FICTION
Hardcover
1. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24)(1)
2. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95)(2)
3. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe (Dafina, $24)*
4. Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95)(4)
5. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95)(6)
6. Love Is Never Painless by Zane, Eileen M. Johnson, V. Anthony Rivers
(Atria, $15)*
7. The First Lady by Carl Weber (Dafina, $15)*
8. Casanegra by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes (Atria,
$25)*
9. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24) (7)
10. Borrow Trouble by Mary Monroe and Victor McGlothin (Dafina, $24)(5)
Paperback
1. Dirty Game by Shannon Holmes (Saint Martin’s Griffin, $14.95),*
2. Torn by Keisha Ervin (Triple Crown Publications, $15)*
3. When Somebody Loves You Back by Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $15)*
4. Forever a Hustler’s Wife by Nikki Turner (One World/Ballantine, $13.95)*
5. Queen by Cynthia White (Triple Crown Publications, $15)*
6. Mind Games by Kashamba Williams (Precioustymes Entertainment, LLC.
$14.95)*
7. Never Enough by Angela Winters (Dafina, $14)*
8. My Soul Cries Out by Sherri L. Lewis (Urban Books, $14.95)*
9. The Ex Files by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone, $14) (3)
10. The Last Chance by Darrien Lee (Q-Boro Books, $14.95)*
NONFICTION
Hardcover
1. Reposition Yourself by T. D. Jakes (Atria, $24)(1)
2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Crown, $25)(5)
3. Do You! by Russell Simmons (Gotham Books, $25)(6)
4. I Got Your Back by Eddie Levert, Sr. and Gerald Levert (Harlem Moon,
$18.95)(3)
5. The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt (Riverhead
Books, $24.95)*
6. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell (William Morrow, $29.95) (2)
7. Insatiable by Heather Hunter with Michelle Valentine (St. Martin’s Press,
$21.95)*
8. PowerNomics by Claud Anderson (PowerNomics Corporation of America, $27)*
9. Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat (Knopf, $23.95)*
10. If I Did It by The Goldman Family, Pablo F. Fenjves, and Dominick Dunne
(Beaufort Books, Inc. $24.95)*
Paperback
1. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson (African American
Images, $12.95)(4)
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Kashif Malik Hassan-el (Lushena Books,
$3.95)(2)
3. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper (Gotham Books, $12)(3)
4. The Covenant in Action edited by Tavis Smiley (Smiley Books, $10)*
5. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael (JAM Books, LLC. $16.95)*
6. A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown (Three Rivers Press, $14.95)*
7. The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier (HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95)(6)
8. Dynamic Diva Dollars by Elon Bomani (Papyrus Publishing, $19.95)*
9. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong (Reuben Armstrong, $21.99)*
10. The Road Goes Both Ways by Jo Ann Gordon Culberson (The House
Publications, Inc., $12.99)*
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; Potter’s
Wheel Bookstore (Dallas), 214-337-4697; Under One Roof (Killeen, Texas),
254-554-6553; Nu World of Books (Beaumont, Texas), 409-833-6000; Precious
Memories Reading and Collectibles (Richmond, VA), 804-726-8501; Jokae’s
African-American Books (Dallas), 214-331-8100; Knowledge Bookstore
(Brampton, Ontario), 905-459-9875; Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing
(Little Rock, AK), 501-372-6822; Kana CDs & Books (Columbus, Ohio),
614-577-1897; Hood Book Headquarters (Warren, MI), 313-515-7961; Pyramid
Books (Boynton Beach, Florida), 561-731-4422; Mocha Readers (Dayton),
937-304-9473; Heritage Bookstore and More, Inc. (Upland, California),
909-985-4105; Cushcity.com (Houston, Texas), 281-444-4265.
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