With 1 million copies in print and 17 weeks on the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction list, Heaven Is for Real topped the Times' March 27th list. From Thomas Nelson, the book by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent has also held its own on several other charts, including USA Today and CBA's Top 50.   

In Mr. Awana: Sixty-Plus Years of Changing the World for Christ, Art Rorheim, co-founder and president emeritus, tells how Awana Clubs International started in 1950. The account of Awana's growth and impact includes a foreword by John Ankerberg. From Grace Acres Press, it is available through Spring Arbor and retails for $19.95.   ?

DeVon Franklin, vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, shares how being bold about his faith has helped him to excel in the film industry, in Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Success Without Losing Your True Self. Written with Tim Vandehey, the Howard Books title ships May 3 and retails for $23.   ?

Best-selling author R.T. Kendall looks at a hallmark of the Christian life in The Power of Humility: Living Like Jesus, to release May 3 from Charisma House. Using personal illustrations and biblical examples, Kendall examines various types of pride and shows it is impossible to be Spirit-filled and self-righteous at the same time. The book retails for $14.99.   ?

Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?, a Zondervan title from Karen Spears Zacharias, has been nominated in the Nonfiction category for The 2011 Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award. Southern independent booksellers will vote on the finalists, and winners will be picked by a jury of SIBA booksellers and announced in July.   

?A former contestant on The Biggest Loser, Abby Rike tells the story of the tragic death of her husband and two young children in Working It Out: A Journey of Love, Loss and Hope (FaithWords, May 4). The hardcover book retails for $21.99.

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