These are boom times for conservative authors. Michelle Malkin's "Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies" spent weeks at No. 1 on The New York Times nonfiction list. Sales have been strong for Dick Morris' anti-Obama "Catastrophe" and the reissue of "The Five ...

FICTION 1. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown) 2. "Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel" by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) 3. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese) 4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn) 5. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone) 6. "206 Bones: A Novel ...

Following her speech on Monday night, Michelle Obama was praised for her poise and speaking ability. BIogger Michelle Malkin noted, "She's reading professionally from the teleprompter... but you know, she's just an ordinary, civilian mom. Just like you." As HUMAN EVENTS' Obama Watch noted two weeks ago, Barack Obama is a follower of Saul Alinsky, author of Rules ...