eBranch Blog

January 23, 2006

New Bestsellers 1/23/06

The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.

E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
WSJ = Wall Street Journal
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog

Fiction

Angela Benson. The Amen Sisters
A Christy Award finalist offers a bold and gritty story about one of the most talked about issues in the church--religious leaders who sexually abuse members of their congregations--and how two women heal after betrayal. (E #10)

Lillian Jackson Braun. The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell
James Qwilleran and his famous felines Koko and Yum Yum are back for another mystery-solving stint in the bestselling Cat Who . . . series. While the town of Pickax is swept up in its sesquicentennial celebrations, a hurricane brews, and members of a family fall deathly ill. Qwill has his work cut out for him. (NYT #3, PW #4, WSJ #2)

Martha Southgate. Third Girl from the Left
This novel tells a story of African-American women struggling against all odds to express what lies deepest in their hearts. Like Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay or E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime, it ranges freely through time, fact, and fiction to weave a story about history and art and their place in the lives of three women." (E #3)

Nonfiction

50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight
Featuring unpublished poetry and lyrics taken directly from his journals and scrapbooks, as well as behind-the-scenes photos taken by 50 Cent himself, this is an unprecedented look into the world of one of the most talked about artists in popular music today. (E #4)

SEX AND THE SEASONED WOMAN, by Gail Sheehy. (Random House, $25.95.) The author of "Passages" describes women over 50 who have vital sex lives. (NYT #14)

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN, by Karrine Steffans. *(Amistad/HarperCollins, $24.95.) A tell-all by an actress who has appeared in many hip-hop videos. (E #1, NYT #15)