Bookclub Best Sellers (2010)

From Book Movement accessed 12/15/10

The top 20 book club bestsellers for 2010 from Bookmovement.com based on readers' choices are:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

op 25 Book Group Books Last Year

The top 25 book group discussion books of 2010, based on reports by book clubs, according to ReadingGroupGuides.com:

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
4. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
5. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
6. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
7. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
8. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
10. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
11. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
12. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
13. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
14. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
14. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
16. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin
17. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
18. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
19. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
19. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
21. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
22. South of Broad by Pat Conroy
23. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
24. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
25. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

Dorothy Tarpley's Book Club (2010-11)

2011 Reading List
The lacuna by barbara kingsolver
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese -- already on my tbr
The art of racing in the rain by garth stein
The hummingbird’s daughter by luis alberto urrea --added to my tbr
River of doubt by candace millard -- already on tbr, author's first name actually spelled Candice
The beekeeper’s apprentice by laurie r. king  --already on my tbr
A reliable wife by robert goolrick
The 19th wife by david ebershoff -- already on tbr
Secrets of eden by chris bohjalian
Empire of the summer moon by s.c. gwynne

2010 Reading List
jan. 19    the devil in the white city by erik larson -- already on my TBR (to be read) list
feb. 16    sky burial by xinran xinran -- added to TBR list
mar. 16    the end of manners by francesca marciano -- added to TBR list
apr. 20    the rising tide by john m. barry -- added to TBR list
may 18    plain sense of things by pamela joern -- added to TBR list
june 22    the 11th man by ivan doig -- added to TBR list
july 20        the help by kathryn stockett -- already on my TBR list, highly recommended
aug. 17    return to rocky top by jean campion (local Durango author), also added Minta Forever
sept. 21    tale of two cities by charles dickens -- read long ago, just finished Little Dorrit which I loved
oct. 19    half broke horses by jeanette walls already on my TBR list, local AZ interest (author's first name actually has two n's = Jeannette)
nov. 16    the big burn by timothy egan -- added to TBR list, really liked Egan's Worst Hard Time

Cafe Libri Previous Reads List

2010

122. DECEMBER: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver and Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
120. NOVEMBER: The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins and The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
119. OCTOBER: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
118. SEPTEMBER: The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley
117. AUGUST: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
116. JULY: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
115. JUNE: Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
114. MAY: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron (contributor Bret Witter)
113. APRIL: Peony in Love by Lisa See
112. MARCH: A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
111. FEBRUARY: Diary of a Sex Fiend: Girl with a One Track Mind by Abby Lee
110. JANUARY: Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) by David Cay Johnston

2009

108. DECEMBER: Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin and A War of Gifts: An Ender Story by Orson Scott Card
106. NOVEMBER: The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory and She Taught Me to Laugh Again by Thomas Brown
105. OCTOBER: Farm City by Novella Carpenter
104. SEPTEMBER: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
103. AUGUST: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
102. JULY: Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric
101. JUNE: The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago
100. MAY: The Great Gatsby by by F. Scott Fitzgerald
99. APRIL: Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
98. MARCH: Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
97. FEBRUARY: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
95. JANUARY: Wicked by Gregory McGuire and Spring Moon by Betty Bao Lord
2008

94. DECEMBER: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
93. NOVEMBER: Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
91. OCTOBER: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
89. SEPTEMBER: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
88. AUGUST: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
86. JULY: Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) by Janet Evanovich and The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
85. JUNE: Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
83. MAY: Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin
82. APRIL: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
80. MARCH: Atonement by Ian McEwan and The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
79. FEBRUARY: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
77. JANUARY: Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman by Martin Gardner and The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
2007

76. DECEMBER: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
75. NOVEMBER: Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich
73. OCTOBER: Along Came a Spider by James Patterson and Vacation by Jeremy Shipp
72. SEPTEMBER: The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
71. AUGUST: Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner
70. JULY: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
68. JUNE: The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith and Ireland by Frank Delaney
65. MAY: Dawn of Destiny by Lee Stephen and The Kite Runner by K. Hosseini and Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
63. APRIL: One for the Money (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich and Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson
61. MARCH: Chocolat by Joanne Harris and Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes
59. FEBRUARY: You Slay Me by Katie Macalister and Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
57. JANUARY: Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton and Saturday Morning Omelettes by Kavita Khanna
2006

55.DECEMBER: The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn and The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
53. NOVEMBER: Capable of Murder by Brian Kavanagh and Dandelions in a Jelly Jar by Traci Depree (Sequel to A Can of Peas)
51. OCTOBER: A Can of Peas by Traci Depree and Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte
49. SEPTEMBER: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and The Samarai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyami
48. AUGUST (Re-read and new book): Men Bleed Too: A Compelling Story About One Man's Struggle to Help His Wife Fight Breast Cancer by Thomas Brown and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (re-read)
46. JULY: Zorro by Isabelle Allende and 1984 by George Orwell
44. JUNE: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins and Gulity Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
42. MAY: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
40. APRIL: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell and Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle by Rosalind Miles
39. MARCH: Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki
38. FEBRUARY: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
37. JANUARY (Re-read and new book): Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (re-read) and Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama
2005

