Christine D. Johnson, editor of Christian Retailing (@ChristianRetail), summarizes the year in Christian publishing: “Fiction marks a first-printing milestone; heavenly nonfiction still tops.”
Nonfiction titles including new release To Heaven and Back by Dr. Mary C. Neal (WaterBrook Press) and 2010 title Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson) continued their heavenly sales in 2012.
Jesus Calling by missionary Sarah Young remained strong on best-seller lists, leading the way for her new devotional title, Jesus Today (both Nelson).
Thomas Nelson drew media attention in a different way upon choosing to pull David Barton’s The Jefferson Lies from publication after it reached The New York Times best-seller status. The decision was made after alleged historical inaccuracies came to light.
Pastor Rick Warren tailored his top book for a generation of readers who were too young to read it when it was first published. In November, Zondervan released The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the original release.
New nonfiction imprints added by publishers this year include Tyndale Momentum (@TyndaleMomentum) (Tyndale House Publishers), Passio (Charisma House Book Group), Jericho Books (Hachette Book Group), Convergent Books (Crown Publishing Group), and Praxis and Crescendo (InterVarsity Press).
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