MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for August, 2015. Karim El Koussa took the top two spots with Jesus the Phoenician and Pythagoras in anticipation of his upcoming US Tour. 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.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for August, 2015 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	--	Jesus the Phoenician	Karim El Koussa	Religious History
2	--	Pythagoras	Karim El Koussa	Historical Fiction
3	8	The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf	Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley	History
4	1	Capital Murder	Chris Papst	Investigation
5	7	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
6	3	The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation	John E Wade II	Memoir
7	6	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
8	16	Pink Crucifix	Johnny Strife	Supernatural Fiction
9	10	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
10	5	Dead of Summer	Sherry Knowlton	Murder Mystery
11	27	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	War Memoir
12	24	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
13	--	Rising Hope	Marie Sontag	YA Fiction
14	14	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last	Mike Campbell	History
15	11	The Bronze Dagger	Marie Sontag	YA Fiction
16	--	Fireproof Moth	Milo Thornberry	History
17	17	For Better, For Worse	Carolyn Perry	Disaster Memoir
18	30	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
19	--	Raising Monarchs	Sue Fox McGovern	Nature
20	15	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L. Moore	History
21	--	The Bookseller's Secret	Catherine Jordan	Thriller Fiction
22	--	Rising Sun Descending	Wade Fowler	Historical Fiction
23	--	Digging Dusky Diamonds	John Lindermuth	History
24	--	Seeking Samiel	Catherine Jordan	Thriller Fiction
25	--	Pit Bulls II	Anthony Julian	History
26	--	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History
27	NEW	Something So Divine	John Lindermuth	Historical Thriller
28	20	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L. Moore	History
29	--	Of Guilt and Innocence	John Scanlan	Thriller Fiction
30	28	Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires	John L. Moore	History

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. YTD Sales are nearly double last year. EBooks posted their best month of the year, but remain only 3% of overall sales. Karim El Koussa's upcoming US tour includes stops in Colorado, California, New Jersey, and New York. Advance sales to the venues fueled his sudden return to the top of the charts. 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. 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. Bridget Smith's historical novel Where Elephants Fought moved up to #5 thanks to author appearances in Mississippi. 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. 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. Johnny Strife's Pink Crucifix crept up the list to #8 thanks to his recent activities. Sherry Knowlton's Dead of Summer stayed in the top 10 at #10, thanks to author activities. Call Sign Dracula, the Vietnam memoir by Joe Fair, moved up the chart to #11 thanks to steady sales in bookstores. Dennis Herrick lifted to at #12 with his Winter of the Metal People. The book is popular in New Mexico. Marie Sontag's Rising Hope (#13) and The Bronze Dagger (#15) sold well in advance of her new release The Alabaster Jar, which came out September 5. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, held at #14, thanks to ongoing interest in the lost aviatrix. Milo Thornberry's real-life Taiwan "spy" thriller Fireproof Moth returned to the chart at #16 due to academic orders. Carolyn Perry's Katrina memoir, For Better, For Worse, retained #17 through the 10th anniversary of the hurricane. Anthony Julian's ever-present Pit Bulls (I & II) charted again at #18 & #25 respectively because of ongoing interest in the subject matter. Raising Monarchs, Sue Fox McGovern's instructions on saving these disappearing butterlies, flitted to #19. Three of John L. Moore's Frontier Pennsylvania Series appeared on the list (20, 28, & 30). Interest remains strong from local bookstores, historical parks, and retailers. Thriller writer Catherine Jordan returned to the list with both of her creepy titles - The Bookseller's Secret at #21, and Seeking Samiel at #24, as she heads up a writing workshop. Wade Fowler's Rising Sun Descending returned to #22 thanks to author activities. Both of John Lindermuth's books grabbed spots, as he released his new novel, Something So Divine (#27). Digging Dusky Diamonds, an anthracite region history, was #23. Ernie Marshall's account of the last conflict between battleships, That Night at Surigao, was #26, thanks to author activity. John Scanlan's police procedural, Of Guilt and Innocence, charted at #29. The company released four new titles during the month of August.

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for August, 2015
Murder Run	Shelly Frome	Murder Mystery
Something So Divine	John Lindermuth	Historical Thriller
White River Monster II	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
White River Monster III	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction

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