Released earlier this month, Lysa TerKeurst's Unglued (Zondervan) debuted at No. 11 on the General best-sellers from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) this week, tracking sales for the week ending Aug. 11, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The Top 20 General best-sellers are: 1. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, softcover (Standard Publishing); 2. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 3. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 4. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 6. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 7. NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, softcover (Standard Publishing); 8. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, large print softcover (Standard Publishing); 9. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 10. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 11. Unglued; 12. Boundaries, Henry Cloud, John Townsend (Zondervan); 13. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 14. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson (Zondervan); 15. NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, large print softcover (Standard Publishing); 16. Coming Home, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 17. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 18. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 19. The Struggle, "Kentucky Brothers," No. 3, Wanda E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing); and 20. Made to Crave, Lysa TerKeurst (Zondervan).

The Top 10 Fiction best-sellers are: 1. The Harbinger; 2. Coming Home; 3. The Struggle; 4. Whispers in the Wind, "Wild West Wind," No. 2, Lauraine Snelling (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 5. Lethal Legacy, "Guardians of Justice" No. 3, Irene Hannon (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 6. The Fiddler, "Home to Hickory Hollow" No. 1, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 7. A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 8. The Bridesmaid, "Home to Hickory Hollow" No. 2, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 9. Loving, "Bailey Flanigan Series," No. 4, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); and 10. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books).

The top five Bibles are: 1. The Story, NIV, deluxe, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. KJV Giant Print Reference Bible, personal size, black bonded (Thomas Nelson); 3. NIV Church Bible, red, large print, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 4. NIV Adventure Bible, hardcover, (Zonderkidz); and 5. NIV Adventure Bible, iguana blue, imitation leather (Zonderkidz).

Despite Thomas Nelson recently canceling David Barton's controversial best-seller about Thomas Jefferson, the conservative historian will sell the book through WallBuilders.

"We find it regrettable that Thomas Nelson never contacted us with even one specific area of concern before curtly notifying us they had dropped the work," Barton, named by TIME magazine as one of the 25 most influential American evangelicals in 2005, wrote on his WallBuilders website. "Had they done so, we would have been happy to provide them with the thorough and extensive historical documentation for any question or issue they raised; they never asked. The Jefferson Lies has not been pulled from publication and it will continue to sell nationally."

But after a group of conservative scholars claimed that Barton's take on Jefferson was factually incorrect, Nelson decided to pull The Jefferson Lies at the end of July.

The Jefferson Lies—released in April with a foreword by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck—claims to expose common myths about Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.

"We are not releasing specifically how many people expressed concerns—only that there were several who expressed concerns about the historical accuracy of the book," Casey Harrell, director of corporate communications for Thomas Nelson, told Christian Retailing. "We are not releasing any additional information other than the publishing relationship has ceased and between Thomas Nelson and Mr. Barton, and we do not expect to publish his works in the future."

However, Barton has defended The Jefferson Lies, citing Nelson never mentioned any concerns about the book, which made the New York Times best-seller list after its release.

"While Thomas Nelson may have 'lost confidence' in the work, others have not and the book has already been picked up by a much larger national publisher and distributor," he wrote. "Even at the time Nelson dropped the work, [the company] admitted that it was still selling very well."

As of earlier this week, The Jefferson Lies was still the top-selling book about Jefferson on Amazon.com, the New York Times reported. It also remains for sale on the website of WallBuilders, a pro-family organization founded by Barton that presents America's history and heroes with an emphasis on its moral, religious and constitutional heritage.

Taking over long-held book-buying leadership from baby boomers, Generation Y—those born between 1979 and 1989—spent the most money on books in 2011, according to the 2012 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Review, prepared by Bowker Market Research and Publishers Weekly.

Y's 2011 book expenditures rose to 30%—up from 24% in 2010—passing boomers' 25% share.

"The book industry is operating in a new and dynamic landscape that puts much more power in the hands of consumers," said Kelly Gallagher, vice president of Bowker Market Research. "Consumers can now very easily purchase virtually any book they want, whenever they want it and get it at a competitive price. It's more essential than ever before to understand who is buying and what their expectations and habits are."

The review, which polled almost 70,000 Americans who bought books of any format and from any source in 2011, revealed that the collapse of Borders accelerated movement of book sales to online retailers and away from bookstore chains.

By the fourth quarter of 2011, online retailers' share of unit purchases had risen to 39%, up from 31% at the close of 2010. Conversely, chains' share fell to 30% in the fourth quarter of 2011 from 36% in the final period of 2010.

E-books continued to grow, rising from 4% of unit sales in 2010 to 14% in 2011. Among major subgenres, e-books had the most impact in the Mystery/Detective category, accounting for 17% of spending, followed by Romance and Science Fiction—where the format accounted for 15% of sales.

The review also found a slight dip in women's lead in book buying. Women's share of unit purchases declined to 62% from 65% in 2010, and their share of spending dropped to 55% from 58% in 2010.

Click here for more information on the 2012 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors Annual Review. 

Harvest House Publishers and WildFire Marketing are hosting a scavenger hunt contest on best-selling authors Elizabeth and Jim George's new website.

