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'Coming Home' debuts atop general best-sellers Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Monday, 09 July 2012 11:01 AM America/New_York

Karen Kingsbury's Coming Home (Zondervan) debuted at No. 1 the Top 20 General list from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). Released in June, the novel also claimed the top spot of the Top 10 Fiction best-sellers list. The list from ECPA tracks sales for the week ending June 30, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The rest of the Top 20 General best-sellers are: 2. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 3. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 4. Boundaries, Henry Cloud, John Townsend (Zondervan); 5. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 6. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 7. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 8. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson (Zondervan); 9. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 10. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 11. Implosion, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers); 12. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 13. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 14. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 15. Love Without Walls, Laurie Beshore (Zondervan); 16. The Total Money Makeover, Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson); 17. Radical, David Platt (Multnomah Books); 18. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, softcover edition (Standard Publishing); 19. Destined to Reign, Joseph Prince (Harrison House); and 20. The Resolution for Men, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, Randy Alcorn (B&H Books).

The remainder of the Top 10 Fiction best-sellers are: 2. The Harbinger; 3. Loving, "Bailey Flanigan Series," No. 4, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 4. When Hope Blossoms, Kim Vogel Sawyer (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 5. The Fiddler, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 6. The Touch, Randall Wallace (Tyndale); 7. The Struggle, "Kentucky Brothers Series," No. 3, Wanda E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing); 8. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books); 9. Illusion, Frank Peretti (Howard Books); and 10. A Promise for Miriam, "The Pebble Creek Amish Series," No. 1, Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers).

The top five Bibles are: 1. ESV Pew & Worship Bible, hardcover, English Standard Version (Crossway); 2. NLT New Believer's Compact Bible, softcover, New Living Translation (Tyndale); 3. The Story, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 4. ESV Thinline Value Edition Bible, TruTone, midnight, flame design, English Standard Version (Crossway); and 5. NIV and The Message Side-by-Side Bible, hardcover (Zondervan).