Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2017

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2017
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Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
2 THE SHACK-Movie Edition2 WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567607 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $15.99
3 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2016 $21.99
4 THE SHACK-Movie Edition WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567614 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $9.99
5 LOVE STORY KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687590 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Jun. 2017 $22.99
6 THE EBB TIDE BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212505 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2017 $15.99
7 IN THIS MOMENT KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687620 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Nov. 2017 $23.99
8 WITHOUT WARNING JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496406163 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2017 $26.99
9 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $15.99
10 THE SHACK-Mass Market WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455568291 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Mar. 2016 $9.99
11 THREADS OF SUSPICION DEE HENDERSON 9780764219979 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) May. 2017 $15.99
12 THE PROVING BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764219665 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2017 $15.99
13 THE SEEKERS WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167447 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Feb. 2017 $15.99
14 THE BELOVED CHRISTMAS QUILT: T WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781683222255 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $15.99
15 BRUSH OF WINGS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687552 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Feb. 2017 $15.99
16 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jan. 2012 $16.99
17 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2009 $16.99
18 IF I'M FOUND TERRI BLACKSTOCK 9780310332480 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2017 $15.99
19 THE HIDEAWAY LAUREN K. DENTON 9780718084226 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $15.99
20 THE BLESSING WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167454 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Aug. 2017 $15.99
21 THE FARMERS' MARKET MISHAP WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781634099325 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Jun. 2017 $12.99
22 EVE WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781501101427 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Sep. 2015 $16.00
23 THE WISH BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212499 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2016 $15.99
24 IF I RUN TERRI BLACKSTOCK 9780310332435 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2016 $15.99
25 HOME ON THE RANGE RUTH LOGAN HERNE 9780735290662 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2017 $7.99

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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