May 9, 2022 Edition

Industry News

ECPA announces the Christian Book Award® winners in 12 categories

ECPA has announced the winners of the 2022 Christian Book Awards® and named the 2022 Christian Book of the Year®.  Presented annually since 1978, the Christian Book Award® program honors the “best of the year” in Christian literature. The winners were selected from 65 finalists to reflect literary excellence in 12 categories.

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ECPA Awards Celebration featured in Publishers Weekly

R.H. Boyd to host The Vision Conference™

R.H. Boyd will host the 2022 Vision Conference™ June 16–18, in conjunction with the 116th Annual Session of the National Baptist Congress. The Vision Conference™ theme is “Building Legacies Through Leadership” (Psalm 145:4) and will be held at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown.

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Baker Books appoints new executive editor

Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that Stephanie Duncan Smith is being promoted to executive editor effective May 1, 2022. Stephanie joined the Baker Books team in March 2021, bringing over thirteen years of experience with her. She previously served as the associate publisher of the Zondervan Books team, and prior to that managed the digital content strategy for Relevant magazine and Barna Group.

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Milestones

BroadStreet announces recent sales milestones for several titles

BroadStreet® Publishing Group is pleased to announce several recent landmark sales milestones from their catalog of titles. Two of the publisher’s gift books, “Prayers & Promises for Women” and “Be Still and Know,” have sold more than 500,000 copies and received ECPA’s Gold Milestone Sales Award. Five additional BroadStreet titles received ECPA’s Bronze Milestone Sales Award for achieving more than 100,000 units sold.

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“Prayer in the Night” receives 2022 Christian Book of the Year® Award

InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that “Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep” by Tish Harrison Warren was named the Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) at its awards ceremony in Philadelphia on May 3. “Prayer in the Night” was also selected as the top book in the Christian Living category of the 2022 Christian Book Awards.

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HarperCollins Christian Publishing wins six 2022 Christian Book Awards

HCCP congratulates its authors and publishing teams who were honored with six 2022 Christian Book Awards. These awards are presented annually by ECPA and honor the “best of the year” in Christian books and Bibles.

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Zondervan Academic and Zondervan Reflective win in four Christian Book Award®categories

Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to announce its imprints, Zondervan Reflective and Zondervan Academic, received a total of four 2022 Christian Book Awards®.

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“Immerse: The Reading Bible” named 2022 Christian Book Award winner in Bibles category

Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that “Immerse: The Reading Bible” has been named the Christian Book Award winner in the Bibles category.

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Beth Moore and Melissa Moore named 2022 Christian Book Award winners in Bible Study category

Tyndale House Publishers and Living Proof Ministries are pleased to announce that Beth Moore and Melissa Moore’s “Now That Faith Has Come: A Study of Galatians” has been named a Christian Book Award winner in the Bible Study category. This deep dive into Paul’s captivating letter to the Galatians provides both its original context and timeless relevance.

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Product News

Zonderkidz to publish Senate Chaplain Barry Black’s first book for children

Zonderkidz is pleased to announce that U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black will publish a picture book titled, “A Prayer for Our Country: Words to Unite and Inspire Hope” releasing June 7, 2022, illustrated by Kim Holt. This book from Black will be for children ages 4 – 8, and focus on celebrating everything that makes America an amazing place, helping children thank God for all the beauty, neighbors, friends, and more while encouraging all Americans to come together and heal the hurts that divide.

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David C Cook equips churches to extended faith formation beyond Sundays through new digital toolkit

David C Cook is reinventing the way kids and families engage in the Bible, and extending faith formation beyond the church walls through a new customizable digital tool kit, Wonder Ink. Created by ministry practitioners and discipleship thought leaders to fit the needs of today's church, Wonder Ink empowers families and invites children to experience the wonder of God every day in every way.

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FaithWords releases “Be Joyful” 50-day guide by Joyce Meyer on May 11

Joyce Meyer distills Paul’s teaching on joy into 50 lessons that equip us to overcome the greatest challenges we face to a joyful life in her new book, “Be Joyful” (FaithWords). Through daily readings, we are encouraged to embrace the truths God has given us that allow us to overcome the emotions, attitudes, and experiences that rob us of our joy.

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Media Announcements

Sheila Walsh on Jesus Calling Podcast: God’s antidote to shame is grace

Sheila Walsh is a spiritual leader to many, yet she battled depression at the height of her success. She recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she realized that she needed God’s love through other people to help her find herself again. Walsh’s children’s book, “Is God Still Awake?,” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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