Multiple Blessings--co-written by Beth Carson--has been on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-seller list for 14 weeks and sold more than 500,000 copies since it was released Oct. 14, Zondervan officials said. The book reveals details of Jon and Kate's journey as they raise their eight children, while striving to honor Christ in spite of emotional, financial, social and physical exhaustion.

Rothschild, whose books include Fresh Grounded Faith and Self Talk, Soul Talk: What to Say When You Talk to Yourself, will be presented with the award during a FFB celebration and fundraiser event in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11.

"We have been incredibly blessed during the last turbulent year," said New Leaf Publishing Group President Tim Dudley. "It was only in the last month and a half of the year that we saw any reduction in sales, and even then it was only a negligible level."

Composed of religious and secular leaders as well as scholars from different backgrounds, the 25 members of the advisory council-appointed to one-year terms--included Frank Page, Southern Baptist Convention president and author of The Incredible Shrinking Church (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group); Richard Stearns, president of World Vision and author of The Hole in Our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World (Thomas Nelson, March 2009); Jim Wallis, president and executive director of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (HarperOne); and Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland, a Church Distributed in Longwood, Fla., and author of A New Kind of Conservative (Regal Books).

Thomas Nelson's received two nominations among The Audies' 2009 finalists, announced today by the Audio Publishers Association.

Following the format of the star-studded, dramatic audio Bible production The Word of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible, Next Generation features voice talent familiar to younger audiences, including Cody Linley, Jordin Sparks, Corbin Bleu and Annasophia Robb.

Franklin was honored in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category for The Fight of My Life (Gospocentric/Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Provident-Integrity) and "Help Me Believe" in the Best Gospel Song category.