35. DECEMBER: The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice and The Modern Magi: A Christmas Novel by Carol Lynn Pearson
33. NOVEMBER: A Kiss Of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton and Some Enchanted Evening by Christina Dodd
32. OCTOBER: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
31. SEPTEMBER: Silas Marner by George Eliot
30. AUGUST: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
JULY (Re-read): The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
29. JUNE: Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream by Greg Sarris
FEBRUARY through May: No book of the month
28. JANUARY: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
2004

26. DECEMBER: A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry and A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry
25. OCTOBER and NOVEMBER: The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
24. SEPTEMBER: The Time Traveler's wife by Audrey Niffenegger
AUGUST: No book of the month
23. JULY: The Great Pretender by Millenia Black
22. JUNE: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
JANUARY through MAY: No book of the month
2003

AUGUST through DECEMBER: No book of the month
21. JULY: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
FEBRUARY through JUNE: No book of the month
20. JANUARY: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
2002

NOVEMBER and DECEMBER: No book of the month
19. OCTOBER: Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
18. SEPTEMBER: The Courtship by Catherine Coulter
17. AUGUST: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
16. JULY: Reunion by Sharon Sala
15. MAY and JUNE: The Fellowhsip of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
14. APRIL: Vanish with the Rose by Barbara Michaels
13. MARCH: Until You by Judith McNaught
12. FEBRUARY: A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks.
11. JANUARY: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2001

10. DECEMBER: The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
9. NOVEMBER: Envy by Sandra Brown
8. OCTOBER: Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
7. SEPTEMBER: A Knight to Remember by Christina Dodd
6. AUGUST: The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen
5. JULY: Dream Man by Linda Howard
4. JUNE: A Certain Smile by Judith Michael
3. APRIL and MAY: Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Cruise
2. FEBRUARY and MARCH: Just A Kiss Away by Jill Barnet
1. JANUARY: Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara

National Reading Group Month's Great Group Reads (2009-10)

2010 list from Shelf Awareness 9/17/10
In connection with National Reading Group Month, which is sponsored by the Women's National Book Association and is designated for October, the National Reading Group Month Selection Committee has chosen a dozen novels and one memoir as this year's Great Group Reads. The titles, recommended for reading groups at bookstores, libraries, online and elsewhere, are:

Blame by Michelle Huneven (Picador)
The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle (Harper Perennial)
Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship by Cathie Beck (Voice)
Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger (Gallery)
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow (Algonquin)
Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster)
The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli (St. Martin's)
Molly Fox's Birthday by Deirdre Madden (Picador)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (Doubleday)
The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin (Harper Perennial)
Room by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown)
Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye (Unbridled Books)
Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson (Harper)

2009 list from Shelf Awareness 092809:
Appassionata by Eva Hoffman
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James (Avon A)

The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey (Harper Perennial)

Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz (Voice)
While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty (Hyperion)

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (Picador)

Cost by Roxana Robinson (Picador)
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (Picador)

The titles were selected for their potential to "open up lively conversations about a host of timely and provocative topics, from the intimate dynamics of family and personal relationships to major cultural and world issues." The selection committee also focused on titles from small presses and less-known titles from large houses.

Las Comadres' Book Picks 2009

Las Comadres' Book Picks
monthly hispanic book discussion group sponsored by Barnes & Noble (Borders?)

Sellers-Garcia, Sylvia. When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep (Las ComadresJan09)Zepeda, Zepeda, Gwendolyn. Houston, We Have a Problema (Las ComadresFeb09) -- Chick Lit
Martinez, Michele. Notorious (Las ComadresMar09) -- legal suspense w/Puerto Rican-American woman lawyer as US Attorney
Mora, Pat. Book Fiesta! (Las ComadresApr09) -- Picture book
Lopez, Josefina. Hungry Woman in Paris (Las ComadresMay09) Fun Chick Lit
Martinez, Jamie. Rogelia's House of Magic (Las ComadresJune09) Teen magical realism
Balmaseda, Liz. Sweet Mary (Las ComadresJuly09)
Hijuelos, Oscar. Dark Dude (Las ComadresAug09) Cubano teen Rico who looks "white" deals with prejudice in NYC & Wisconsin
Santiago, Fabiola. Reclaiming Paris (Las ComadresSept09)
Quintero, Sofia. The Arrangement (Las ComadresOct09)
Cobo, Leila. Tell Me Something True (Las ComadresNov09)
Arana, Marie. Lima Nights (Las ComadresDec09)