'Time' on top: Joel Osteen's It's Your Time debuted at No. 1 on the Nov. 22 New York Times Hardcover Advice best-seller list. The latest release from the pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church offers tips for spiritual growth.

A family challenge is addressed in Autism and Alleluias by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, releasing next month from Judson Press. Looking at the condition through the lens of faith, Bolduc shares her personal story of raising an autistic child. The softcover book will retail for $14.

Leadership lessons: InterVarsity Press Publisher Robert A. Fryling merges faith and leadership in The Leadership Ellipse (Formatio), releasing next month. Fryling encourages Christians to focus on their two types of core relationships—with God and with other people. The softcover title will retail for $17.

Fiction surge: In a report released in November by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Baker Publishing Group had the largest fiction market share among Christian publishers with 21.3% during the third quarter of 2009. Authors releasing books from Baker include Beverly Lewis, Tracie Peterson, Judith Miller, Janette Oke and Lauraine Snelling.

Singer Candi Pearson-Shelton chronicles the tragedy of losing her brother in Desperate Hope, releasing this month from David C. Cook. The book will also feature a code that will allow readers to download the song "One Breath, Then Another." The softcover book will retail for $12.99.

Parental guidance: Mark Matlock offers parenting advice in Real World Parents ($12.99, Youth Specialties/Zondervan), releasing this month. Matlock suggests ways parents can help integrate their children into the real world while maintaining their faith and ability to make a difference.

More book news: For updated book news, including podcasts, blogs, interviews and a bonus review of Gayle's Haggard's Why I Stayed, visit www.christianretailing.com.

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