August 11, 2025 Edition

Industry News

David C Cook announces Linda Howard as Executive Publisher

Christian publisher David C Cook announced today the appointment of Linda Howard as executive publisher. In this role, Howard will prioritize cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with authors, agents, and partners, and will oversee all aspects of trade book publishing, including acquisitions, editorial development, and production for the company’s growing brands, including The Action Bible and The Chosen series.

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PRH Christian creates Brand & Backlist role, adds to Marketing department

Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group continues to grow, adding Robin Bermel in the new role of Backlist & Brand Director and strengthening the marketing department with the addition of Savana Bishop as Associate Marketing Manager.

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Just Cards Direct expands to North America through exclusive partnership with Anchor

UK-based Christian publisher Just Cards Direct has officially launched in the North American market with the brand’s sole distribution and fulfillment partner in the US and Canada, Anchor Distributors.

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IPG adds four publishers to its sales & distribution programs

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce the addition of four new publishers to its sales and distribution programs coming this fall.

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ECPA continues Emerging Leaders program this fall at PubU Online

ECPA members are invited to invest in the emerging talent in your company by connecting them with the training, connection, and mentorship at ECPA PubU Online this fall. Emerging Leader scholars attend the industry’s premiere virtual training event for publishing practitioners on scholarship for only $49, where they can customize their training among several tracks – Editorial, Marketing & Publicity, Rights, Sales, Production & Operations, the Children’s Book Summit, Master Classes, and more. Additionally, Emerging Leaders will be matched with an industry veteran in a role similar to their publishing interest, to connect as mentor-mentee for the coming year in 2026.

Nomination information

Friday deadline for Top Shelf Book Cover Award submissions

This Friday, August 15, is the deadline for online nominations for the ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award. Submissions are accepted in four categories (Non-Fiction, Fiction, Bibles, Children) for titles released between June 2024 and August 2025. Cost is $69 per entry or $59 per entry for 10 or more submissions.

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Milestones

Ashley Opliger’s “Cradled in Hope” debuts on USA Today bestseller list

Ashley Opliger, founder of the national nonprofit Bridget’s Cradles, landed on the USA Today Bestseller list with the release of her debut book, Cradled in Hope: Trusting Jesus to Heal Your Heart as He Holds Your Baby in Heaven—A Biblical Guide for Grieving Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss (available now via Bethany House).

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Product News

Malcolm Guite signs contracts with IVP Academic

Malcolm Guite, poet, priest, and professor, has signed contracts with IVP Academic for the first three volumes in a new series tentatively titled Classic Poetry with Malcolm Guite. The first volume, tentatively titled “How to Read Poetry,” is projected to release in Fall 2028.

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BroadStreet Publishing expands popular The Chosen Series with two new titles

BroadStreet Publishing is excited to announce the release of two compelling new titles in their best-selling Chosen series: “The Chosen Devotional Book 5: To Be with Jesus” by Dallas and Amanda Jenkins with Kristen Hendricks and “The Chosen: Not My Will” by New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins.

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The Training Young Hearts series releases as a box set with new Guide for Grown-ups

The Good Book Company is excited to release the Training Young Hearts series by Abbey Wedgeworth as a colorful box set, including a new Guide for Grown-ups. This box set completes the Life-the-Flap board book series collection.

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New B&H books bring biblical hope to those facing mental, emotional struggles

Themes of hope, grief and mental illness—and their intersection with the Christian life—come into focus in several fall releases from B&H Publishing Group, an imprint of Lifeway Christian Resources.

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Hodder Faith releases Brian McLaren’s “The Last Voyage”

Brian McLaren’s newest book “The Last Voyage” released from Hodder Faith on July 29. This first volume in his thrilling new trilogy explores what it means to be human and what would we choose to bring with us or leave behind, if we were to start all over again.

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Worthy Books released “Joyspan” by Dr. Kerry Burnight on August 5

Dr. Kerry Burnight—known to her many followers as "Dr. Kerry"—is sparking a revolution to make older better. In “Joyspan,” Dr. Kerry shares her popular philosophy and tools in a comprehensive resource that moves readers from fear to peaceful confidence.

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Worthy Books to release “Not That Wheel, Jesus” by Mary Katherine Backstroke

“Not That Wheel, Jesus” (Worthy Books, August 12, 2025) by the bestselling author of “Holy Hot Mess,” Mary Katherine Backstroke, is a hilarious journey from certainty to doubt and then of slowly and painfully finding her way back to a different, less defined faith.

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