Book Buzz

Second-quarter report:

Two self-help titles -- The Last Lecture and Oprah pick A New Earth -- were the top sellers on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list in the year's second quarter. Eckhart Tolle's Earth, which was the No. 1 book on our list for the first quarter, dropped to No. 2 during April through June. Readers embraced the humor and wisdom in Randy Pausch's book, based on a lecture by the Carnegie Mellon professor, who is battling pancreatic cancer. Also dominating sales over the period: Stephenie Meyer, who had four of the top 20 sellers. The top 20:

1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow

2. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

4. The Hollow by Nora Roberts

5. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

6. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

7. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

8. The ...