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OLA Superconference 2010

See you at Booths 210, 212 and 213!!

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on Fox & Friends: Jonathan Krohn, author of Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back (Vanguard Press, $19.95, 9781593156015

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Daniel Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488849).

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: J. Alexander, author of Follow the Model: Miss J's Guide to Unleashing Presence, Poise, and Power (Simon Spotlight, $22.99, 9781439149904).

*Also on Today: Annabel Karmel, author of Top 100 Finger Foods: 100 Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Child (Atria, $18, 9780743493710).

*This morning on Good Morning America: Jennifer Waldburger, author of The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5 (HCI, $14.95, 9780757305603).

*Today on E!'s Chelsea Lately: Ozzy Osbourne, author of I Am Ozzy (Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446569897).

*Tonight on the Daily Show: Jenny Sanford, author of Staying True (Ballantine, $25, 9780345522399). She will also appear today on the View and Larry King Live.

*Tonight on the Colbert Report: Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals (Little, Brown, $25.99, 9780316069908).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Jackie Collins, author of Poor Little Bitch Girl (St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312567453).

*Tomorrow on the View: Kevin and Hannah Salwen, authors of The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back (Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780547248066).

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Thomas Ricks, author of The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594201974)

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart radio show: Annabel Karmel, author of Top 100 Finger Foods: 100 Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Child (Atria, $18, 9780743493710).

*Tomorrow on MLB Network's Bob Costas Show: James R. Hirsch, author of Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend (Scribner, $30, 9781416547907).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show: Newt Gingrich, author of To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom (Thomas Dunne, $26.99, 9780312591069).

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Bethenny Frankel, author of The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life (Fireside, $16, 9781416597995)

*Tomorrow night on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ozzy Osbourne, author of I Am Ozzy (Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446569897)

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize nominees announced

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The prize will be awarded at the Politics and the Pen Gala on March 10 in Ottawa. The five finalists are:
John English, Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–2000 (Knopf Canada)
Terry Gould, Murder Without Borders: Dying for the Story in the World’s Most Dangerous Places (Random House Canada)
Rudyard Griffiths, Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto (Douglas & McIntyre)
James Maskalyk, Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village (Doubleday Canada)
Daniel Poliquin, René Lévesque (Penguin Canada)

The jury consists of author and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, previous prize-winner Erna Paris, and Maclean’s foreign correspondent Michael Petrou. Finalists each receive $2,500.

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Charles Sophy and Brown Kogen, authors of Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061791574).

*Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: Lauren Conrad, author of Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel (HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780061767609).

*Tomorrow on the View: Andrew Young, author of The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down (Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651

*Tomorrow night on Larry King Live: Shoshana Johnson, author of I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home (Touchstone, $23.99, 9781416567486).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Metropolitan Books, $24.50, 9780805091748).

BookNet's Top 20 Graphic Novels

Before the graphic novel sales chart gets invaded by Twilight adaptations – which will be available starting in mid-March – here are the top 20 best-selling graphic novels for the two weeks ending Jan. 24, 2010:
1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22, Hiromu Arakawa(Viz Media/Simon & Schuster, $12.99 pa, 9781421534138)
2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx, Vol. 4: The Semifinals Begin! Naoyuki Kageyama(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421531731)
3. Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC Comics/Random House, $22.99 pa, 9780930289232)
4. Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection, Don Roff and Chris Lane(Chronicle Books/Raincoast Books, $24.95 pa, 9780811871006)
5. Batman: Hush, Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee(DC Comics/Random House, $29.99 pa, 9781401223175)
6. The Book of Genesis, R. Crumb(W.W. Norton & Company/Penguin, $31 cl, 9780393061024)
7. Vampire Knight, Vol. 8, Matsuri Hino(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421530734)
8. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, Max Brooks and Ibraim Roberson (Crown Publishing/Random House, $21 pa, 9780307405777)
9. Naruto, Vol. 46, Masashi Kishimoto(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421533049)
10. One Piece, Vol. 24, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421528458)
11. V for Vendetta, Alan Moore and David Lloyd(DC Comics/Random House, $22.99 pa, 9781401208417)
12. Cirque du Freak Vol. 4: Vampire Mountain, Darren Shan (Yen Press/H.B. Fenn and Company, $12.99 pa, 9780759530393)
13. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller(DC Comics/Random House, $18.99 pa, 9781563893421)
14. One Piece, Vol. 28, Eiichirio Oda (Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421534442)
15. One Piece, Vol. 25, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421528465)
16. Naruto, Vol. 45, Masashi Kishimoto(Viz/S&S, $9.50 pa, 9781421531359)
17. The Marvel Encyclopedia: A Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe(Dorling Kindersley/Tourmaline Editions, $46 cl, 9780756655303)
18. One Piece, Vol. 26, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421534428)
19. Death Note Vol. 1, Tsugumi Ohba(Viz/S&S, $9.99 pa, 9781421501680)
20. One Piece Vol. 23, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $9.50 pa, 9781421528441)

Edgar Award Nominees

SIMONSAYSCANADA NewsSimon & Schuster Canada 1 FEBRUARY 2010



S&S TITLES NAMED EDGAR AWARD NOMINEES
Five S&S titles are finalists for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, given by the Mystery Writers of America. Winners will be announced on April 29 in New York City.

