Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2018

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2018
Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KAREN KINGSBURY 9781501170010 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $25.00
2 AN AMISH CHRISTMAS GIFT AMY CLIPSTON 9780310353485 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $7.99
3 A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687576 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $15.99
4 BECOMING MRS. LEWIS PATTI CALLAHAN 9780785224501 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $25.98
5 A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT 9780785224136 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.98
6 THE FIRST LOVE BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764219689 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2018 $15.99
7 THE SHACK WILLIAM P. YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
8 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629991344 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jun. 2018 $17.98
9 CATCHING CHRISTMAS TERRI BLACKSTOCK 9780310351726 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.98
10 THE CHRISTMAS REMEDY CINDY WOODSMALL 9780735291041 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2018 $14.99
11 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $15.99
12 THE WHITE CHRISTMAS INN COLLEEN WRIGHT 9781501180606 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $15.99
13 A SEAT BY THE HEARTH AMY CLIPSTON 9780310349082 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2018 $15.99
14 THE MASTERPIECE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781496407900 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Feb. 2018 $25.98
15 INDIVISIBLE TRAVIS THRASHER 9780785224051 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $15.99
16 A SEASON OF GRACE LAURAINE SNELLING 9780764218989 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Nov. 2018 $15.99
17 A CHRISTMAS PRAYER WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781683226574 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2018 $12.99
18 THE HIDEAWAY LAUREN K. DENTON 9780718084226 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $15.99
19 A CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA MELODY CARLSON 9780800722715 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2018 $16.98
20 THE KREMLIN CONSPIRACY JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496406217 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Oct. 2018 $16.98
21 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Oct. 2009 $16.98
22 THE HOPE JAR WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167478 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Aug. 2018 $15.99
23 IN THIS MOMENT KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687637 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Jul. 2018 $15.99
24 ON MAGNOLIA LANE DENISE HUNTER 9780718090548 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $15.99
25 WAIT FOR ME SUSAN MAY WARREN 9780800727482 FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY Nov. 2018 $14.99

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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