MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Doug Beed’s Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam: My Year as a Black Scarf took the top spot. Living in the Afterlife by Michele Livingston was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for April, 2017 (by Revenue)
Rank Last Month Title Author Category
1 1 Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam Doug Beed Military Memoir
2 32 Living in the Afterlife Michele Livingston Spirituality
3 3 Dead of Spring Sherry Knowlton Thriller Fiction
4 11 Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed. Mike Campbell History
5 NEW Had a Dying Fall J M West Thriller Fiction
6 4 American Berserk Bill Morris Memoir
7 8 The Sea is a Thief David Parmalee Historical Fiction
8 -- The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Mahantango Valley Steve Troutman Local History
9 -- Tulpehocken Trail Traces Steve Troutman Local History
10 19 The B Team Alan Mindell Sports Fiction
11 35 Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories John L Moore Family History
12 -- Prince and the Paupers Guy Graybill Local History
13 21 The Closer Alan Mindell Sports Fiction
14 -- Winter of the Metal People Dennis Herrick Historical Fiction
15 10 Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib Lawrence Knorr Biography
16 NEW The Honey Trap Wade Fowler Thriller Fiction
17 2 Embattled Freedom Jim Remsen History
18 -- Dead of Autumn Sherry Knowlton Thriller Fiction
19 -- Prohibition's Prince Guy Graybill Local History
20 9 The Sign of the Eagle Jess Steven Hughes Historical Fiction
21 -- The Wolf of Britannia Part II Jess Steven Hughes Historical Fiction
22 28 Planet Jesus #1: Flesh & Blood Doug & Shaun Brode Supernatural Fiction
23 -- Freemasons at Gettysburg Sheldon Munn History
24 -- The Wolf of Britannia Part I Jess Steven Hughes Historical Fiction
25 38 That Night at Surigao Ernie Marshall History
26 NEW Tigers by the River Wylie McLallen Sports History
27 17 Seinsoth Steven k Wagner Sports Biography
28 24 Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill David Parmalee Middle Grade Fiction
29 NEW Keystone Tombstones Battle of Gettysburg Farrell, Farley & Knorr Biography
30 -- Perilous Journey Ted Brusaw Historical Fiction
31 40 Keystone Corruption Continues Brad Bumsted History
32 47 Messages from Beyond Michele Livingston Spirituality
33 37 There Is Something about Rough and Ready Lawrence Knorr, et al History
34 50 Dead of Summer Sherry Knowlton Thriller Fiction
35 33 Pit Bulls Anthony Julian History
36 6 Tories, Terror, and Tea John L Moore History
37 45 Jesus the Phoenician Karim El Koussa History
38 -- Home Is a Long Time Ago William F Lee Historical Fiction
39 -- Ded Reckoning William F Lee Espionage Thriller
40 39 Bows, Bullets, and Bears John L Moore History
41 41 Hour 30 Brandon Musgrave Memoir
42 -- The Heatstroke Line Ed Rubin Climate Fiction
43 -- Digging Dusky Diamonds John Lindermuth Local History
44 -- OneWay: The Oracle Robin McClellan Metaphysical Fiction
45 42 Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks John L Moore History
46 31 Fireproof Moth Mile Thornberry History
47 30 What Waits Beneath Thomas Malafarina Horror
48 NEW A Second Revolution C James Gilbert Historical Fiction
49 -- Pythagoras Karim El Koussa Historical Fiction
50 -- Lost in the Shadow of Fame William Lemanski History
Doug Beed’s Vietnam memoir Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam, was #1 due to brisk sales, especially on the Kindle platform, upon its release. Medium Michele Livingston's Living in the Afterlife took #2 due to her regular media appearances. Sherry Knowlton’s Dead of Spring held at #3 due to her successful Earth Day release campaign. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last took #4 due to a spike in interest in the aviatrix. J M West's latest volume in the Carlisle Crime Cases series, Had a Dying Fall was #5 thanks to author activities. The company released eight new titles in April:
SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for April, 2017
Lykens Township Volume 2 Gratz Historical Society Local History
Tigers by the River Wylie McLallen Sports History
Chasing Understanding In The Jungles of Vietnam Doug Beed Military Memoir
Keystone Tombstones Battle of Gettysburg Farrell, Farley & Knorr Biography
A Second Revolution C James Gilbert Historical Fiction
The Honey Trap Wade Fowler Thriller Fiction
Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill David Pamelee Middle Grade Fiction
Dead of Spring Sherry Knowlton Thriller Fiction