MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for June, 2015. Chris Papst took the top spot again with Capital Murder, the expose of Harrisburg's failed finances. Frank Deter's newly-released hunting memoir A Dog Named Judy grabbed the second spot. Keith Rommel's recently-released The Devil Tree led Fiction at #3.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for June, 2015 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	2	Capital Murder	Chris Papst	Investigation
2	NEW	A Dog Named Judy	Frank Deter	Hunting Memoir
3	4	The Devil Tree	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
4	--	The Phoenician Code	Karim El Koussa	Action Adventure
5	--	The Cursed Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
6	--	Messages from Beyond	Michele Livingston	Paranormal
7	--	The Amish Rebel	Preston Nuttall	Historical Fiction
8	--	Dinorific Poetry Volume 1	Mike Sgrignoli	Childrens
9	--	Dinorific Poetry Volume 2	Mike Sgrignoli	Childrens
10	--	Dinorific Poetry Volume 3	Mike Sgrignoli	Childrens
11	16	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
12	22	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	War Memoir
13	17	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
14	14	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
15	12	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last	Mike Campbell	History
16	--	Tulpehocken Trail Traces	Steve Troutman	History
17	6	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
18	--	Shadows in the Shining City	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
19	11	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
20	--	Emeralds of the Alhambra	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
21	--	Going Home	Sharon Marchisello	Murder Mystery
22	NEW	Found. Still Lost.	Ashley Nichole	Photography
23	--	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Murder Mystery
24	29	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L. Moore	History
25	25	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L. Moore	History
26	--	The Machine	Horace Taylor	Science Fiction
27	--	Along the Bethel Trail	Friends of Bethel AME	History
28	--	Courting Doubt and Darkness	J M West	Murder Mystery
29	9	Visions of Teaoga	Jim Remsen	Historical Fiction
30	--	Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps	John L. Moore	History

Another record! The company, for the second straight month, had its best month ever. Compared to last June, sales more than doubled. YTD Sales are also up over 100% from last year. Hardcover books exceeded trade paperbacks for the 2nd quarter. EBook sales for the quarter were down slightly from the 1st quarter. Chris Papst's Capital Murder moved to the top due to author media activity and breaking news about the Harrisburg financial scandal. Frank Deter's My Dog Judy placed due to author activity. Keith Rommel's The Devil Tree grew to #3, and The Cursed Man to #5, thanks to author appearances at Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg and Comic Con in Florida. Karim El Koussa's The Phoenician Code rose to #4 thanks to a French language deal with a French publisher. Michele Livingston's Messages From Beyond reappeared at #6 thanks to author appearances. Preston Nuttall's The Amish Rebel rejoined the chart at #7 thanks to renewed author activity. Mike and Ethan Sgrignol's Dinorific Poetry series took #8, 9, and 10 thanks to their appearances. Bridget Smith's historical novel Where Elephants Fought moved up to #11 thanks to ongoing sales in Mississippi. Call Sign Dracula, the Vietnam memoir by Joe Fair, continued to chart at #12 thanks to steady sales in bookstores. Anthony Julian's ever-present Pit Bulls charted again at #13 because of ongoing interest in the subject matter. Dennis Herrick held at #14 with his Winter of the Metal People. The book is popular in New Mexico. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, held at #15, thanks to ongoing interest in the lost aviatrix. Steve Troutman's Tulpehocken Trail Traces tracked at #16 due to author appearances. Alan Mindell's sports novels The B Team (#17) and The Closer (#19) were bolstered by author appearances in California. John Cressler's Shadows in the Shining City (#18) and Emeralds of the Alhambra (#20) both returned to the rankings thanks to author activities in Georgia. Going Home, by Sharon Marchisello, grabbed #21 while Ashley Nichole's new photography book Found-Still Lost debuted at #22 thanks to an exhibition at the Sunbury Press Store during Jubilee Day. J. M. West's Dying for Vengeance (#23) and Courting Doubt and Darkness (#28) were helped by the author's participation in Jubilee Day. John L. Moore grabbed the three spots #'s 24, 25, & 30 with 3 of the 8 books in his Frontier Pennsylvania Series. Interest remains strong from local bookstores and retailers. Horace Taylor's The Machine notched #26 due to author activities. Along the Bethel Trail, by the Friends of the Bethel AME, slipped to #27. Jim Remsen's Visions of Teaoga stayed on the chart at #29 due to author appearances. The company released two new titles during the month of June.

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for June, 2015
A Dog Named Judy	Frank Deter	Hunting Memoir
Found. Still Lost.	Ashley Nichole	Photography

For a list of Sunbury's best-sellers, please see the Sunbury Press web site: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm For a complete list of recent and upcoming releases, please see: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/COMING-SOON_c47.htm