April 7, 2025 Edition
Industry News
Laura Barker will step down as VP & Publisher at PRH Christian
Campbell Wharton, SVP & Publisher, PRH Christian, announced Laura Barker will step down from her position as VP & Publisher effective April 15, 2025. During her 22 years with the company, Barker has made an indelible mark on PRH’s Christian publishing program and the industry.
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ECPA names 70 finalists for the 2025 Christian Book Award® program
Last week, ECPA named 70 finalists for the 2025 Christian Book Award program. The finalists represent the year’s best in Christian publishing among 12 book and Bible categories. Winners in each category plus the Christian Book of the Year® will be announced April 29 at the ECPA Awards Celebration in Nashville, during the ECPA Leadership Summit.
Milestones
Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s new picture book debuts on NYT Bestsellers list
PRH Christian Publishing is thrilled for Elisabeth Hasselbeck at the debut of her new picture book, “God’s Masterpiece: An Adventure in Discovering Your Worth” (illustrated by Julia Seal), at #4 on the New York Times Children’s Picture Book Bestsellers list.
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Langham Publishing marks 500-book milestone, publishing for and from the global church
Langham Publishing has reached a significant milestone: the publication of its 500th title. At the turn of this 500th publication we reflect on something deeper — a long and purposeful journey to serve the global church with biblically faithful, contextually relevant books representing our church around the world.
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Zondervan celebrates two Christian Book Award finalist honorees
Zondervan Books celebrates two Christian Book Award finalists: “Ghosted: An American Story” by Nancy French in the Biography and Memoir category; and “The Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God” by Dallas Willard in the Christian Living category
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Two NavPress titles named finalists for Christian Book Awards
Two 2024 releases from NavPress have been recognized as finalists in their categories for the Christian Book Awards: “You Are Safe Now: A Survivor’s Guide to Listening to Your Gut, Healing from Abuse, and Living in Freedom” by Tricia Lott Williford and Jana Richardson; and the audiobook “Parenting Teens with Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood” by Foster Cline and Jim Fay; narrated by Chris Fabry.
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IVP’s ‘The Wood Between the Worlds’ and ‘How Not to Waste a Crisis’ named finalists for Christian Book Awards
ECPA has announced that two InterVarsity Press titles—"The Wood Between the Worlds” by Brian Zahnd; and “How Not to Waste a Crisis” by Tod Bolsinger—are among the finalists for the 2025 Christian Book Award® program.
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Media Announcements
The Disrupters season 6 launches April 9 with host Nicole Massie Martin
InterVarsity Press (IVP) is excited to announce the return of The Disrupters podcast featuring special guests Christine Caine, Phil Vischer, Hosanna Wong, Tod Bolsinger, and more. The first episode releases on Wednesday, April 9, and the host for this sixth season on the topic of leadership will be Nicole Massie Martin, IVP author and Chief Operating Officer at Christianity Today.
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Product News
NYT bestselling author Jennie Allen releases first children’s book on mental health
New York Times bestselling author Jennie Allen wants to help children realize that they don’t have to hang on to every anxious, scary, or unkind thought that crosses their mind in her FIRST EVER children's book, “What to Do with Your Whirly, Swirly Thoughts,” releasing on April 29th, 2025.
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Emily Bain Murphy’s LIGHTSEEKERS Trilogy goes to WaterBrook
Emily Bain Murphy's LIGHTSEEKERS trilogy went to WaterBrook at auction for a three-book deal for publication in Spring 2026. The trilogy is a middle grade series about an orphan who joins a ragtag group of travelers in search for a lake of light that could stop their world from being overrun by the shadows.
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The Good Book Company relaunches million-selling Good Book Guides with new look
The Good Book Company is excited to announce that their bestselling Good Book Guides are gaining a new look to reflect their enduring popularity with small groups. Twelve of the newly-designed Bible studies will launch this April with more to come until the whole series reflects the fresh change.
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Worthy Books releases ‘I Thought it Would Be Better Than This’ by Jessica N. Turner
“I Thought It Would Be Better Than This” by Jessica N. Turner (Worthy Books, April 8, 2025) is a manifesto of hope that will empower you to transform your circumstances and move forward with intention and purpose. Jessica N. Turner has spent the last two decades as a content creator and tastemaker for busy moms looking for hacks to live life with more intention and less stress.
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Leafwood Publishers releases Jason Hundley's ‘Beyond the Shallows’ this month
Coasting through life always leaves you wishing for more and wreaks havoc on your emotional, mental, and spiritual health. If you’re tired of living this way, “Beyond the Shallows” by Jason Hundley (Leafwood Publishers, April 2025) can show you God’s tools to dig yourself out of the muck.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Books Escape New Tariffs, At Least for Now
- Copyright Office Report Affirms Copyright Applies Only to Human-Made Work
- Publishers Ask Congress to Defend Libraries as Federal Grant Funding Ends
- 21 States Sue Trump Administration Over Scuttling of IMLS, Other Agencies
- Print Sales Dipped 0.9% in Q1 of 2025
- ABA Urges DOJ to Block Amazon’s Acquisition of TikTok
- Canada, U.K. Book Trade Tariffs Update: A Waiting Game
- In UK Books exempt from US tariffs, anticipate major supply chain issues
- Meta's 'fair use' defence for training AI with published books 'won't work' in UK
- Ingram’s MediaScout Goes Live
- Amazon Kindle’s New Feature Uses AI to Recap Books
- BISG webinar April 8: Standardizing Print Production with Versa’s Matt Kennell
