Essence September Best-Sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Midnight by Sister Souljah (Atria, $26.95) (2)
2. Single Husbands by Honey B (Hachette Book Group, $19.99) (5)
3. A Mercy by Toni Morrison (Knopf, $23.95)*
4. Life Is Short But Wide by J. California Cooper (Random House, $24.95) (1)
5. Up To No Good by Carl Weber (Dafina, $25) (3)

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Queen B—- (Part 4) 1. Queen B—- Part 4 by Deja King (A King Production, $15) (1)
2. True To The Game by Teri Woods (Teri Woods Publishing,
$14.99)*
3. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah (Pocket Star, $7.99) (3)
4. The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams (Revell, $12.99) (5)
5. Obsession by Kayla Perrin (Spice, $13.95) (4)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey (Amistad, $23.99) (1)
2. Letters to a Young Sister by Hill Harper (Gotham, $22.50) (2)
3. Life Overflowing by T.D. Jakes (Bethany House Publishers. $24)*
4. The 4 Day Diet by Ian Smith (St. Martin’s Press, $24.95)*
5. Hope on A Tightrope: Words and Wisdom by Cornel West (Smiley Books, $19.95)*

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Vintage, $7.99) (1)
2. Change We Can Believe In by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $13.95) (3)
3. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $25.95) (2)
4. How to Succeed in the Publishing Game by Vickie Stringer (Triple Crown Publications, $20)*
5. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson (Wilder Publications, $9.95) (5)

**High five to Teri and Sister Souljah for still being on the Essence list over a decade after their books were published. This goes to show – every book is new if you haven’t read it yet!**

PEACE

Essence July Best Sellers List

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Midnight by Sister Souljah (Atria, $26.95) (1)
2. Up to No Good by Carl Weber (Dafina, $24)*
3. Street Judge by Judge Greg Mathis (Strebor, $24)*
4. Pecking Order by Omar Tyree (Simon & Schuster, $24)*
5. Who’s Loving You by Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24)*

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. Queen B—- (Part 4) by Deja King (A King Production, $15) (1)
2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch (Real Live Publishing, $15)*
3. Going Down South by Bonnie Glover (One World/Ballantine, $14)*
4. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah (Pocket Star, $7.99)*
5. Push: A Novel by Sapphire (Vintage, $12.95)*

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey (Amistad, $23.99) (1)
2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean (Atria, $23) (2)
3. Michelle: A Biography by Liz Mundy (Simon & Schuster, $25)*
4. Before You Do by T.D. Jakes (Atria, $25)*
5. Letters to a Young Sister by Hill Harper (Gotham, $22.50)*

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Change We Can Believe In by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $13.95)*
2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Vintage, $7.99) (2)
3. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $14.95) (1)
4. On the Road to Freedom by Charles E. Cobb, Jr. (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, $18.95)*
5. It Happened in Church by Patti S. Webster (Kensington, $12)*

Source: Essence.com