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March 24, 2025 Edition

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Industry News

Leadership Summit gathers industry leaders for mutual encouragement

ECPA’s annual Leadership Summit not only gathers executive teams in Christian publishing to learn from world-class experts on important publishing matters, but is known for its unique component of fellowship and spiritual encouragement as well.  This year’s program will feature:

Dr. Bryan Chapell – Redeeming the Grind and Glory of Your Job
Ben Mandrell – Devotions with Lifeway’s president & CEO
Uli Chi – Cultivating Wisdom In Our Leadership Journey
Dr. Carolyn Weber – ECPA Awards Celebration dinner host

Registration and information
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International Christian Rights & Export Fair to be held June 17-18 in Chicago

Hosted by ECPA, the International Christian Rights & Export Fair will be held June 17-18 at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. This event gathers members of the international publishing community for meetings with publishers, vendors, and distributors to discuss licensing and international sales.

Registration and information

Christian publishers and rights professionals gather in Krakow, Poland

Last week ECPA hosted the European Christian Rights Fair in Krakow, Poland. Organized with CLC International, the event brought together publishers and international rights and licensing managers from 19 different countries who enjoyed business and fellowship together.

For information about next year’s event, contact ECPA.

BISG hosts webinar this week on Digital Accessibility and the EAA

On Thursday, March 27, BISG will host a webinar about the groundbreaking legislation that will mandate that websites, apps, and digital kiosks across the European Union (EU) meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Failure to comply could result in hefty fines. Understand the steps you need to take to ensure compliance before the deadline.

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Staff Announcements

Zondervan welcomes Rachel Shaver as Vice President of Marketing

Zondervan Books announced the addition of Rachel Shaver as Vice President of Marketing. Zondervan Books is the home to multiple award-winning books and bestselling authors including Rick Warren, Lee Strobel, Dr. Anita Phillips, Shauna Niequist, Craig Groeschel, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, Lecrae, Andy and Sandra Stanley, Chrystal Evans Hurst, and Justin Whitmel Earley.

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Milestones

SPCK shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year at British Book Awards

UK’s largest Christian publishing house SPCK has been shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year at the 2025 British Book Awards. Winners will be announced on May 12. SPCK is the UK’s third-oldest publishing house, and has been active since 1698. Under CEO Sam Richardson, the company merged with Inter-Varsity Press (IVP) in 2015, and acquired Lion Hudson in 2021, becoming the largest Christian publisher in the country.

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Selah Awards announce 2025 finalists

The 2025 Selah Awards finalists were announced on March 7, 2025. The Selah Awards is an industry-wide award contest for published Christian authors within 32 categories. The awards were designed to support the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference scholarship fund.

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Product News

Children’s author Tasha Jun signs two book deal with WaterBrook

Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group has acquired two new children’s picture books for WaterBrook written by Tasha Jun with illustrations by paper cut collage artist Shelley Hanmo. The first, YOU ARE A POEM, offers an ode to every child’s ancestry, culture, ethnicity—based on a verse in Paul’s letter to Ephesians.

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Tim Nicholson & Sandra McCracken to release new children’s picture book

Authors, musicians, and husband-and-wife Tim Nicholson and Sandra McCracken are set to release the children's illustrated book, “The Maker of the Mountain,” on April 15th with B&H Publishing.

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Charisma House announces three April 1st releases

  >  Choose Prayer, Not Despair by author and social media influencer Dayne Kamela shares a simple but powerful message: to win the battle for your mental health, start with prayer.
  >  Unlock Your Deliverance by lead pastor of Five-Fold Church Kathryn Krick seeks to de-mystify the deliverance process with a step-by-step guide to learn and restore what the enemy has taken from us.
  >  The Revelationary War by Amanda Grace highlights the ongoing battle facing the world today on spiritual, digital, and mental fronts.

Other News

INDUSTRY

  • PIC hosts virtual conference to grow ethnic diversity in Christian content
  • Religion Book Deals for March 19: Brazos, Baker, IVP
  • Gen Z is driving an increase in Bible sales in the UK
  • PW: Publishers Bet on Women’s Perspectives on Faith
  • PW: 5 New Books Point to Christian Answers

PUBLISHING

  • Canadian Booksellers Unite in Tariff Fight
  • Understanding Trump’s Executive Order on Museum & Library Services
  • Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered
  • AI: Publishers Warn White House of 'a Bloated Fair-Use Defense'
  • Fast-Growing Indie Publishers: 5 Standouts of 2024
  • Hachette Livre Expands US Reach with Ingram’s Print-on-Demand
  • London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible
  • DK Announces First Children’s Fiction Imprint
  • Dominque Raccah to Receive BISG’s 2025 Lifetime Service Award
  • knk presents free online Media Transformation Summit on March 26
  • BISG webinar on April 8: Standardizing Print Production

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