PCCA’s “Strange Magic” anthology is Sunbury Press bestseller for December

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.— Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for December. The short story anthology Strange Magic edited by Catherine Jordan took the top spot. Seinsoth by Steven K Wagner was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for December, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	NEW	Strange Magic	Catherine Jordan, et al	Literary Fiction
2	3	Seinsoth	Steven k Wagner	Sports Biography
3	4	Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib	Lawrence Knorr	Sports Biography
4	14	Keystone Corruption Continues	Brad Bumsted	History
5	2	Solomon Screech Owl’s Kangaroo Caper	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
6	NEW	The Small Book of Practical Wisdom	Terry Ray	Reference
7	—	Shadows in the Shining City	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
8	9	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
9	43	Pink Flamingos All Around	Matt Anderson	Childrens
10	—	Return to the Valley	Terry Ray	Metaphysical Fiction
11	50	Dead of Autumn	Sherry Knowlton	Thriller Fiction
12	6	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
13	NEW	Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories	John L Moore	Memoir
14	—	In the Shadow of a Mountain	Susan Daigneault	History
15	—	The Savage Apostle	John Kachuba	Historical Fiction
16	8	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
17	—	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
18	16	Living in the Afterlife	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
19	—	Modern Realism According to Fritz	Lawrence Knorr	Fine Art
20	—	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Thriller Fiction
21	13	Freemasons at Gettysburg	Sheldon Munn	History
22	1	A Year if Change and Consequences	Mark Singel	Memoir
23	—	Israel Under Siege	Scot McCauley	Thriller Fiction
24	22	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L Moore	History
25	35	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History
26	20	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	Vietnam Memoir
27	17	Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks	N Clair Clawser	History
28	40	Dead of Summer	Sherry Knowlton	Thriller Fiction
29	—	H is for Hershey	Heather Paterno	Childrens
30	—	Visions of Teaoga	Jim Remsen	YA Fiction
31	—	Courting Doubt and Darkness	J M West	Thriller Fiction
32	41	The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
33	11	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
34	24	Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires	John L Moore	History
35	45	Solomon Screech Owl’s Antarctic Adventure	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
36	—	The Best of Keystone Tombstones	Joe Farrell and Joe Farley	History
37	18	Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks	John L Moore	History
38	—	Raising Monarchs	Sue Fox McGovern	Nature
39	36	Hour 30	Brandon Musgrave	Memoir
40	—	Rising Sun Descending	Wade Fowler	Historical Fiction
41	30	Jesus the Phoenician	Karim El Koussa	History
42	34	Pit Bulls II	Anthony Julian	History
43	—	Digging Dusky Diamonds	John Lindermuth	History
44	10	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
45	44	Prohibition’s Prince	Guy Graybill	Biography
46	—	From Blue Ground	Joe Harvey	YA Fiction
47	—	Keystone Tombstones Civil War	Joe Farrell and Joe Farley	History
48	15	The Wolf of Britannia Part I	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
49	25	Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades	John L Moore	History
50	—	Beagle Tales	Bob Ford	Humor

The Perry County Council of the Arts’ writers workshop anthology “Strange Magic” was #1 due to advance sales leading up to the release party on January 21 at the Landis House in Newport, PA. Steven K Wagner’s biography “Seinsoth” about the Dodger who almost was took #2 due to bookstore sales. Lawrence Knorr’s “Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib – The Youngest Player in American League History” continued to sell briskly due to seasonal interest, taking #3. Brad Bumsted’s “Keystone Corruption Continued” grabbed #4 following a revision about the Kathleen Kane trial. Beth Lancione’s “Solomon Screech Owl’s Kangaroo Caper” took #5 thanks to holiday orders.

The company released two new titles in December:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for December, 2016
Strange Magic  Catherine Jordan, et al  Literary Fiction
Skunks, Nuts, and Other Stories  John L Moore  Memoir

For more info: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm

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Mark Singel’s memoir leads the polls as the Sunbury Press bestseller for August

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for August. Mark Singel’s political memoir A Year of Change and Consequences took the top spot. Wonder Boy by Lawrence Knorr was runner up.

