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Kingsbury fiction continues strong in weekly best-sellers Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 02 January 2012 09:29 AM America/New_York

Karen Kingsbury’s “Bailey Flanigan Series” continues to hold its own in this week’s Top 20 General best-sellers list from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), tracking sales for the week ending Dec. 24, according to Pubtrack Christian data. The third book in the series tops the Fiction list and makes the General Top 20 at No. 13, while two others in the series fare well on the Fiction list.

The Top 20 General best-sellers are: 1. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson); 2. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 3. Throw It Down, Jud Wilhite (Zondervan); 4. Nearing Home, Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson); 5. Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 6. Through My Eyes, Tim Tebow, hardcover (Harper); 7. You Are Made for More, Lisa Osteen Comes (FaithWords); 8. Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 9. Heaven Is for Real for Kids, Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 10. The Resolution for Men, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, Randy Alcorn (B&H Books); 11. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 12. Every Day a Friday, Joel Osteen (FaithWords); 13. Longing, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 3, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 14. Courageous, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick (B&H Books); 15. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 16. The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge, Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale House); 17. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 18. The Resolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer (B&H Books); 19. Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, Young (Thomas Nelson); and 20. Love Out Loud, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords).

Top 10 Fiction: 1. Longing; 2. Courageous; 3. The Tehran Initiative by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale); 4. Leaving, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 1, Kingsbury (Zondervan); 5. A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 6. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books); 7. Learning, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 2, Kingsbury (Zondervan); 8. Her Mother’s Hope, “Marta’s Legacy” No. 1, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 9. Her Daughter’s Dream, “Marta’s Legacy” No. 2, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); and 10. The Shack, William P. Young (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group).

Top five Bibles are: 1. The Story, NIV (Zondervan); 2. NIV Adventure Bible, softcover (Zonderkidz); 3. NIV True Images, Italian Duo-Tone, chocolate/bubble gum (Zondervan); 4. ESV Value Thinline Bible, TruTone, chestnut, filigree (Crossway); and 5. NIV Life Application Study Bible, Italian Duo-Tone, carmel/dark carmel (Zondervan).