March 17, 2025 Edition
Industry News
Christian bestseller lists posted for March
ECPA has released the monthly Christian bestseller lists for March 2025 in 15 categories, based on February sales through Circana BookScan. The top three titles are “Don’t Let Doubt Take You Out” by Todd Mullins (Charisma House), “Practicing the Way” by John Mark Comer (WaterBrook), and “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers).
Bible sales soared 87 percent in the UK between 2019 and 2024
Research by UK's biggest Christian publisher, SPCK Group, reveals that the sale of bibles in the UK grew 87 percent in value (total revenue generated) and 61 percent in volume (number of units sold) from 2019 to 2024, according to new analysis of Nielsen BookScan data.
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At ECPA Leadership Summit: Accessibility and Christian Publishing
ECPA will gather the top voices in accessibility and publishing at their upcoming Leadership Summit, held April 29-30 in Nashville, for a discussion about upcoming guidelines, opportunities, and best practices. Panelists include:
- Sam Richardson, Chief Executive of SPCK | moderator
- Larry Bennett, Executive Director North America, Nord Compo
- Michael Johnson, Vice President of Content, Benetech
- Bill Kasdorf, Publishing Accessibility Consultant, Kasdorf & Assoc.
- Klaus E. Krogh, CEO and founder, 2K/DENMARK
- David Rech, President and Founder, Scribe
Program and registration at ECPALeadership.org
NEW: Videl Bar-Kar, VP of audio at Bookwire, just added to audiobook panel
Staff Announcements
PRH Christian adds two key roles
PRH Christian Publishing Group is delighted to announce the addition of two key roles to the publishing team. Jeff Miller is joining as Art Director, and Rebecca Schriner is the new Assistant Director of Publicity, both starting March 17.
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Milestones
Joshua Giles’ ‘When God Speaks’ debuts at #8 on New York Times bestseller list
Embolden Media Group, the literary agency representing author, Joshua Giles recently announced that his latest book, “When God Speaks: Thrive in Uncertain Times and Gain Confidence for Your Future” debuted at number eight on the New York Times bestseller list in the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous category.
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Beth Allison Barr reaches 100,000 sales milestone
Brazos Press is pleased to announce that ECPA bestselling author Beth Allison Barr has reached a significant sales milestone. Her first book, “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth,” released in April of 2021, has reached 100,000 copies sold.
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing titles honored as Outreach Resources of the Year
HarperCollins Christian Publishing announced that seven titles from its Zondervan Reflective, Zonderkidz, and Thomas Nelson imprints have been recognized as Outreach Resources of the Year by Outreach magazine.
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Media Announcements
The Bible Recap Live with Tara-Leigh Cobble announce tour dates
The creator and host of The Bible Recap podcast and books, Tara-Leigh Cobble announces the 2025 The Bible Recap Live Tour. The tour will feature six special events beginning in June in Houston, TX. Purchase tickets here.
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Product News
‘Prophet, Priest, & King’ by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. releases April 1 with B&H Publishing
“Prophet, Priest, & King,” R. Albert Mohler, Jr.’s latest release from B&H Publishing Group, reminds us that when our faith is grounded in Christ and thoroughly informed by his prophetic, priestly and kingly offices, we need not be shaken by the modern world.
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Paraclete Press to release middle grade book, Dragon Slayers, in May
Paraclete Press is publishing “Dragon Slayers: The Essential Training Guide for Young Dragon Fighters” by Joyce Denham, illustrated by Kristina Kister this May 2025. “Dragon Slayers” takes real-life problems—anxiety, bullying, self-doubt, grief, fear, and more—and turns each one into a formidable dragon, and provides weapons to defeat them.
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‘A Seasoned Marriage’ by Larry E. McCall to release May 12 from New Growth Press
“A Seasoned Marriage” helps couples in the second half of life navigate the unique challenges that arise with growing older together. With warmth and wisdom, pastor Larry McCall encourages readers that these new challenges can be blessings and are all wonderful opportunities to grow in your care for one another as you reflect the love of Christ.
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- Executive Order Targets the Institute for Museum and Library Services
- AAP Urges White House to Prioritize Copyright in AI Action Plan
- AF&PA: Tariffs Could Disrupt Paper Industry’s Supply Chains
- Fiction Sales Grow, Nonfiction Declines Across International Book Markets
- BookTok, Bibles, bibliotherapy contributed to increase in book sales
- Global book publishing estimated to reach $137B & expand through 2034
- London Book Fair Reports 'Around 30,000' Attendees
- London Book Fair 2025: James Daunt, David Shelley Stay Optimistic
- At London Book Fair: Nielsen and GfK Assess International Markets
- Spotify Audiobooks Launches New Program for Independent Authors
- A New Podcast Exploring the Global Audiobook Boom
- Wiley Releases AI Guidance for Authors
- Capturing the remaining half of non-audiobook listeners in UK & US
- Julia Sommerfeld Is the New Worldwide Publisher at Amazon Publishing