SUNBURY PRESS – Bestsellers for August, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	3	A Year of Change & Consequences	Mark Singel	Political Memoir
2	1	Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib	Lawrence Knorr	Sports Biography
3	19	Keystone Corruption Continues	Brad Bumsted	History
4	5	Living in the Afterlife	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
5	NEW	Hatched	Robert Barksy	Literary Fiction
6	—	Going Home	Sharon Marchisello	Thriller Fiction
7	10	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
8	9	Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks	N Clair Clawser	History
9	6	The Savage Apostle	John Kachuba	Historical Fiction
10	—	The Devil Tree	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
11	—	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
12	22	Bitter Sweet	Catherine Jordan et al.	Short Stories
13	NEW	Taking Lady Gibraltar	Dick Schwirian	Historical Fiction
14	18	Raising Monarchs	Sue Fox McGovern	Nature
15	—	The Mask of Minos	Robert Walton	Thriller Fiction
16	—	Fatal Snow	Robert Walton	Thriller Fiction
17	12	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Thriller Fiction
18	23	Murder in Tuxedo Park	William Lemanski	Thriller Fiction
19	7	Maybe Tomorrow	Mela Suśe Vigil Duran Carvalko	Memoir
20	—	Of Guilt and Innocence	John Scanlan	Thriller Fiction
21	—	Home Is a Long Time Ago	William F Lee	Historical Fiction
22	4	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
23	—	A Moment in the Sun	Tory Gates	YA Fiction
24	2	The Gingerbread Man’s School Adventure	Sherri Maret	Childrens
25	13	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	Vietnam Memoir
26	—	Courting Doubt and Darkness	J M West	Thriller Fiction
27	16	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
28	—	Pink Flamingos All Around	Matt Anderson	Childrens
29	—	Stink Bomb	Ricky Bruce	YA Fiction
30	14	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
31	26	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History
32	NEW	Ice Canyon Monster	Keith Rommel	Climate Fiction
33	—	Prohibition’s Prince	Guy Graybill	Biography
34	21	Hidden Dangers	Bob Stout	Geopolitics
35	—	Well I’ll Be Hanged: Early Capital Punishment in Nebraska	Tim Dempsey	History
36	32	Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess	Barbara Trainin Blank	Biography
37	15	The Ripper’s Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
38	—	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L Moore	History
39	—	Settlers, Soldiers, and Scouts	John L Moore	History
40	—	Darkness and First Light	J M West	Thriller Fiction
41	—	Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires	John L Moore	History
42	—	Warriors, Wampum, and Wolves	John L Moore	History
43	24	Hour 30	Brandon Musgrave	Memoir
44	—	Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peace Pipes	John L Moore	History
45	36	Lost in the Shadow of Fame	William Lemanski	History
46	48	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
47	—	Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks	John L Moore	History
48	—	Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades	John L Moore	History
49	20	Messages from Beyond	Michele Livingston	Spirituality
50	—	Prince and the Paupers	Guy Graybill	Biography

Mark Singel’s memoir “A Year of Change and Consequences” was #1 due to media attention and planned events. Lawrence Knorr’s “Wonder Boy: The Story of Carl Scheib – The Youngest Player in American League History” continued to sell briskly due to seasonal interest. Brad Bumsted’s expose “Keystone Corruption Continues” showed #3 due to interest in the Kathleen Kane trial, and Brad’s numerous media appearances. July’s #1 by Michele Livingston – “Living in the Afterlife” – continued to sell well, holding at #4. Her “Messages from Beyond” nabbed the 49th spot. Robert Barsky’s new novel “Hatched” debuted at #5 thanks to release publicity.

The company released two new titles in August:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for August, 2016
Hatched	Robert Barksy	Literary Fiction
My Brother’s Mountain	John Timmerman	YA Fiction

For more info: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm

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Cash Payoffs, Porngate and the Kathleen Kane Scandal headline “Keystone Corruption Continues”

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released Keystone Corruption Continues: Cash Payoffs, Porngate and the Kathleen Kane Scandal, Brad Bumsted’s latest compilation of Pennsylvania state government malfeasance.

About the Book:
Once again, a crime wave swept through Pennsylvania state government. During a 17-month period from early 2015 through mid-2016,  a sitting state treasurer, and a former state treasurer, both statewide elected officials who were guardians of taxpayers’ money, were charged with crimes, as was an ex-Governor’s chief of staff and the attorney general, the state’s chief law enforcement officer. It was preceded by a sting investigation that resulted in state legislators videotaped taking cash from an undercover operative posing as a lobbyist and an alleged pay to play scheme at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Porn and off-color emails  on government computers took out two Supreme Court justices. It’s all in Brad Bumsted’s latest book: Keystone Corruption Continues: Cash Payoffs, Porngate and the Kathleen Kane Scandal.

Contents:
Foreword by John Baer
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Sting
1. Lost Opportunity
2. Turnpike Scandal
3. “I’m Your Guy”
4. Business As Usual
5. “Make Work” and Big Bucks
6. “I Am the Fucking Senator”
7. An Ivy League Shakedown
8. “Not Prosecutable”
9. The Sprague Threat
10. “I Am An Attorney”
11. The Sandusky Report
12. Seth
13. The Lex Street Massacre
14. The Very Questionable Accident
15. “Happy Birthday Ron Waters”
16. Bizarre 24 Hours
17. Difficult to Manage
18. “Political Peep Show”
19. “Unholy Mess”
20. Risa
21. The Cartels
22. The Supremes
23. Porn Warfare
24. Citizen Kane?
25. LCB’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Culture
26. The Final Sting
27. In the Final Analysis
Epilogue by R.B. Swift
Reflections by Franklin Kury

About the Author:
Brad Bumsted is a prominent journalist in Pennsylvania, working for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He is noted for writing “reform minded stories” about the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

In 2005, he was named one of “Pennsylvania’s Most Influential Reporters” by the Pennsylvania political news website PoliticsPA. In 2008, the political website PolitickerPA.com named him one of the “Most Powerful Political Reporters” in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2009 “The Pennsylvania Report 100” list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and described him as a “mainstay in the halls of the capitol.”

Keystone Corruption Continues: Cash Payoffs, Porngate and the Kathleen Kane Scandal
Authored by Brad Bumsted
List Price: $17.95
5.5″ x 8.5″ (13.97 x 21.59 cm)
Black & White on Cream paper
278 pages
Sunbury Press, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1620066935
ISBN-10: 1620066939
BISAC: Political Science / Government / State & Provincial

For more information, please see:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/Keystone-Corruption-Cont…

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