September 18, 2017 Edition

Nabeel Qureshi, author of ‘Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus,’ passes

It is with deep sympathy for family and loved ones that HarperCollins Christian Publishing recognizes the passing of Nabeel Qureshi, who lost his year-long battle with stomach cancer on Saturday, September 16, 2017, and entered into the presence of Jesus, whom he had embraced as his Savior and Lord. He was 34 years old.

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Rights Training Program returns to PubU, November 7-8 in Nashville

For the past two years, PubU – the industry’s premiere training event for practitioners in Christian publishing – has conflicted with the Frankfurt Book Fair – the world’s largest rights event.  But this year PubU organizers made sure that didn’t happen and scheduled the event a month later in November so that the industry’s Rights community can continue the tradition of gathering to connect, learn and grow as Rights professionals.  The track is being developed by attorney Brian Flagler (Flagler Law Group) and rights managers Ellen Hsu (InterVarsity Press) and Cindy Riggins (Riggins International Rights Services).  “It is in everyone’s best interest to have competent and informed people managing the rights of a publisher’s intellectual property, their greatest asset,” explains Hsu.  “The PubU Rights track is one of the best opportunities for Rights professionals to gather for networking and education.”  Through the sessions and informal interactions with industry colleagues, rights professionals will learn about markets shifts, industry standards, and legal issues that affect their work and also pick up tips and strategies for doing their work more effectively.

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• PubU Rights sessions
• PubU Editorial sessions
• PubU Marketing & Publicity sessions
• PubU Design sessions
• PubU Reader Engagement sessions
• PubU Data, Delivery & Workflow sessions

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Christian Collective at Frankfurt Book Fair to represent nearly 30 companies

Rights professionals participating in the upcoming ECPA Christian Collective at the Frankfurt Book Fair, held October 11-15 will be representing nearly 30 Christian publishing companies, including Abingdon Press/ UMPH / Cokesbury, AMG, B&H/Lifeway, Baker Publishing Group, Bethany Publishers, Crossway, David C Cook, Harvest House, Hendrickson, InterVarsity Press, Moody, New Growth Press, New Hope Publishers/Women’s Missionary Union, P&R Publishing, Rose Publishing, Tyndale House, Upper Room, Warner Press, and Whitaker House. ECPA handles all administrative functions related to the Frankfurt and London Book Fairs in coordinating a collective of rights professionals representing Christian publishers.  For more information, contact ECPA.

Max Lucado gives insight on finding peace during anxious times

With the release of his latest book, “Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World” (Thomas Nelson) this month, Pastor and author Max Lucado joins the Jesus Calling Podcast and tells listeners about why it was important to him to write on the topic of anxiety, which afflicts so many of us in a tense world.

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Bible Gateway interviews Julie Roys, author of ‘Redeeming the Feminine Soul’

What is the scriptural vision for godly womanhood and manhood? How should the feminine soul be biblically nurtured? What is the clarity between feminist and fundamentalist? Bible Gateway interviewed Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) about her book, Redeeming the Feminine Soul: God’s Surprising Vision for Womanhood (Thomas Nelson, 2017).

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Bible Gateway interviews Dr. Ed Hindson, co-author of ‘Charting the Bible Chronologically’

The Bible follows the rise and fall of kingdoms and governments, covers millennia of ancient history, and reveals God’s plan for humanity through powerful accounts that are still relevant today. How can having a panoramic view of the events recorded in Scripture help in your own study of the Bible? Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Ed Hindson (@TheKingsComing2), who, along with Dr. Thomas Ice, is the author of Charting the Bible Chronologically: A Visual Guide to God’s Unfolding Plan (Harvest House Publishers, 2016).

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