New Books

I just finished reading the Mortal Instruments Trilogy by Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, City of Ashes and City of Glass) and I loved it. Stephanie Meyer recommended it on her site so I went to the library and got it. I liked it almost as much as I liked Twilight. Now I have to clean my house because I haven't done anything for three days.

Stephenie Meyer NOT dominating at Deseret Book

Twilight has turned to retail darkness for Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire series at Deseret Book. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the company will no longer stock the books on shelves in its chain stores, though it will special order the titles for store pick-up or mail delivery. Only Meyer's adult novel, The Host, is currently listed on the store's website.

"We're never really given a reason for these things," said Steve Hartvigsen, manager of the Deseret Book store in West Valley City, Utah. "We just get a return sheet and send books back."

The Tribune added that the company is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and "the bulk of Deseret Book's business comes from the sale of religious titles." Meyer is a member of the church.

In an e-mail statement, Leigh Dethman, a Deseret Book spokeswoman, said, "Like any retailer, our purpose is to offer products that are embraced and expected by our customers. When we find products that are met with mixed review, we typically move them to special order status."

I finally figured out how to do this.

Hey! I finally figured out how to do this. It took me long enough! So, I'm a blonde after all and have a good excuse. I think that is great about Stephenie Meyer. I wish she would hurry up and get another book out. I wish she would finish Midnight Sun, but I'm sure anything by her would be great.

Stephenie Meyer is dominating!

Article from USA Today
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer continues to dominate USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. Sales of her novels accounted for about 16% of all book sales tracked by the list in the first quarter of 2009. That's about one in seven books. Top 20 sellers for the quarter:

1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
6. The Shack by William P. Young
7. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
8. The Associate by John Grisham
9. Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
10. Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding
11. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
12. The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick
13. The Appeal by John Grisham
14. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
15. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
16. Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan by Suze Orman
17. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
18. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
19. Marley & Me by John Grogan
20. The Yankee Years by Joe Torre, Tom Verducci

Two Free ebooks

The first one is The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar. I have wanted to read this one for a while, and I sure don't mind reading it online! Click here: The Space Between Us

The other one I have never heard of it before. But its full title is The Optimist: One Man's Search for the Brighter Side of Life so it ought to be uplifting, right? Click here: The Optimist