rush-to-press
The Week's News in Christian Publishing
  • Industry News
  • Milestones
  • Media Announcements
  • Product News
  • Other News

October 21, 2024 Edition

https://utm.io/ugyHB

Industry News

IVP remembers and honors Rev. Dr. William E. Pannell

Rev. Dr. William E. Pannell, known as one of the most significant figures in Black evangelicalism in the last century, died on October 12, 2024. He was 95. “Whenever the history of evangelicals in America is written, there will be a chapter on William Pannell,” said Willie James Jennings, Yale Divinity School. “He has been their Jeremiah—his words carrying the density of gospel truth and the wisdom of a seasoned disciple of Jesus.”

Read More...

David C Cook pursues acquisition of Group Publishing 

Christian publisher and music company David C Cook has announced its intention to acquire Group Publishing, a leader in Vacation Bible School (VBS) programs. The addition of Group Publishing’s VBS and other faith-focused curricula will make David C Cook the largest independent publisher of curriculum for the interdenominational church market, furthering its position as a leader in children’s ministry resources.

Read More...

https://www.nordcompo.com/

Staff Updates

IVP Academic announces a promotion and new associate editor

InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that Noel Forlini Burt has accepted the position of Associate Editor for IVP Academic. In addition, Rachel Hastings, who has served as the Associate Editor for IVP Academic since 2022, has been promoted to Assistant Academic Editorial Director.

Read More...

Baker Books welcomes new acquisition editors

Baker Books is pleased to announce the addition of two new acquisition editors to its team. Eddie LaRow joined Baker Books in February and brings 8 years of experience in Christian publishing, having served in various roles including marketing, operations, sales, and editorial at Crossway, IVP, and B&H Academic. Rachel Joy Welcher joined Baker Books in October and comes from Lexham Press.

Read More...

https://ecpapubu.org/

ECPA PubU Spotlight

The most momentous 48 hours in Christian publishing

ECPA PubU, held in just over three weeks on November 13-14 in Chicago, will gather more than 200 attendees and speakers to connect and learn together — in-person. PubU will not be in-person again until 2026.

Here is what is packed into PubU’s 48 hours for Christian publishing professionals:

  • Two days of sessions in five separate tracks for Editorial, Marketing, Design, Publicity, and Production & Operations professionals
  • An afternoon Children’s Book Summit
  • Emerging Leader program
  • Art of Writing seminars and The Christy Award Gala
  • Keynote by Dr. Tim Dalrymple, CEO of Christianity Today
  • Top Shelf Book Cover Award winners announced
  • Recorded Master Classes
  • Access to the latest Circana Report on the Christian Market
  • Mobile app that helps you better connect with each other
  • Opportunity to learn about the expert services of our sponsors
  • Networking and connection with other professionals
  • Inspiration and vision for your role in the industry

It’s not quite too late to register to make the most of this year’s opportunities at ECPA PubU,  so act soon. A mobile app to access the event and attendees will be released for attendees in the coming weeks. ECPAPubU.org

https://www.bookwire.net/

Milestones

Celebrating award-winning author Kimberley Woodhouse’s 40th book release

Award-winning author Kimberley Woodhouse celebrates her fortieth book with “70 North” (Kregel Publications, October 2024), the newest release in her popular Alaskan Cyber Hunter series.

Read More...

“The Long March Home” chosen as 2025 One Book One Nebraska selection

“The Long March Home” (May 2, 2023; Revell), coauthored by New York times bestselling Nebraska author Tosca Lee and New York Times bestselling author Marcus Brotherton, has been chosen as the 2025 One Book One Nebraska selection.

More…

https://www.ipgbook.com/

Product News

Langham Publishing introduces "The Branch Exposition of the Bible"

Langham Publishing is delighted to announce the launch of The Branch Exposition of the Bible: A Preacher's Commentary of the Old Testament, an outstanding commentary on the entire Old Testament written by Michael A. Eaton — a distinguished preacher, scholar and pastor.

Read More...

Faith Words releases "Mornings with God" by Joyce Meyer on October 29

Experience the joy that comes in the morning with #1 New York Times bestselling author and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer as she delivers a 365-day devotional that encourages readers to start their days in the Word of God.

Read More...

Concordia Publishing releases new devotional book

The new devotional book from Concordia Publishing House, "Come, Follow Me: A Year of Devotions on the Life of Jesus," covers 52 weeks—focusing on one event in Jesus’ life each week—to reveal the many facets of God’s love and grace in Jesus. The book is now available.

Read More...

