MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Former Congressman Jason Altmire reclaimed the top spot with his political book Dead Center, seeking to end the partisan divide in US politics. A Short Season, recounting the life of Josiah Viera, a baseball-loving youth battling progeria, slipped one spot to 2nd place. Jim Remsen's Embattled Freedom about the Underground Railroad in Waverly, Pennsylvania returned to the list at #3. Lawrence Knorr claimed the 4th spot with his biography of Eddie Plank, Gettysburg Eddie, and 17th place with the biography of Carl Scheib, Wonder Boy. Joe Regenbogen’s The Boys from Brookdale, about a group of WW2 veterans at the same nursing home, was #5. Recently released The Most Hated Man in America: Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment by Mark Pendergrast took the 6th. Joe Fair’s Vietnam memoir Call Sign Dracula held the 7th spot. John L Moore took six spots with his popular Frontier Pennsylvania and Revolutionary Pennsylvania series.
| SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for April 2018 (by Revenue) | ||||
| Rank | Prior | Title | Author | Category |
| 1 | 8 | Dead Center | Jason Altmire | Politics |
| 2 | 1 | A Short Season | Jake Gronsky & David Bohner | Sports Memoir |
| 3 | -- | Embattled Freedom | Jim Remsen | History |
| 4 | NEW | Gettysburg Eddie | Lawrence Knorr | Baseball |
| 5 | 5 | The Boys from Brookdale | Joe Regenbogen | Biography |
| 6 | 3 | The Most Hated Man in America: Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment | Mark Pendergrast | Legal History |
| 7 | 6 | Call Sign Dracula | Joe Fair | Military Memoir |
| 8 | -- | Fifty Years in a Fox Hole | Charles Kniffen | Military Memoir |
| 9 | -- | Look I Shrunk Grandma | Karen Severson | Medical Memoir |
| 10 | 4 | Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed. | Mike Campbell | History |
| 11 | 14 | Freemasons at Gettysburg | Sheldon Munn | History |
| 12 | NEW | Jack the Ripper Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety | Michael Hawley | True Crime |
| 13 | 12 | Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam | Doug Beed | Military Memoir |
| 14 | 9 | Trumpet Call to Victory: The Final Years of Hazelton Saint Gabriel's Basketball | Joe Farley | Sports History |
| 15 | 10 | Chicken Bone Beach | Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks | History |
| 16 | 7 | The Marines' Lost Squadron: The Odyssey of VMF-422 | Mark Carlson | Aviation History |
| 17 | -- | Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib | Lawrence Knorr | Baseball |
| 18 | 18 | Bows, Bullets, and Bears | John L. Moore | History |
| 19 | 15 | Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks | John L. Moore | History |
| 20 | 11 | Dreams of My Comrades: The Story of MM1C Murray Jacobs | Scott Zuckerman | Military Memoir |
| 21 | 24 | Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires | John L. Moore | History |
| 22 | 16 | Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peacepipes | John L. Moore | History |
| 23 | 17 | Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades | John L. Moore | History |
| 24 | 13 | Tories, Terror, and Tea | John L. Moore | History |
| 25 | -- | Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania | George Donehoo | History |
Altmire's book was boosted by renewed efforts by the author. A Short Season was helped by broad interest across the country. Remsen's sales increased due to author appearances. Knorr's baseball books were helped by seasonal interest and the recent passing of Carl Scheib.