Digging Dusky Diamonds by John R. Lindermuth

Sherry Knowlton’s Dead of Summer stayed in the top 10 at #10, thanks to author activities. Johnny Strife’s Pink Crucifix crept up the list to #8 thanks to his recent activities. Alan Mindell’s sports novels The B Team (#7) and The Closer (#9) held serve thanks to continued interest in the author’s new website and blog and his appearance schedule.

John E Wade II’s memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation, slipped a bit to #6, but held its ranking due to author appearances in New Orleans. Bridget Smith’s historical novel Where Elephants Fought moved up to #5 thanks to author appearances in Mississippi. The Segregated Georgia School for he Deaf, by professors Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley of Mercer University, moved up to #3 thanks to author activity.Chris Papst’s Capital Murder slipped to #4 due to a lull in news about the Harrisburg mayoral scandal. Not all orders are in, so a strong September is also expected for his controversial religious history Jesus the Phoenician and his nonfiction novel Pythagoras. Advance sales to the venues fueled his sudden return to the top of the charts. Karim El Koussa’s upcoming US tour includes stops in Colorado, California, New Jersey, and New York. EBooks posted their best month of the year, but remain only 3% of overall sales. While August is usually the peak of the “dog days” in the book trade, Sunbury Press posted a hot August, narrowly missing August 2014’s best-of-all-time numbers. The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for August, 2015 (by Revenue) Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley’s The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf moved up to 3rd, while Chris Papst’s Capital Murder, the prior top bestseller, slipped to 4th. Karim El Koussa took the top two spots with Jesus the Phoenician and Pythagoras in anticipation of his upcoming US Tour. Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for August, 2015.

Digging Dusky Diamonds by John R. Lindermuth