Manic Monday

Now I know why I title this Manic Monday! I "forgot" how much time and research it takes to look for Tuesday releases in the publishing world. Do you KNOW how many books -- not just new, but reprints, paperbacks, library bindings, large print, etc. -- are put out every Tuesday??? Well, dummy me should have prepared a week ago, but I didn't! So here is a rundown of SOME of Tuesday's releases for May 5, 2009. I chose books that either fit the chick lit genre, or books that I know all would be interested in, such as bestselling authors or popular series.

Books I would read because of their chick lit appeal:

Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, Or, The Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster (The title alone qualifies as chick lit! I kid you not, this is the title!!) This book is a memoir.

Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9) by Charlaine Harris, hardcover.
Also by Harris, a reprint of a 2002 hardcover, Last Scene Alive, Aurora Teagarden Mystery paperback.

BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked About Bakery by Erin McKenna, hardcover, cookbook. Again, if the title fits . . . .

Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery -- paperback
Flowers on Main by Sherryl Woods -- paperback
The Guernsy Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows -- paperback (reminds me of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood)
Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel by Lauren Weisberger -- paperback (woo-hoo!)

Authors of note:
Hardcovers: Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk
Brimstone by Robert B. Parker
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 5) by Rick Riordan

Paperbacks: Mahogany by Stuart Woods
Resolution by Robert B. Parker
Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport) by John Sanford

DISCLAIMER: This in no way, shape, or form is the entire list of Tuesday Releases for May 5, 2009!!! I'm looking for popular interest books or specialty books only. I would LOVE to include all new authors or fellow bloggers who are having a book released, feel free to comment --- shout-out --- your book here! Keep Reading!