Publisher's Letter December 2009

A monthly column from Robert Ellsberg, Publisher Orbis Books

Dec 10, 2009 - Dear Friends,

Inevitably the list of top sellers for the year includes some perennial favorites, including:
o JFK and the Unspeakable by James Douglass—for the second year in a row, our bestselling title by far. Now you can read more about this book and view interviews and talks by the author on its own Facebook page: www.facebook.com/OrbisJFKbook
o Albert Nolan's Jesus Before Christianity (our all-time bestseller) and its sequel, Jesus Today.
o Cloud of Witnesses, inspiring interviews and profiles of some of the great saints, peacemakers, and prophets of our time, edited by Jim Wallis and Joyce Hollyday.
o David Bosch's Transforming Mission, which Christian Century included in their list of the most important 100 books published in the twentieth century!

But there always new titles on the list. Here are the top ten Orbis titles published this year:

The first four titles are all part of our bestselling series, Catholic Spirituality for Adults.

o Alice Camille, Listening to God's Word
o Kathy Coffey, Mary
o Virgil Elizondo, Charity
o Robert Barron, Eucharist.
o Hope in an Age of Despair, essays by Albert Nolan, rooted in his participation in the struggle for justice and reconciliation in his native South Africa.
o Paula D'Arcy, Waking Up to This Day—a beautiful evocation of the mysticism of everyday life.
o Naim Ateek, A Palestinian Christian Cry—a timely reminder of the ongoing struggle for peace and justice in the land of Jesus’ birth.
o Antoinette Bosco's Radical Forgiveness.
o Michelle O’Rourke's Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying
o Edwina Gateley's moving spiritual memoir, In God's Womb.

Next year will bring a fresh crop of bestsellers. We'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, peace and blessings for the new year,
Robert Ellsberg