Book Career
In addition to filmmaking, Kendrick has written four novels from his films with his brother, Stephen. The first three were with novelist Eric Wilson, and the fourth with Randy Alcorn. The novel for Fireproof made the New York Times Bestseller list for 17 weeks. His fourth book, The Love Dare, was also written with his brother, and spent over 130 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, reaching the number one spot on two different occasions. The Love Dare has sold over 5 million copies, with at least six million copies in print. The book received the Platinum Award (more than 1 million sold) from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) in April 2009. It also won Relationship Book of the Year at ICRS (International Christian Retail Show) and has been named Book of the Year at Family Christian Stores. Now translated into over 30 languages, the Love Dare is quickly expanding to other countries. In October 2011, the novel for Courageous was listed on the New York Times bestsellers list, along with his book The Resolution for Men, which was written with his brother, Stephen. The brothers are currently writing The Love Dare for Parents, due Spring of 2013.
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