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Born Standing Up

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin Narrated by Steve Martin I know this is probably incredible for a person who, like, reads all the time and writes stupid book reviews, but I think this was … Continue reading →

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Lisa · Leave a comment

The Island

The Island by Elin Hilderbrand Okay, I love my Kindle, but there is just one little problem with it that only major snobs like yours truly will appreciate: it doesn’t really let you see the … Continue reading →

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Lisa · Leave a comment

Little Bee

Little Bee by Chris Cleave Setting: Modern-day London and Nigeria. Story: Okay, I’m going to go along with the book’s marketing team on this one—I can’t really tell you. But the fulcrum of the story … Continue reading →

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Lisa · Leave a comment

The Shadow of the Wind (Spain)

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Narrated by Jonathan Davis Setting: 1950s Barcelona Story: When protagonist Daniel is just a child, his father takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books—a vast … Continue reading →

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Lisa · Leave a comment

Re-read The Corrections

In Why We Read What We Read, we talked briefly about Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, using it to illustrate Oprah’s peculiar ways of reading literature. But we never really got to say what a wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Lisa · Leave a comment

Hardcover Nonfiction for 2007

Just to follow up on John’s comments about the top political sellers for 2007, here are the actual top 15 nonfiction bestsellers: 1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond Words (11/06) 4,590,000 2. The Dangerous … Continue reading →

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Lisa · 1 Comment

Waiting for the Nastiness

This post by John Heath, whatever it might say above Taking a look at the bestselling lists from 2007 and 2008, I have not been surprised that they generally look a lot like those from … Continue reading →

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Lisa · 1 Comment

Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers 2007: James Patterson gets even more annoying

Okay, I’m serious now, people. Stop reading James Patterson! He’s just not that good. The numbers, alas, say otherwise: in addition to the four paperback bestsellers already mentioned in my earlier post, the guy has … Continue reading →

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Lisa · 1 Comment

Bestselling Mass Market Paperbacks, 2007

Here they be. 1. Blood Brothers. Nora Roberts. Orig. Jove (2,247,730) 2. Cross. James Patterson. Rep. Grand Central (1,831,296) 3. Angels Fall. Nora Roberts. Rep. Jove (1,655,329) 4. Judge & Jury. James Patterson & Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Lisa · 2 Comments

The 2007 annual bestseller lists are here!

Okay, they’ve been here, it turns out, for almost a month. But Publisher’s Weekly has this sneaky way of burying each year’s numbers in its voluminous archives, hiding their presence even from its own search … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Lisa · Leave a comment

Eatin’, prayin’, lovin’

Never has a woman embodied that old saying “when a door closes, another one opens” quite like Elizabeth Gilbert. There she was, married and nesting, trying to get preggers, when she realized that women who … Continue reading →

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Lisa · 3 Comments

Bestsellers that Count

This post is by John Heath. Yes, he deigned to write a blog post. Whatta guy. Unlike my chatty colleague in crime, it’s been several months since I spent focused time with bestsellers. Let’s call … Continue reading →

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Lisa · 2 Comments

Eat This Not That

Holy crap, what a dumb name for a book. I know it’s been on the bestseller charts for a while, but I’ve been ignoring it because 1) it’s a diet book, yawn and 2) its … Continue reading →

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Lisa · 2 Comments

Three Cups of Whoop-ass

You’d better think twice before slapping a fatwa on Greg Mortenson. Try to deny this dude his dream of educating Pakistani children and he will be all over your sorry terrorist-abiding ass. Oh sure, he’ll … Continue reading →

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Lisa · 3 Comments

Help! I can’t finish anything

Don’t you hate it when you’re reading a bunch of books but none of them really do it for you? That’s been my problem over the past couple of weeks. If only the books I’m … Continue reading →

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Lisa · 2 Comments

A Thousand Splendid Suns

So, Afghanistan pretty much sucks. Not inherently, of course. (I’m sure it’s lovely in the springtime.) But it’s had various inhabitants over the past 30-odd years that have made it really hard to kick back … Continue reading →

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Lisa · 4 Comments

My Bestseller Article on BeneathTheCover.com

Hey! My article, “How NOT to Write a Bestseller,” went up last week, but I just discovered it! I’m so on top of things. Beneath the Cover is a great place to find articles on … Continue reading →

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Lisa · 1 Comment

A Thousand Splendid Novels about Afghanistan

…this is what it seems we can expect from Khaled Hosseini. I just finished the man’s second work, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and will review it here soon. But the book got me thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Lisa · Leave a comment

Wait, Avoid, Ignore

Okay, so should I read Eat, Pray, Love? I know it’s #1 on the USA Today list right now. I know it’s been a bestseller for 50 weeks, and it’s surely going to be on … Continue reading →

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Lisa · 3 Comments

Money for Nothing

In Why We Read What We Read, John and I discuss how many of the business/finance books of the 90s contain a spiritual element, a conviction that material success could (and should) be linked to … Continue reading →

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Lisa · Leave a comment
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