Just like every week, there are tons of books coming up for release this week that are sure to make you excited about reading. Just to cover a few, let’s hit the highlights.

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell description from the Borders site: Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric prison ward. Is the handcuffed and chained patient a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta? Or is his paranoid tale true? Release date: December 2, 2008.

Cross Country by James Patterson: Patterson’s latest book featuring Alex Cross has hit the shelves! Description: When the home of Alex Cross’s oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he’s chasing a horrible new breed of killer. “Cross Country” is the most heart-stopping, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet.

The Appeal by John Grisham is now out in paperback. Description: In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history, in this powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue.

Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Description: The acclaimed #1New York Times bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother’s tragic loss and one man’s last chance at gaining salvation. Can we save ourselves, or do we rely on others to do it? Is what we believe always the truth?One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June’s eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child.Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy’s dying wish? Once again, Jodi Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.

Lots of fun stuff coming out and there’s one more that I’m very excited to tell you about: Knit Two by Kate Jacobs. You may be wondering why I’m so excited about this. I was given an advanced copy of the book and I’m going to be reviewing it this week.

That’s right. On Wednesday, you can check out what I thought of the sequel to Kate’s first book, The Friday Night Knitting Club. Catch up with your favorite characters and feel the need to pull out some knitting needles. How awesome is that? I work hard for you, faithful Moms in a Blog readers! So be sure to check back on Wednesday and get the scoop.

As has become our Monday tradition, here is this week’s New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best seller List.

1. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright. A boy learns from his disappointment with his mother’s gift.
2. JUST AFTER SUNSET, by Stephen King. Short stories blending fantasy and psychological realism.
3. DIVINE JUSTICE, by David Baldacci. Members of Washington’s Camel Club rally to save their leader, who is hiding out in the town of Divine, Va.
4. THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED, by Wally Lamb. A man reconstructs five generations of family history and secrets from a cache of old diaries and letters.
5. A MERCY, by Toni Morrison. In 17th-century America, a slave mother urges a Northern farmer to buy her daughter so that she can have a better life.
6. THE GATE HOUSE, by Nelson DeMille. In a sequel to “The Gold Coast” (1990) a tax attorney and his ex-wife explore a reconciliation.
7. EXTREME MEASURES, by Vince Flynn. Mitch Rapp teams up with a C.I.A. colleague to fight a terrorist cell — and the politicians who would rein them in.
8. SALVATION IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a mysterious priest; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
9. THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks. A marine returning home sets out to track down the woman whose photo he found in Iraq.
10. SWALLOWING DARKNESS, by Laurell K. Hamilton. In the seventh Meredith Gentry paranormal romance, Meredith is pregnant with twins.

And here is the Non-Fiction Hardcover Best Seller List from the NY Times:

1. TOO FAT TO FISH, by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza. Humorous memories from the comedian, a member of the cast of “The Howard Stern Show.”
2. AMERICAN LION, by Jon Meacham. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, in the White House, by the editor of Newsweek.
3. DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.
4. HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED, by Thomas L. Friedman. How a green revolution can renew America, by the New York Times columnist. First Chapter
5. THE SNOWBALL, by Alice Schroeder. The life of Warren Buffett.
6. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.
7. THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA, by the editors of Life magazine. Photographs and essays, starting with Obama’s birth in Hawaii.
8. CALL ME TED, by Ted Turner with Bill Burke. The entrepreneur’s personal story.
9. LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER, by Maya Angelou. Reminiscences, appreciations and poems from the author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
10. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. The president-elect on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.

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