Christian Fiction Bestsellers, May 2020

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, May 2020
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Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE JERUSALEM ASSASSIN JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496437846 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2020 $27.99
2 THE CROW'S CALL WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781643520216 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Mar. 2020 $15.99
3 THE HIDEAWAY LAUREN K. DENTON 9780718084226 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $16.99
4 BECOMING MRS. LEWIS: EXPANDED EDITION PATTI CALLAHAN 9780785218098 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2020 $17.99
5 THE ORACLE JONATHAN CAHN 9781629996295 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2019 $24.99
6 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $16.00
7 THE MASTERPIECE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781496407917 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019 $16.99
8 BENEATH THE SUMMER SUN KELLY IRVIN 9780310360063 ZONDERVAN Apr. 2020 $7.99
9 THE SHACK WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
10 PLAIN PROMISE BETH WISEMAN 9780310360032 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2020 $7.99
11 WORDS FROM THE HEART KATHLEEN FULLER 9780310359258 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2020 $7.99
12 AN AMISH PICNIC AMY CLIPSTON 9780310357889 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2020 $15.99
13 STARFISH PIER IRENE HANNON 9780800736149 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Mar. 2020 $15.99
14 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2012 $16.99
15 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2009 $16.99
16 THE AMISH COOKING CLASS TRILOGY WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781643522692 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Feb. 2020 $24.99
17 THE PRAYER BOX LISA WINGATE 9781414386881 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019 $15.99
18 SEASONS OF AN AMISH GARDEN AMY CLIPSTON 9780310360360 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2019 $7.99
19 THE FIFTH AVENUE STORY SOCIETY RACHEL HAUCK 9780310350927 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2020 $15.99
20 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629991344 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jun. 2018 $17.99
21 CHILDREN OF THE STARS MARIO ESCOBAR 9780785234791 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2020 $26.99
22 THE TIMEPIECE BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764233074 BETHANY (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2019 $15.99

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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