Joe Gibbs-three-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the Washington Redskins, NFL Hall of Fame member and NASCAR championship team owner-is set to release Game Plan for Life (Tyndale House Publishers) on July 21, while on a book and media tour in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Indiana and Washington, D.C.

Religious books saw a decrease of more than 12% for May, with sales totaling $38.3 million. Sales were also down by 9.7 % for the year, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Overall book sales tracked by the group decreased by 3.2% at $637.9 million and were down nearly 4% for the year.

ICRS IN PICTURES: Fellowship, business, training, prayer, promotions, signings and personalities ... the Christian Retailing editorial team captures the many aspects of the International Christian Retail Show in a special photo gallery from the July 12-15 event. For more than 60 snapshots from the Denver convention, click here.

Total professional attendance at the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) in Denver this week was 1,903. The 534 international attendees-from 56 countries-represented a 28% drop on the number for last year.

Mardel Christian & Education President Jason Green, a CBA board member, said, "It was a great show for us" and that it "exceeded expectations."