New Growth Press releases new installment in middle-grade fiction series

In “The Prophecy and the Hope” (New Growth Press/September 30, 2024), book two in the Redemption Tales series, best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski invites middle-grade readers to join the fictional animals who witnessed the most epic events in Scripture as they took place.

Read More...

Charisma House to release three titles on November 12

  • In Fresh Oil, Pastor Chris Garcia addresses the challenge of spiritual dryness, sharing a transformative lesson he learned: pleasing God doesn’t depend on feeling His presence.
  • In Legends Die Young, Brian Barcelona critiques modern Christians for adopting a deconstructionist mindset rather than living as true disciples of Christ.
  • In How to Cast Out Demons, revivalist Isaiah Saldivar uses Ephesians 6 to offer a detailed, step-by-step guide to equip believers to effectively engage in spiritual warfare.

https://www.lakesidebookcompany.com/

Media Announcements

The Jesus Calling Podcast features former Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to reflect on his time as Prime Minister of Australia, leading through natural disasters, global crises, and the balancing act of being a husband and father. Morrison’s book, “Plans For Your Good,” is available from Thomas Nelson.

The Jesus Calling Podcast features poet, author, teacher, apologist, and evangelist Preston Perry

Growing up in challenging circumstances, Preston Perry took a transformative turn through a series of encounters with mentors and personal tragedies, guiding him to discover God’s purpose and use his gifts to reach others through his powerful words. Perry’s book, “How To Tell The Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me To Win Hearts, Not Just Arguments,” is available from Tyndale Elevate.  More…

https://www.christyawards.com/index.html

Other News

INDUSTRY

  • Book Deals: WaterBrook, IVP, Brazos, Revell, Leafwood, Our Daily Bread, Kregel
  • CT: Died: Bill Pannell, Black Evangelical Who Raised the Issue of Racism
  • Ed Gilbreath’s tribute to Pannell, a "walking embodiment of speaking truth to power"
  • PW Call for Info: New Advent, Christmas Books

PUBLISHING

  • Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: A Feeling of Optimism
  • Nielsen BookData Releases Book Sales Data on Several Markets
  • HBG Shines in Third Quarter with Increases in Digital Sales
  • PRH changes wording on copyright pages to protect authors’ IP from AI tools
  • Ingram Content Group Unveils New Book-to-Screen Rights Database
  • PRH Two-Day Holiday Transit Program for Indies Launches October 15
  • Kids First: Scholastic’s Strategy for the Modern Era
  • The 10 Largest Publishers in the World
  • Ingram Adds Singapore, South Africa to Global Connect
  • BISG webinar on Nov 5: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Sourcing

