Kate Plus 8: Kate Gosselin's I Just Want You To Know, releases this month from Zondervan. Gosselin, the TV star of Jon & Kate Plus 8 and mother of twins and sextuplets, includes prayers, journals and excerpts from her life as a mother in the national spotlight. The hardcover title will retail for $22.99.

Engaged and newly married couples have a new resource in What Did You Expect? by Paul David Tripp, releasing April 30 from Crossway. Tripp, a pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, offers six commitments that give shape to a healthy marital lifestyle, while dissecting unrealistic expectations.

Supermom: Sheila Schuller Coleman, co-host of Hour of Power and author of Mommy Grace, dishes out more motherly advice in Mommy Power, releasing April 7 from FaithWords. Coleman encourages women in need of confidence and strength that God will provide. The hardcover book will retail for $14.99.

Sleep deprivation is targeted in the April Focus on the Family/Tyndale House Publishers release Sleep: It Does a Family Good by Archibald Hart. The book includes information on why sleep is essential, practical tips for avoiding insomnia and a sleep diary. The softcover book will retail for $13.99.

Girls Gone Wise by Mary Kassian (Moody Publishers, $14.99) examines the shocking behavior of modern young women, such as sexting and exhibitionism, and uses Prov. 7 as a counterbalance for a new revolution.

Christian unity across social, cultural, racial and denominational lines is a goal worth striving for, says John Armstrong in the leadership book Your Church Is Too Small (Zondervan), releasing this month. The author uses the mandate from John 17:20-21, Jesus' prayer for unity. The hardcover will retail for $22.99.

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Take a break: Joyce Meyer gives women permission to Eat the Cookie...Buy the Shoes in her new FaithWords title coming April 13. The book addresses the topic of discipline, instructing readers to break a routine and even occasionally indulge. The hardcover title will retail for $24.99.

Regal is releasing Making a Good Church Great by Steve Sjogren on March 15. The author, a church planter, focuses on the qualities of the local church that relies on God's presence, regardless of its size or attendance.

Rachel Balducci relates the adventure of raising her five boys in How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?, releasing next month from Revell/Baker Publishing Group. A former staff writer for The Augusta Chronicle, Balducci uses overheard conversations, rules she's been forced to make and episodes of boy behavior to offer humorous parenting insights. The softcover book will retail for $12.99.

Bible themes: The full-color reference book 100 Big Ideas of the Bible by Mark Fackler (Barbour Publishing, April) explores biblical concepts for the benefit of the average reader, including themes such as adoption, worship, covenant, grace and faith. The book will retail for $9.99.

Global trends: In The Meeting of the Waters (David. Cook), author Fritz Kling uses more than 150 interviews of global Christian leaders to identify seven global currents that will propel the future church, including migration, machines and the growing "mercy generation." The softcover book releases this month and retails for $16.99.

Correction: The retail price for Joseph Prince's Unmerited Favor (Charisma House), which released last month, is $22.99.

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Can-do Diet: Dr. Don Colbert shares an easy diet plan with readers in his I Can Do This Diet, releasing Jan. 5 from Siloam/Strang Book Group. The book, retailing for $24.99, will be supported with an interactive Web site, including testimonials and motivational videos.

Walter Wangerin Jr. chronicles his health battle in Letters From the Land of Cancer, releasing from Zondervan next month. A prolific author, Wangerin was diagnosed in 2005 with lung cancer, forcing him to examine his life and legacy. The hardcover title will retail for $16.99.

More letters: Larry Crabb, author of Finding God and Inside Out, examines the Bible as the story of God in 66 Love Letters ($22.99, Thomas Nelson), releasing Jan. 12. Written in first person as if God were speaking, Crabb boils down each book of the Bible into a sentence or two, then unpacks each sentence in a chapter, putting all of the pieces together in the epilogue.

Warrior Princess by Princess Kasune Zulu with Brenda Collins ($22, IVP Books) centers on Princess Zulu's advocacy for those suffering with HIV and AIDS, taking her from her homeland in Zambia to the White House and the United Nations.

Boys to men: Michael Ross and Susie Shellenberger, former editors for Focus on the Family's teen magazines Breakaway and Brio, team up for What Your Son Isn't Telling You, releasing next month from Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group for $13.99. The book is for parents of teen boys struggling with miscommunication and misunderstanding.

Living on the Edge by Chip Ingram ($19.99, Howard Books) released Dec. 29. The author of Good to Great in God's Eyes (Baker Books/Baker Publishing Group) looks at Rom. 12 and asks what it really means to be a disciple of Christ.

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'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.

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How to Inherit the Earth by Scott A. Bessenecker releases this month from Likewise, an imprint of InterVarsity Press. The associate director for missions for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship writes about submission, using experiences from new friar communities, the history of Christianity and the words of Christ. The book will retail for $15.

Results of the polling of more than 50,000 couples are included in The Remarriage Checkup by Ron L. Deal and David H. Olson (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group), releasing next month. The authors share marital advice in the book, which ties in with an online component, the Couple Checkup. The hardcover title will retail for $22.99.

Pastors and lay leaders are the intended audience for Michael R. Emlet's CrossTalk: Where Life and Scripture Meet from New Growth Press, released last month. Emlet gives tools on how to deal with life challenges brought by friends, family and church members. The softcover book retails for $15.99.

John Piper, best-selling author and pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, uses the book of Ruth as reference in A Sweet and Bitter Providence($17.99), releasing in January from Crossway. Piper examines themes including God's sovereignty, the sexual nature of humanity and God's mercy for the undeserving.

Shaunti Feldhahn, author of For Women Only, examines men's views in the workplace in The Male Factor ($22.99, Multnomah Books), releasing Dec. 29. Topics include how men perceive workplace emotion, common situations with female colleagues that frustrate men and men's unwritten rules of the workplace. Multnomah is releasing a special Christian-retail version of the business book, which will include additional content.

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Political tome: On Nov. 17, Zondervan and HarperCollins will release Going Rogue, the memoir of former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. With an initial printing of 1.5 million copies, the hardcover book hit the top of best-seller lists nearly two months prior to its release, with advance orders. It retails for $28.99.