, there are some poems and poets that stick in my mind. Most of the time, however, if I remember the poet, I can’t recall the poems they wrote or I can quote parts of the poem, but can’t tell you who wrote it. So in honor of National Poetry Month, I posting a little quiz to help you (I mean me) brush up on your poetry.

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Match the poet to his/her work (Answers at the bottom of this post—don’t cheat)

1. Edgar Allan Poe
2. Emily Dickinson
3. Gwendolyn Brooks
4. Langston Hughes
5. Maya Angelou
6. Paul Laurence Dunbar
7. Phillis Wheatley
8. Rita Dove
9. Robert Frost
10. Walt Whitman

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A. We Wear the Mask
B. The Raven
C. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
D. Phenomenal Woman
E. On Being Brought From Africa To America
F. Captain! My Captain!
G. Dream Deferred
H. Because I could not stop for Death
I. Ballad of Rudolph Reed
J. Adolescence II

 

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ANSWERS: 1B; 2H; 3I; 4G; 5D; 6A; 7E; 8J; 9C; 10F

FAVE FIVE March 30, 2008

NEW YORK TIMES (March 30, 200  

HARDCOVER

1. CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult
2. THE APPEAL by John Grisham
3. REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella
4. DEAD HEAT by Joel C. Rosenberg
5. 7TH HEAVEN by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

 PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1. NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
2. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Philippa Gregory
3. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs
5. THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark
2. OBSESSION by Jonathan Kellerman
3. NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR by Janet Evanovich
4. SACRED STONE by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo
5. THE 5TH HORSEMAN by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro