Winners of the 2014 Christian Retailing’s Best awards will be announced Tuesday, June 24, at the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) in Atlanta. Todd Starnes, author of God Less America (Charisma House, May) and host of the “FOX News & Commentary” daily radio show, will present the awards, Tuesday, 9-10 a.m., at the show floor’s Creative Pavilion stage at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Christian Retailing magazine, sponsor of the awards, invites all ICRS attendees to attend the free presentation.

Child of Mine by husband-and-wife author team David and Beverly Lewis made the extended New York Times best-sellers list. The novel placed at No. 25 on the Paperback Trade Fiction list published June 22 and reflecting sales for the week ending June 7.

In the Amish fiction title, the authors tell the story of a young mother clinging to the hope of finding her kidnapped daughter. With the clock ticking, one last clue from a private investigator ignites a tiny flame of hope that her daughter will be found.

Phil Robertson, patriarch of the A&E reality television series Duck Dynasty, has endorsed the book God Less America (FrontLine) by Todd Starnes, host of “FOX News & Commentary.”

Robertson, also known as “The Duck Commander,” posted the endorsement on his Facebook page encouraging followers to pick up a copy of Starnes’ exposé on the attack on traditional values in America.

Bookstore sales in April 2014 fell 1.3% compared to April 2013, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

April 2014 bookstore sales are estimated at $684 million. Sales in the same period last year were $693 million.

Two recording artists, Andrae Crouch and Bob Bennett, are in need of prayer for significant health issues.

Pastor Crouch’s twin sister, Sandra Crouch, is requesting prayer for her brother, as he is experiencing serious health challenges. Messages may be sent by email to him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Singer-songwriter Bennett also posted a message on his Facebook page asking for prayer.

”On Friday, June 20th, I'm scheduled for open heart surgery due to severe aortic stenosis as well as chronic atrial fibrillation.”

The artist known for songs such as “A Song About Baseball” and “Matters of the Heart” is requesting prayer “that I not only make it through the procedure, but also the expected difficult and risky recovery. I'll probably be mostly out of commission for a couple months. But I'm hopeful, if all goes well, to resume many of my normal activities during or after my third post-surgery month. However, it seems everyone's road to recovery is as unique as their fingerprints, and I'm told it can sometimes take a while to get fully past this.”

Bennett specifically asks for prayer for his wife, Elena, and three children.

“Remembering them on my behalf would mean a great deal to me,” he writes.

Forsaken Dreams by MaryLu Tyndall has won a 2014 Cover Café Cover Contest. The Barbour Publishing title won in the Historical cover category.

The cover was designed by Kara Davidson and Faceout Studio, and photography was done by Tyler Gould.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. recently named Bob Hetico as the company’s new director of sales. In his new role, Hetico will lead an eight-person sales team to generate revenue growth in print and digital book formats.

Most recently the national sales manager at InterVarsity Press, he had previously served as director of trade sales at Augsburg Fortress Publishers and director of sales and marketing at Judson Press.