Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2021

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2021
Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 OPERATION JOKTAN AMIR TSARFATI AND STEVE YOHN 9780736985208 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Nov. 2021 $15.99
2 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $16.00
3 THE BEGINNING BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764237508 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2021 $16.99
4 THE WISH BOOK CHRISTMAS LYNN AUSTIN 9781496452528 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2021 $12.99
5 CHRISTMAS STORIES MAX LUCADO 9780785249658 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2021 $19.99
6 THE SHACK WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, in association with Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jul. 2008 $15.99
7 PEACE IN THE VALLEY KELLY IRVIN 9780310366829 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2021 $9.99
8 AN AMISH CHRISTMAS BAKERY AMY CLIPSTON AND KATHLEEN FULLER AND BETH WISEMAN 9780310366232 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2021 $9.99
9 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 CHARISMA HOUSE Jan. 2012 $16.99
10 THE BAKE SHOP AMY CLIPSTON 9780310366645 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2021 $9.99
11 THE HARBINGER II JONATHAN CAHN 9781629998916 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2020 $24.99
12 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2009 $16.99
13 A SEASON ON THE WIND SUZANNE WOODS FISHER 9780800739508 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2021 $16.99
14 A SEASON OF CHANGE BETH WISEMAN 9780310357285 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2021 $15.99
15 A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND CHARLES DICKENS 9780785232223 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2019 $17.99
16 MATCHED AND MARRIED KATHLEEN ULLER 9780310358961 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2021 $15.99
17 THE MASTERPIECE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781496407917 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019 $16.99
18 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629991344 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jun. 2018 $17.99
19 CHASING SHADOWS LYNN AUSTIN 9781496437358 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jun. 2021 $16.99
20 IF I WERE YOU LYNN AUSTIN 9781496437303 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jun. 2020 $15.99
21 WHY CHRISTMAS TREES AREN'T PERFECT RICHARD H. SCHNEIDER 9781501825835 ABINGDON Sep. 2016 $12.99
22 A CHRISTMAS IN THE ALPS MELODY CARLSON 9780800739331 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2021 $16.99
23 BECOMING MRS. LEWIS: EXPANDED EDITION PATTI CALLAHAN 9780785218098 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2020 $17.99
24 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2016 $21.99
25 RIVERBEND GAP DENISE HUNTER 9780785240501 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2021 $16.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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