Where have all the parenting books gone?

By Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman

It has happened again. This is not the first time. It occurred last week and the week before that. We suspect it will happen in the future, probably next week. Yes, the streak goes on. What streak? You may wonder. The streak of weeks in which no parenting book has been listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times or USA Today.

A glance at USA Today this week reveals that John Grisham holds down the number one slot with the fiction book, The Associate. Also in the top ten are several books for young adult readers, several more fiction books, and Eat This, Not That: Supermarket Survival Guide.