Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2016

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2016
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Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
Rank
 Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date		 List
Price		 Award
1 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2016 $21.99
2 A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687569 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2016 $19.99
3 THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
4 BRUSH OF WINGS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687538 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Mar. 2016 $22.99
5 THE ATONEMENT BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212482 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Mar. 2016 $15.99
6 THE WISH BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212499 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2016 $15.99
7 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $15.99
8 WAR ROOM CHRIS FABRY 9781496407283 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Aug. 2015 $15.99
9 THE UNDOING OF SAINT SILVANUS BETH MOORE 9781496416476 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2016 $24.99
10 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2012 $16.99
11 THE FIRST HOSTAGE JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496406156 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Dec. 2015 $26.99
12 TRACES OF GUILT DEE HENDERSON 9780764218866 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) May. 2016 $15.99
13 THE SHACK, Movie Edition2 WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9781455567607 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $15.99
14 THE RESTORATION WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167119 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Feb. 2016 $15.99
15 EVE WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9781501101427 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Sep. 2015 $16.00
16 ANGELS WALKING KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687484 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Feb. 2015 $14.99
17 THE HAWAIIAN QUILT WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781634092241 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2016 $14.99
18 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2009 $16.99
19 RISEN ANGELA HUNT 9780764218453 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Dec. 2015 $15.99
20 THE ENGLISH SON WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781634092036 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Mar. 2016 $6.99
21 THE SHACK-Mass Market WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9781455568291 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Mar. 2016 $9.99
22 THE STUBBORN FATHER WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781634092043 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Apr. 2016 $6.99
23 THE SHACK, Movie Edition WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9781455567614 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $9.99
24 THE SHACK-Mass Market2 WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9781609414115 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA May. 2011 $9.00
25 IF I RUN TERRI BLACKSTOCK 9780310332435 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2016 $15.99
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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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