"Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise." - Alice Walker
A new title appears here this week, Fool by Christopher Moore. Here is a link to a review of Fool by Michael Dirda for the Washington Post.
I. The New York Times.
Published February 20, 2009.
Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Shack, William P. Young.
Fiction Hardcover: The Associate, John Grisham.
Nonfiction Paperback: Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama.
Nonfiction Hardcover: The Yankee Years, Joe Torre and Tom Verducci.
II. Los Angeles Times.
Published February 22, 2009.
Fiction Paperback: New Moon, Stephenie Meyer.
Fiction Hardcover: The Associate, John Grisham.
Nonfiction Paperback: Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama.
Nonfiction Hardcover: The Yankee Years, Joe Torre and Tom Verducci.
III. Northern California Independent Booksellers.
For the week ending February 15, 2009.
Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Reader, Bernhard Schlink.
Fiction Hardcover: Fool, Christopher Moore.
Nonfiction Paperback: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Nonfiction Hardcover: Outliers, The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell.
IV. Heartland Indie Bestseller List.
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association
For the week ending February 8, 2009.
Fiction Paperback: The Shack, William P. Young.
Fiction Hardcover: The Associate, John Grisham.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Dewy, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Vicki Myron.
Nonfiction Paperback: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin.