Sign Up To Receive Industry News Each Week

Subscribe

This Month’s Bestsellers

VIEW BY GENRE
1 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
2 KJV STANDARD LESSON COMMENTARY® LARGE PRINT EDITION 2025-2026
STANDARD PUBLISHING
3 FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET
LYSA TERKEURST
4 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES
GARY CHAPMAN
5 PRACTICING THE WAY
JOHN MARK COMER
6 NEW MORNING MERCIES
PAUL DAVID TRIPP
7 BREATH AS PRAYER
JENNIFER TUCKER
8 IMAGINE HEAVEN
JOHN BURKE
9 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
10 LIVING FEARLESS
JAMIE WINSHIP
View All
1 THE ISRAEL DECREE
AMIR TSARFATI
2 60 DAYS OF PROPHECIES
DAVID JEREMIAH
3 JOY BOMB
TAUREN WELLS
4 YOU ARE CALLED
JOHN BEVERE
5 THE KINGDOM OF CAIN
ANDREW KLAVAN
6 HOW TO READ THE BIBLE
DAVID PLATT
7 A JESUS-SHAPED LIFE
LISA HARPER
8 HOMESCHOOLING
GINNY YURICH
9 FIVE MERE CHRISTIANS
JORDAN RAYNOR AND KALEIGH COX
10 HOW TO SPEAK LIFE TO YOUR HUSBAND
ANN WILSON WITH DAVE WILSON
View All
1 VANISHED
DAVID JEREMIAH WITH SAM O'NEAL
2 WHEN CRICKETS CRY
CHARLES MARTIN
3 REDEEMING LOVE
FRANCINE RIVERS
4 THE SUMMER OF YES
COURTNEY WALSH
5 WHAT NOT TO DO ON VACATION
RACHEL MAGEE
6 HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES
HANNAH HURNARD
7 PERILOUS TIDES
ELIZABETH GODDARD
8 THE PRETENDER
WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER
9 THE SHACK
WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG
10 THE WATER KEEPER
CHARLES MARTIN
View All
1 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
2 KJV STANDARD LESSON COMMENTARY® LARGE PRINT EDITION 2025-2026
STANDARD PUBLISHING
3 FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET
LYSA TERKEURST
4 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES
GARY CHAPMAN
5 PRACTICING THE WAY
JOHN MARK COMER
6 NEW MORNING MERCIES
PAUL DAVID TRIPP
7 BREATH AS PRAYER
JENNIFER TUCKER
8 IMAGINE HEAVEN
JOHN BURKE
9 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
10 LIVING FEARLESS
JAMIE WINSHIP
View All
1 THE ACTION BIBLE
SERGIO CARIELLO
2 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
3 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE
SALLY LLOYD-JONES
4 GREAT AND SMALL PRAYERS FOR BABIES
PAMELA KENNEDY
5 THE WORLD NEEDS WHO YOU WERE MADE TO BE
JOANNA GAINES
6 MOSTLY WHAT GOD DOES IS LOVE YOU
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
7 GOD GAVE US YOU
LISA TAWN BERGREN
8 THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE
JANICE EMMERSON
9 THE WORLD NEEDS THE WONDER YOU SEE
JOANNA GAINES
10 JUST IN CASE YOU EVER FEEL ALONE
MAX LUCADO
View All
1 LIVE ON PURPOSE
SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF WITH BETH CLARK AND TAMA FORTNER
2 SINGLE, DATING, ENGAGED, MARRIED
BEN STUART
3 THE 5-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY FOR TEEN GIRLS
CAREY SCOTT
4 GOD IS WITH YOU EVERY DAY
MAX LUCADO
5 YOURS, NOT HERS
KARI KAMPAKIS
6 DO HARD THINGS
ALEX HARRIS AND BRETT HARRIS
7 MANGA BIBLE
SIKU
8 THE PRAYER MAP FOR TEENS
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
9 THE CASE FOR CHRIST STUDENT EDITION
LEE STROBEL WITH JAME VOGEL
10 OUTDATED
JONATHAN POKLUDA AND KEVIN MCCONAGHY
View All
1 365 READ-ALOUD BEDTIME BIBLE STORIES
DANIEL PARTNER
2 THE GOSPEL STORY
MARY WILEY
3 ONE-MINUTE INSPIRATIONS FOR WOMEN
ELIZABETH GEORGE
4 KNOW YOUR BIBLE
PAUL KENT
5 THE BIBLE PROMISE BOOK - KJV
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
6 199 PROMISES OF GOD
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
7 LOTS OF KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES FOR KIDS
WHEE WINN
8 ONE-MINUTE INSIGHTS FOR MEN
JIM GEORGE
9 BIBLE PROMISES FOR MOMS
HEIDI ST. JOHN
10 IS GOD SPEAKING TO ME?
LYSA TERKEURST
View All
1 NIV ADVENTURE BIBLE, Hardcover
ZONDERVAN
2 NIV THE WOMAN'S STUDY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
3 KJV BIBLE GIANT PRINT FULL SIZE BIBLE
CHRISTIAN ART PUBLISHERS
4 ESV CHURCH BIBLE
CROSSWAY
5 NKJV PERSONAL SIZE LARGE PRINT REFERENCE BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
6 NIRV ADVENTURE BIBLE FOR EARLY READERS, Hardcover
ZONDERVAN
7 CSB SHE READS TRUTH BIBLE, Grey
RAECHEL MYERS AND AMANDA BIBLE WILLIAMS AND CSB BIBLES BY HOLMAN
8 ESV STUDY BIBLE
J. I. PACKER AND MARK DEVER AND JOHN PIPER
9 NIV THE JESUS BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
10 KJV LARGE PRINT PERSONAL SIZE REFERENCE BIBLE
HOLMAN BIBLE PUBLISHERS
View All
1 ESV ECONOMY BIBLE
CROSSWAY
2 ESV ECONOMY HOLY BIBLE FOR KIDS
CROSSWAY
3 ESV LARGE PRINT ECONOMY BIBLE
CROSSWAY
4 KJV GIFT & AWARD BIBLE, Black
THOMAS NELSON
5 NLT LARGE PRINT HOLY BIBLE ECONOMY OUTREACH EDITION
TYNDALE
6 NIV LARGER PRINT HOLY BIBLE ECONOMY EDITION
ZONDERVAN
7 KJV ECONOMY BIBLE
HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS
8 NIV ECONOMY BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
9 KJV ECONOMY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
10 NLT ECONOMY BIBLE
TYNDALE
View All
1 New International Version
2 English Standard Version
3 King James Version
4 New Living Translation
5 New King James Version
6 Christian Standard Bible
7 Reina Valera
8 New International Reader's Version
9 Nueva Version International
10 New American Standard Bible
View All
1 UN ANO CON DIOS
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 PERDONA LO QUE NO PUEDES OLVIDAR
LYSA TERKEURST
3 LOS 5 LENGUAJES DEL AMOR EDICION REVISADA
GARY CHAPMAN
4 UNA MUJER SABIA
WENDY BELLO
5 UNA VIDA CON PROPOSITO, Bolsillo
RICK WARREN
6 EL PODER DE LA MUJER QUE ORA
STORMIE OMARTIAN
7 DESTINADO AL EXITO
DANTE GEBEL
8 DICCIONARIO BIBLICO ILUSTRADO HOLMAN
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
9 LA MUJER EMOCIONALMENTE SANA
GERI SCAZZERO AND PETER SCAZZERO
10 JESUS TE LLAMA, Tapa dura
SARAH YOUNG
View All
1 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, Tapa dura, Negro
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 RVR1960 BIBLIA LETRA GRANDE TAMANO MANUAL EDICION TIERRA SANTA, CAFE SIMIL PIEL MASS MARKET
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
3 RVR1960 BIBLIA DEL PESCADOR LETRA GRANDE
LUIS ANGEL DIAZ-PABON
4 RVR 1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, ROSA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
5 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, IMITACION PIEL, Negro
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
6 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, TURQUESA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
7 RVR1960 BIBLIA DE APUNTES
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
8 BIBLIA CATOLICA EDICION ECONOMICA
EDITORIAL CATOLICA
9 RVR1960 BIBLIA DE ESTUDIO ARCO IRIS, NEGRO
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
10 RV1960 SANTA BIBLIA DE PROMESAS EDICION PARA NINOS
EDITORIAL UNILIT
View All
1 365 HISTORIAS BIBLICAS PARA LA HORA DE DORMIR
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
2 LA GRAN HISTORIA DEL EVANGELIO
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
3 PREOCUPATE MENOS Y ORA MAS
DONNA K. MALTESE
4 EL SECRETO DE LA PAZ PERSONAL
BILLY GRAHAM
5 JESUS SALVA AL MUNDO
VIDA
6 ¿PARA QUE ESTOY AQUI EN LA TIERRA?
RICK WARREN
7 DEMASIADO BENDECIDA PARA ESTAR ESTRESADA
DEBORA M. COTY
8 ESTRESATE MENOS, ORA MAS
DONNA K. MALTESE
9 EL VALLE DE LOS HUESOS SECOS
YIYE AVILA
10 199 PROMESAS DE DIOS
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
View All