BEST NOVEL: A Beautiful Place to Die Malla Nunn
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR: Starvation Lake Bryan Gruley
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL: Bury Me Deep Megan Abbott
BEST FACT CRIME: Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde Jeff Guinn
BEST JUVENILE: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity Mac Barnett

For more information and a complete list of nominees, visit http://www.mysterywriters.org/

Media News

*This morning on Good Morning America: Andrew Young, author of The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down (Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651).

*This morning on the Today Show: Kelly Cutrone, author of If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You (HarperOne, $22.99, 9780061930935).

*Also on Today: RuPaul, author of Workin' It!: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style (It Books, $19.99, 9780061985836). RuPaul appears today on Rachel Ray, too.

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Jane Bryant Quinn, author of Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the New Economy (Simon & Schuster, $35, 9780743269964).

*Today on the View: Gayle Haggard, wife of Ted Haggard and author of Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour (Tyndale House, $25.99, 9781414335858).

*Tonight on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson: They Might Be Giants, authors of Kids Go! (Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9780743272759/0743272757).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Shoshana Johnson, author of I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home (Touchstone, $23.99, 9781416567486).

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart Show: Alejandro Junger, author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061735325).

*Tomorrow on the View: Melissa Rivers, author of Red Carpet Ready: Secrets for Making the Most of Any Moment You're in the Spotight (Harmony, $22.99, 9780307395320)

*Tomorrow night on Nightline: Rebecca Rosen and Samantha Rose, authors of Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You (Harper, $24.99, 9780061766244).

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe: Jim Wallis, author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street (Howard Books, $24, 9781439183120).

*Tomorrow morning on the Early Show: Marsha Bemko, author of Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes: An Insider's Guide to PBS's #1 Weekly Show (Touchstone, $16.99, 9781439103302)

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: John Gillespie and David Zweig, authors of Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards Is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Trillions (Free Press, $27, 9781416559931).

*Also on Diane Rehm: Joseph E. Stiglitz, author of Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy (Norton, $27.95, 9780393075960).

*Tomorrow on the Ellen DeGeneres Show: Valerie Bertinelli, author of Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge (Free Press, $26, 9781439141632).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: John Farmer, author of The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11 (Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488948).

Media News

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Gregg Easterbrook, author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed (Random House, $26, 9781400063956).

*Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton, authors of So Stressed: The Ultimate Stress-Relief Plan for Women (Free Press, $26, 9781416593584).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show, demonstrating a pasta e fagioli soup (yum): Giuliano Hazan, author of Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $27.50, 9781584798071).

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Jim Wallis, author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street (Howard Books, $24, 9781439183120).

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Tracy Chevalier, author of Remarkable Creatures (Dutton, $26.95, 9780525951452).

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: Joy Bauer, author of Your Inner Skinny: Four Steps to Thin Forever (Morrow, $16.99, 9780061665752).

*Today on the Ellen Show: Tal Ronnen, author of The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat (Morrow, $29.99, 9780061874338).

*Tonight on Charlie Rose: John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, authors of Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Patricia Moreno, author of The IntenSati Method: The Seven Secret Principles to Thinner Peace (Simon Spotlight, $21.99, 9781439152973). Also on Today: 18-year-old Taylor Lebaron, author of Cutting Myself in Half: 150 Pounds Lost, One Byte at a Time (HCI, $12.95, 9780757313592).

*Tomorrow morning on Imus in the Morning: Stephen Hunter, author of I, Sniper (Simon & Schuster, $26, 9781416565154).

*Tomorrow on Oprah: Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage (Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: John Farmer, author of The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11 (Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488948).

