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Follow on Google News |  "Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess" is the top Sunbury bestseller for NovemberSunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for November, 2015. Barbara Trainin Blank took the top spot with her biography "Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess."
msmp_fc SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for November, 2015 (by Revenue) Rank Last Month Title Author Category 1 NEW Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess Barbara Trainin Blank Biography 2 -- The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Upper Mahantongo Valley Steve Troutman History 3 17 A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush Lawrence Knorr History 4 -- The Trevorton, Mahanoy and Susquehanna Railroad Steve Troutman History 5 NEW Darkness at First Light J M West Detective Thriller 6 -- Call Sign Dracula Joe Fair War Memoir 7 14 The B Team Alan Mindell Sports Fiction 8 5 Where Elephants Fought Bridget Smith Historical Fiction 9 22 Pit Bulls Anthony Julian History 10 -- Geology of the Mahanoy, Mahantongo and Lykens Valleys Steve Troutman Earth History 11 -- The Closer Alan Mindell Sports Fiction 12 7 Rising Hope Marie Sontag YA Fiction 13 3 The Bronze Dagger Marie Sontag YA Fiction 14 30 That Night at Surigao Ernie Marshall History 15 5 The Alabaster Jar Marie Sontag YA Fiction 16 NEW Murder in Tuxedo Park William Lemanski Detective Thriller 17 19 Raising Monarchs Sue Fox McGovern Nature 18 1 The Keeper of the Crows Kyle Alexander Romines Thriller Fiction 19 -- The Sign of the Eagle Jess Steven Hughes Historical Fiction 20 8 The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley History 21 25 Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last Mike Campbell History 22 -- The Descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch Max Klinger Genealogy 23 -- Bows, Bullets, and Bears John Moore History 24 -- Dying for Vengeances J M West Detective Thriller 25 -- There is Something About Rough and Ready Lawrence Knorr, et al History 26 6 Capital Murder Chris Papst Investigation 27 -- Tulpehocken Trail Traces Steve Troutman History 28 -- Lost in the Shadow of Fame William Lemanski Biography 29 -- Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires John Moore History 30 -- Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks John Moore History Sunbury Press had its second-worst month of the year in November. Sales were down 27% from last November. "After the terror attacks in Paris on the 13th, there was a two-week lull in sales," explained Sunbury Press CEO, Lawrence Knorr. Overall, sales are still up 72% compared to last year. Barbara Blank's biography "Mary Sachs" took the top spot thanks to events in Mary's native Harrisburg. Steve Troutman took four spots in the top 30 with "The Penn's Manor" (#2), "The Trevorton, Mahanoy, and Susquehanna Railroad" (#4), "Geology of the Mahanoy ..." (#6), and Tulpehocken Trail Traces (#27). Steve has increased his speaking engagements. Lawrence Knorr's "A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush" moved up to 3rd due to orders from Gold Rush country. Knorr also took #25 with "There is Something About Rough and Ready" due to Troutman's activities. J. M. West's new mystery "Darkness at First Light" debuted at #5. It's prequel, "Dying for Vengeance," charted at #24. Ms. West has been making appearances in the Carlisle area. Joe Fair's Vietnam memor, "Call Sign Dracula," returned to the charts at #6 thanks to author activities. Alan Mindell took lucky #7 and #11 with his two novels -- "The B Team" and "The Closer." Alan continues to have success on the speaking circuit in the San Diego area. "Where Elephants Fought," the historical Civil War novel by Mississippian Bridget Smith held at #8 due to author appearances. Tony Julian's "Pit Bulls" was #9, as it was a popular Christmas gift at online stores. Marie Sontag grabbed 3 spots with her YA novels: "Rising Hope" (#12), "The Bronze Dagger" (#13), and "The Alabaster Jar (#15). Marie continues her tour of schools in the San Jose area. Ernie Marshall's "That Night at Surigao" moved up to #14 thanks to steady interest among naval historians. William Lemanski nabbed two spots with his new historical detective thriller "Murder in Tuxedo Park" (#16), and his biography of Kermit Roosevelt "Lost in the Shadow of Fame" (#28). Lemanski has been making appearances in and about Tuxedo Park, NY. "Raising Monarchs" by Sue Fox McGovern held steady at #17 due to continued interest in the declining butterfly population. Kyle Alexander Romine's "Keeper of the Crows" slipped from the top spot to #18, following the Halloween period. "The Sign of the Eagle" by Jess Steven Hughes climbed back to #19, as the author continued his tours of the Northwest. Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley's history "The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf" continued to chart at #20 due to interest in the subject matter. Mike Campbell's "Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last" continued its steady sales at #21. "The Descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch" by Max Klinger returned to the chart at #22 thanks to Steve Troutman's activities. John Moore grabbed three spots with three of his eight "Frontier Pennsylvania Series" titles: "Bows, Bullets, and Bears" (#23), "Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires" (#29), and "Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks" (#30). Chris Papst's "Capital Murder" slide to #26, as interest in the Harrisburg mayoral scandal wanes in favor of the PA State Attorney General scandal. The company released four new titles during the month of November. SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for November, 2015 Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess Barbara Trainin Blank Biography Darkness at First Light J M West Detective Thriller Murder in Tuxedo Park William Lemanski Detective Thriller Tough Decisions for Young Women Robin Reed Self-Help For a list of Sunbury's best-sellers, please see the Sunbury Press web site: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/ For a complete list of recent and upcoming releases, please see: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/ End
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