May 2008 Extended Best Sellers List

FICTION

Hardcover

1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95) (2)
2. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95) (6)
3. Them by Nathan McCall (Atria, $25) (5)
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown and Company, $25.99) (8)
5. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe (Dafina, $24) (3)
6. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95)*
7. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24) (4)
8. Casanegra by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes (Atria, $25)*
9. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95) (10)
10. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24) (1)

Paperback

1. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch (Dutch, $15)*
2. True to The Game by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publishing, $14.99)*
3. Torn by Keisha Ervin (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (7)
4. Queen by Cynthia White (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (6)
5. B---- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (5)
6. Daddy’s House by Azarel (Life Changing Books, $15)*
7. True to the Game II by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publishing, $14.99) (1)
8. Block Party 3 by Al-Saadiq Banks (True 2 Life Publications, $14.95)*
9. Ride Or Die Chick by J.M. Benjamin (Flowers in Bloom Publishing, $15)*
10. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher (Lá Femme Fatalé Productions, $15.95) (4)

NONFICTION

Hardcover

1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99) (1)
2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and and Alvin F. Poussaint (Thomas Nelson, $25.99) (4)
3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes (Atria, $24) (2)
4. Turning White by Lee Thomas (Momentum Books, $14.95)*
5. Raised From The Dead by Frank Turner (Zoe Life Publishing, $24.95) (10)
6. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz (Grand Central Publishing, $22)*
7. Raising Kanye by Donda West (Pocket, $24.95)*
8. Women Have All The Power; Too Bad They Don’t Know It! by Michael J. Lockwood (L.L. Publishing Company, $22.95) (8)
9. Dear G-Spot by Zane (Atria, $25) (5)
10. Do You! by Russell Simmons (Gotham, $25)*

Paperback

1. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong (Reuben Armstrong, $25.99) (1)
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Malik Kashif Hassan-el (Lushena, $3.95) (2)
3. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael (JAM Books, $16.95)*
4. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson (The Book Tree, $17.95) (3)
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, M.D. (Reginald J. Eadie, $15.95) (5)
6. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James (Khalifah's Booksellers & Associates, $10)*
7. Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man by Charles Barkley (Riverhead, $14)*
8. The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot by Jim Haskins (Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99)*
9. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson (Johnson, $27.95) (10)
10. Why African Americans Can’t Get Ahead by Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications, $14.95)*

ABOUT THIS LIST: The Essence Best Sellers List is based on reports of retail sales. Respondents are African-American bookstores. Numbers in parentheses indicate last month’s position. An asterisk indicates a debut title on this list.

REPORTING STORES: Truth Bookstore (Southfield, Michigan), 248-557-4824; Karibu Books (Hyattsville, Maryland), 301-559-1140; Underground Books (Sacramento, California), 916-737-3333; Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing (Little Rock, Arkansas), 501-372-5824; Not Just a Bookstore (St. Louis), 877-361-9955; Under One Roof (Killeen, Texas), 254-554-6553; Knowledge Bookstore (Brampton, Ontario), 905-459-9875; Alkebu-Lan Images (Nashville), 615-321-4111; Sensational Minds (Savannah), 912-927-8600; Pyramid Books (Boynton Beach, Florida), 561-731-4422; Potter’s Wheel Bookstore (Dallas), 214-337-4697; Jokae’s African American Books (Dallas), 214-331-8100; Hood Book Headquarters (Warren, Michigan), 313-515-7961; Precious Memories Reading and Collectibles (Richmond), 804-726-8501; Cushcity (Houston, Texas), 281-444-4265; Kana CDs & Books (Columbus, Ohio), 614-577-1897.

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so corny

-get a job...everyone!

That's probably the only subject that they can relate to,what a good collabo.Vickie's title can be dirty snitch,and Teri's can be true to the snicthing game.HA

-RUNNTELDAT

TERI AND VICKIE BOTH. THE TWO THAT MOST LOOK UP TO IN THIS GAME ARE SNITCHES. BET THEY WON'T WRITE BOOKS ABOUT THAT THOUGH. NOW THOSE WOULD BE BEST SELLERS. THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES TO LIGHT.

-YES I KNOW

Teri will know the repo man soon enough,you can bet your azz on that.Shanae and Anonymous must be ralated to Teri's fraud azz

-true to the who

Shanae AKA Teri's flunkie.Stop hating on that man ,he is a damn good writer and you know it.Is Teri paying you to say things like this?Or are you just stupid?Teri is a fraud and a snitch,just ask Amin.....

-bet you didn;t know that