Through Aug. 31, visitors can search for letters that will make up a special two-word phrase. Participants who provide the correct phrase will be entered into a drawing to win a complete library of all 17 of the Georges' "After God's Own Heart" books. In addition, five winners will be selected to win free copies of the couple's two newest books, A Woman's Guide to Making Right Choices and A Man After God's Own Heart Devotional, both to be released by Harvest House in September.

Since 1994, the Georges have written more than 80 books with more than 8 million copies sold.

Click here for more information on the contest. 

Singer-songwriter Matthew West has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Original Music and Lyrics for his song "The Heart of Christmas" from the film of the same name.

Distributed by Mission Pictures International, the film debuted on GMC in December 2011 and attracted more than 3.6 million viewers, making it the highest-rated, world-premiere movie in the history of the network.

Based on real-life events, The Heart of Christmas tells the inspirational story of 2-year-old Dax Locke, whose struggle with Leukemia sparked a worldwide outpouring of support for his family. Despite treatment, the doctors tell Dax's parents that he will not live to see Christmas Day. Driven by their faith and determined to give their son one last Christmas, Dax's parents decide to put decorations up early and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Image Entertainment will release the 86-minute DVD Oct. 9. It retails for $14.99.

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards will air live Sept. 23 on ABC at 8 p.m. EST. Two days after the Emmy Awards, West's newest album, Into The Light (Sparrow Records), will be released. It features the current single, "Forgiveness," already a Top 10 radio hit. Earlier this year, West was also nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, a GMA Dove Award and a Billboard Music Award.

Click here for more information on The Heart of Christmas. 

The annual Standard Lesson Commentaries hold several high-ranking spots on the General best-sellers from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) this week, tracking sales for the week ending Aug. 4, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The Top 20 General best-sellers are: 1. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 2. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, softcover (Standard Publishing); 3. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 4. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 6. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 7. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 8. NIV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, softcover (Standard Publishing); 9. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 10. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2012-2013, large print softcover (Standard Publishing); 11. Coming Home, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 12. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook); 13. Made to Crave, Lysa TerKeurst (Zondervan); 14. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 15. Boundaries, Henry Cloud, John Townsend (Zondervan); 16. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson (Zondervan); 17. Implosion, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers); 18. The Struggle, "Kentucky Brothers," No. 3, Wanda E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing); 19. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); and 20. Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas (Thomas Nelson).

The Top 10 Fiction best-sellers are: 1. The Harbinger; 2. Coming Home; 3. The Struggle; 4. Whispers in the Wind, "Wild West Wind," No. 2, Lauraine Snelling (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 5. Lethal Legacy, "Guardians of Justice" No. 3, Irene Hannon (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 6. Over the Edge, "Kincaid Brides" No. 3, Mary Connealy (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 7. The Haven, "Stoney Ridge Seasons" No. 2, Suzanne Woods Fisher (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 8. The Fiddler, "Home to Hickory Hollow" No. 1, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 9. The Choice, Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson); and 10. To Love and Cherish, "Bridal Veil Island" No. 2, Tracie Peterson (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group).

The top five Bibles are: 1. The Story, NIV, deluxe, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. NIV Adventure Bible, hardcover, (Zonderkidz); 3. ESV Value Pew Bible, hardcover, black, English Standard Version (Crossway); 4. NKJV UltraSlim Bible, leathersoft black, New King James Version (Thomas Nelson); and 5. The Story: Teen Edition, NIV, softcover (Zondervan).

Thomas Nelson has pulled a controversial best-seller by influential evangelical leader David Barton because the book contains historical errors.

With a foreword by Glenn Beck and released in April, The Jefferson Lies claims to expose common myths about Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.

However, a group of conservative scholars claimed that Barton's take on Jefferson was factually incorrect. Additionally, a group of Cincinnati ministers called on Nelson to cancel the book, The Tennessean reported.

Casey Harrell, director of corporate communications for Thomas Nelson, said The Jefferson Lies was pulled at the end of July.

"The company was contacted by a number of people expressing concerns about the book, which we took very seriously," she said. "The company tried to sort out matters of opinion or interpretation, and in the course of our review learned that there were some historical details included in the book that were not adequately supported. Because of these deficiencies we decided that it was in the best interest of our readers to cease publication and distribution."

The Jefferson Lies is still available at Amazon.com and other Internet sites, but online retailers have been asked to stop selling the e-book version, The Tennessean reported.

"We are not releasing specifically how many people expressed concerns—only that there were several who expressed concerns about the historical accuracy of the book," Harrell told Christian Retailing. "We are not releasing any additional information other than the publishing relationship has ceased and between Thomas Nelson and Mr. Barton, and we do not expect to publish his works in the future."

Named by TIME magazine as one of the 25 most influential American evangelicals in 2005, Barton has defended The Jefferson Lies, citing Nelson never mentioned any concerns about the book, which made the New York Times best-seller list after its release.

"For those who may have been influenced by seeing a negative critique of The Jefferson Lies, I urge you to read the book yourself, examine its 756 footnotes and allow Jefferson to speak on his own behalf," he wrote on his WallBuilders website. "I predict that if you do, you will be persuaded by the abundance of primary source documentation and will quickly see through the shallow motives behind the critics' self-serving and disingenuous attacks."

A graduate of Oral Roberts University, Barton is the founder and president of WallBuilders, a pro-family organization that presents America's history and heroes—with an emphasis on its moral, religious and constitutional heritage.