BookNet's Top Self-Help Titles

For those of you who’ve been slow in coming up with New Year’s resolutions, here are the top 20 best-selling self-help titles for the two weeks ending Jan. 3, 2010:

1. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch(Hyperion Press/HarperCollins, $23.50 cl, 9781401323257)2. Post Secret, Frank Warren(William Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.50 cl, 9780061859335)
3. The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz(Amber-Allen/Dempsey, $16.95 pa, 9781878424310)
4. Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking, Allen Carr(Clarity/Sandhill Book Marketing, $19.95 cl, 9780973468403)
5. How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie(Simon & Schuster, $9.50 mm, 9780671723651)
6. Chicken Soup for the Grandma’s Soul(HCI Books/Thomas Allen & Son, $16.95 pa, 9780757303289)
7. Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul(HCI Books/Thomas Allen, $16.95 pa, 9780757300882)
8. Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul(HCI Books/Thomas Allen, $16.95 pa, 9781558744158)9. Excuses Begone! Wayne Dyer(Hay House/Raincoast Books, $30.95 cl, 9781401921736)
10. The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, Dalai Lama(Doubleday, $32 cl, 9780767920643)
11. Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul(HCI Books/Thomas Allen, $16.95 pa, 9780757303319)
12. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey(Amistad/HarperCollins, $31.50 cl, 9780061728976)
13. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey(Simon & Schuster, $21 pa, 9780743269513)
14. Chicken Soup for the Grandparent’s Soul(HCI Books/Thomas Allen, $16.95 pa, 9781558749740)
15. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…, Richard Carlson(HarperCollins, $13.95 pa, 9780786881857)16. The Worst-Case Scenario Little Book for Survival, David Borgenicht(Andrews McMeel/Simon & Schuster, $6.99 pa, 9780740761768)
17. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin Sharma(HarperCollins, $19.95 pa, 9780002008594)
18. 101 Exercises for the Soul, Bernie Siegel(New World Library/Publishers Group Canada, $17.50 pa, 9781577318521)
19. Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire, Mireille Guiliano(Simon & Schuster, $29.99 cl, 9781416589198)
20. Getting Things Done, David Allen(Penguin, $22 pa, 9780142000281)

Elizabeth Gilbert's COMMITTED

Elizabeth Gilbert to discuss the inspiration for Committed on Oprah

Committed (9780670021659 / Viking), the new memoir from internationally bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, launched this week to a flurry of major media. Gilbert will be on Oprah next Wednesday, January 13, to talk about her inspiration for writing Committed and what she's learned about marriage from cultures around the world. Canadian media interest has been high, and much more is expected in the coming month. Gilbert will be in Toronto February 24-25. Marketing and advertising includes full-page colour ads in Hello magazine (Best of 2009 issue) and Costco Connection (January/February issue); Toronto bus-shelter advertising, including Toronto event information; and travel prizing and cross promotion with Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Chatelaine (featured in March issue). Online marketing includes a banner and homepage feature on Penguin.ca promoting the book and the Toronto event; Penguin Book Club featured author; Toronto event promotion through such social media sites as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Ning, and Flickr; and Bloggers & Books Network program outreach.

Canadian media highlights so far include:
Chatelaine - feature interview - February issue, on stands now
Maclean's - interview with Anne Kingston - on stands next week
Canadian Press - picked up AP review - January 4
The Globe and Mail - review - January 9
The Globe and Mail - Sarah Hampson interview - February
Winnipeg Free Press - Cover of Books Review section - January 9
The Montreal Gazette - review - tentatively for January 9
Chatelaine.com - excerpt - January 21 (promoted in February issue)
Costco Connection - interview - January/February issue
CBC's The Sunday Edition, Q, and Tapestry- February

Media News

This morning on Good Morning America: Anahad O'Connor and Dave Lieberman, authors of 10 Things You Should Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them (Morrow Cookbooks, $19.99, 9780061780271).

*This morning on the Today Show: Valerie Bertinelli, author of Finding It: And Satisfying My Hunger for Life Without Opening the Fridge (Free Press, $26, 9781439141632). She will also appear today on Live with Regis and Kelly.

*This morning on Fox and Friends: Jerry Doyle, author of Have You Seen My Country Lately?: America's Wake-Up Call (Threshold Editions, $26, 9781439168011).

*Today on the Jim Bohannon Show: Ron Insana, author of How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History: A Guide to the 7 Greatest Bargains from Main Street to Wall Street (Avery, $26, 9781583333648).

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Carl Pickhardt, author of Why Good Kids Act Cruel: The Hidden Truth About the Pre-Teen Years (Sourcebooks, $14.99, 9781402219443).

*Today on NPR's Marketplace: Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche (Free Press, $26, 9781416587088). He will also appear today on CNN's Campbell Brown and tomorrow on Talk of the Nation.

*Today on Access Hollywood: Peter Biskind, author of Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America (Simon & Schuster, $30, 9780743246583).