Upcoming Events

ECPA Asia Rights & Export Fair
September 1-2, 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand
ECPA C-Suite Symposium
September 7-9, 2025 | Tucson, Arizona
The Christy Award® Finalist Reveal webcast
September 19 | 10 am central
The Christy Award® Winners Gala webcast
November 7 | 7 pm central
ECPA PubU Online
Oct 31 through Nov 14, 2025

Career Center

VP of Finance & Administration
The Church Initiative (GriefShare / DivorceCare), Wake Forest, NC (Hybrid)
ECPA LOGO
submit icon

Submit a News Item

Submit industry related news releases to rushtopress @ecpa .org for consideration. Rush to Press is sent every Monday and eligible releases must be received by end of day Friday prior to the Monday’s publication.

announce icon

Career Posts

To announce a job opening in Rush to Press, post it first at the ECPA Career Center and your announcement will appear in the next issue.

subscribe icon

Subscribe

To receive Rush to Press, along with other industry updates from ECPA, please follow the instructions here to create or modify your ECPA community profile. To subscribe to Rush to Press without using a profile, subscribe here.

unsubscribe icon

Unsubscribe

If you would like to be removed from the Rush to Press distribution list, please edit your ECPA profile preferences or email info @ecpa .org.

advertise icon

Advertise

If you would like to reach over 3,300 industry subscribers and media contacts each week, consider advertising in Rush to Press. Contact sponsorship @ecpa .org for more information.

More news at RushtoPress.org. #RushtoPress @ECPA
This is a publication of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. For more information about ECPA, contact info@ecpa.org or visit ECPA.org.
Copyright © 2025 · ECPA