The Continuing Saga of "The Shack"

Bestsellers come and go. Like a meteor flashing brilliantly in the night, they rise steeply on the charts and then disappear just as quickly back into the darkness. But not The Shack. Twenty-six months after its release, and a year after it topped out on the New York Times bestseller list, it continues to sell hand over fist. For instance, at most recent check (that is, about five minutes ago) it was sitting comfortably at #3 of all book sales at amazon.com with 3339 reader reviews.

Think about that. Three thousand, three hundred and thirty nine people were so moved by the book (good or bad but mostly good) that they were prompted to write reviews of it. What motivated the 1001st person to write a review, let alone the 2001st or the 3001st? After all, who's going to read their review other than their spouse and two best friends? The best explanation I have for this phenomenon is that the book continues to stir people's souls and they want to tell whoever will listen.

For these reasons, I was happy to fly down to Dallas in May to appear on the "Celebration" program with Marcus and Joni Lamb to talk about The Shack and my book on it titled Finding God in the Shack. You can watch the interview here: