July 18, 2022 Edition
Industry News
Harvest House author Ed Hindson has died
Ed Hinson, Harvest House author most recognized for his contributions in Bible prophecy and apologetics, has died. Harvest House published 40 of his titles, which have sold nearly 1,000,000 copies worldwide in all formats.
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Author Mark Sayers featured in first of three webinars in ECPA series
ECPA will present three free webinars for its members next month. The first will be on August 12 at 10 am (CDT) on Cultivating a Non-Anxious Presence as a Christian Publishing Professional with author Mark Sayers. Other webinars presented on subsequent Fridays are: Pursuing Multiethnicity: Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Talent with Helen Lee (IVP) and a panel of HR directors; and Intellectual Property Piracy: Proactive and Reactive Measures to Protect Yourself with legal experts Brian Flagler, Ryan June, and Austin Padgett.
Veteran author Mary DeMuth launches a new literary agency
Mary DeMuth, author of over 40 books, is launching Mary DeMuth Literary, an agency dedicated to the nurture, coaching, and training of authors.
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MetaComet® Systems achieves ‘Built for NetSuite’ status
MetaComet Systems, the global experts in royalty management, has announced that its new NetSuite app has achieved official ‘Built for NetSuite’ status.
BMI hosts publishers and manufacturers event: Book Manufacturing Mastered
The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI) is bringing back its industry event Book Manufacturing Mastered. The 2022 version will be held Thursday September 15th at the Westin Chicago North Shore.
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July Christian bestseller list correction
Due to a BISAC coding error, the #1 Fiction bestseller for July has been corrected to be The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress by Kyle Mann and Joel Berry (Salem Books). Since the title was removed from NonFiction designation, this correction affected titles in the NonFiction and Top 50 list with Who Do You Think I Am? by Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (Worthy) placing as #50 in the Top 50 list and The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom and Elizabeth & John Sherrill (Chosen Books) coming in as #25 on the NonFiction list.
Milestones
ECPA honors six titles with Bronze Sales Awards for 100,000 sold
ECPA recently presented the following titles with a Bronze Milestone Sales Award for achieving more than 100,000 sold:
The Chosen: I Have Called You by Name by Jerry B. Jenkins (Focus on the Family and Broadstreet Publishing)
100 Days of Bible Promises by Shanna Noel (DaySpring)
100 Days of Believing Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels (DaySpring)
One Step Closer Bible in partnership with Candace Cameron Bure (DaySpring)
Sweet Tea for the Soul by Linda Kozar (DaySpring)
Truth for Life: Volume 1 by Alistair Begg (The Good Book Company)
Top Shelf Book Cover Awards celebrate 10 years with changes to 2022 program
For this year’s 10th anniversary of the Top Shelf Book Cover Awards, ECPA is making two key changes to the submission and judging process – emphasizing industry involvement in celebrating the industry’s top book designs. Submission deadline is August 15.
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“Refuge Reimagined” shortlisted for Australian Christian Book of the Year Award
InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that “Refuge Reimagined” has been recognized as a finalist in the annual Australian Christian Book of the Year Awards.
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Elk Lake places 15 titles in AWSA Award programs
The Advanced Speakers and Writers Association (ASWA) has announced fifteen books from Elk Lake Publishing as finalists for the Christian Market Book Awards and Golden Scroll Awards.
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Urim Books expands to audiobook production in South Korea: Three hit bestsellers
As South Korea’s market for audiobooks expands, a leading Christian publisher Urim Books, an international member of ECPA, has been meeting the needs of Christian audiences. Urim Books has produced eight titles of audiobooks in Korean with three placing on bestseller lists.
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Product News
Whitaker House signs advocate for abuse victims, Naghmeh Panahi
Whitaker House Publishers has signed a deal to publish a memoir by women’s abuse advocate Naghmeh Panahi, scheduled for release in 2023.
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IVP announces contract for the release of “First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs”
InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that they will be following up the much-loved First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament (FNV) with the newly contracted First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs, to be released in 2024.
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NavPress to release 20-Pack editions of "The Message" booklets
NavPress will release “The Message of Christmas,” a pocket-size booklet that shares the biblical story of Christmas in the contemporary and engaging language of Eugene H. Peterson’s The Message Bible. “The Message of Easter,” will release on January 10, 2023.
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Ink & Willow releases monthly planner and card deck this August
Ink & Willow, the creative line in PRH’s WaterBrook imprint, is introducing “Be the Difference Monthly Planner” to inspire missional and social justice action, and interactive Bible Conversation Cards that invite the whole family to engage in God’s Word.
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Releasing this week from Worthy Books: “A Hole in the World” on grief
Amanda Held Opelt’s search for a way to process her grief led her to seek wisdom about how other people have made it through. In “A Hole in the World,” Amanda examines generations past who embraced a robust array of rituals and customs surrounding death and bereavement.
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“Quest for the King’s Crown” marks relaunch of Last Chance Detectives Series
On November 8, Focus on the Family will release "Quest for the King’s Crown," book seven of Robert Vernon’s Last Chance Detectives series for middle-grade readers.
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Media Announcements
Laura Story on Jesus Calling Podcast
Laura Story recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she turned to writing and penned a book about courage not being the absence of fear but the strength to take another step. Story’s book, “So Long, Normal,” is available from Thomas Nelson.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
- ECPA closes early bird savings for annual C-Suite Symposium on August 5
- Fall 2022 Announcements: Religion & Spirituality
- June Religion Bestsellers: Sarah Young Tops
- PW Call for Info: Bibles and Devotionals. Deadline July 22.
- PW Call for Info: Faith-based Kids’ Books. Deadline August 26.
- PW Call for Info: Academic Religion Books. Deadline September 7.
PUBLISHING
- Standing Up for Copyright
- StatShot: US Industry Down 12.6 Percent in April; 2.3 Percent Year-to-Date
- NPD BookScan for June: Another View of the US Market
- Bookstore Sales Rose 12.3% in May
- Print Book Sales Start July with 8.8% Drop
- The Bestselling Books of 2022 (So Far)
- ABA Holds Annual Meeting and Town Hall
- DoJ bids to block PRH and S&S rival bidding policy discussion in court battle
- Finding a Place for Disability in Publishing
- Book Sales Slide Across Europe in First Half of 2022
- China’s Market Growth Rate This Year: Down 13.8 Percent
- When Books Become Brands, Graphic Design Is Key
- Walmart Live Book Club to Make Debut on TalkShopLive
- Paper Excellence Group enters into definitive agreement to acquire Resolute