*Tonight on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: John Yoo, author of Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush (Kaplan Publishing, $29.95, 9781607145554)

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Paul Ingrassia, author of Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road from Glory to Disaster (Random House, $26, 9781400068630).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy (Picador, $14, 9780312429249).

Media News

*This morning on Fox and Friends: Eric Fettmann and Steven Lomazow, authors of FDR's Deadly Secret (PublicAffairs, $25.95, 9781586487447).

*This morning on the Today Show: Ron Insana, author of How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History: A Guide to the 7 Greatest Bargains from Main Street to Wall Street (Avery, $26, 9781583333648). He is also on CNBC's Power Lunch today.

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Metropolitan Books, $24.50, 9780805091748).

*Tomorrow on the View: Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, authors of You: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy (Free Press, $26.99, 9781416572367).

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage (Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659)

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: James Fowler, author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives (Little, Brown, $25.99, 9780316036146).

Media News

*This morning on Good Morning America: Ree Drummond, author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (Morrow Cookbooks, $27.50, 9780061658198).

*Today on Talk of the Nation: Dan Hurley, author of Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, and What to Do About It (Kaplan, $26.95, 9781607144588).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Jean Chatzky, author of Money 911: Your Most Pressing Money Questions Answered, Your Money Emergencies Solved (Harper, $16.99, 9780061798696).

*Tomorrow morning on the Early Show: Susan Piver, author of The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love (Free Press, $23, 9781416593157).

*Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: Michele Lowrance, author of The Good Karma Divorce: Avoid Litigation, Turn Negative Emotions into Positive Actions, and Get On with the Rest of Your Life (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061840692).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Jim Wallis, author of Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street (Howard Books, $24, 9781439183120). He will also appear tomorrow on CNN's American Morning.

Booknet's Top 20 Canadian Titles as the Year Closed

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian titles
January 5, 2010 9:22 PM
The following Canadian titles – a mix of fiction and non-fiction – were the big sellers for the final two shopping weeks of the decade, ending Dec. 27, 2009:

1. What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell(Little, Brown/H.B. Fenn & Company, $34.99 cl, 9780316075848)
2. Playing with Fire, Theo Fleury and Kirstie McLellan Day(HarperCollins Canada, $32.99 cl, 9781554682393)
3. The Bishop’s Man, Linden MacIntyre(Random House Canada, $32 cl, 9780307357069)
4. The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill(HarperCollins Canada, $24.95 pa, 9781554681563)
5. Extreme Vinyl Café, Stuart Mclean(Viking Canada, $36 cl, 9780670064472)
6. All of Me, Anne Murray(Knopf Canada, $35 cl, 9780307398444)
7. A Soldier First, Rick Hillier(HarperCollins Canada, $34.99 cl, 9781554684915)
8. Gretzky’s Tears, Stephen Brunt(Knopf Canada, $34.95 cl, 9780307397294)
9. Bravo! Best of Bridge Cookbook, Sally Vaughan-Johnston(Robert Rose, $29.95 spiral, 9780778802204)
10. Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection, Elizabeth Baird(Transcontinental Books, $22.95 pa, 9780980992458)
11. Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–2000, John English(Knopf Canada, $39.95 cl, 9780676975239)
12. The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood(McClelland & Stewart, $32.99 cl, 9780771008443)
13. The Shack, William Young(Windblown Media/Hachette, $15.99 pa, 9780964729230)
14. The Best of Chef at Home, Michael Smith(Whitecap Books/H.B. Fenn, $29.95 pa, 9781552859841)
15. Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell(Little, Brown/H.B. Fenn, $30.99 cl, 9780316017923)
16. The Golden Mean, Annabel Lyon(Random House Canada, $32.95 cl, 9780307356208)
17. 100 Photos That Changed Canada(HarperCollins Canada, $45 cl, 9781554684977)
18. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell(Little, Brown/H.B. Fenn, $19.99 pa, 9780316346627)19. The Book of Negroes: Illustrated Edition, Lawrence Hill(HarperCollins Canada, $34.99 cl, 9781554686957)
20. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley(Anchor Canada, $19.95 pa, 9780385665834)

Media News

This morning on Fox and Friends: Jerry Doyle, author of Have You Seen My Country Lately?: America's Wake-Up Call (Threshold Editions, $26, 9781439168011/1439168016). He will also be on the Laura Ingraham Show tomorrow.

Today on the Dr. Oz Show: Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, authors of YOU: On a Diet (Free Press, $26.99, 9781439164969/1439164967).

Tonight on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Penguin, $11, 9780143116387/014311638X).

Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: George Lucas, contributor to Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success (It Books, $29.99, 9780061778896/0061778893).