February 16, 2026 Edition

ECPA Leadership Summit to explore the future of publishing in the age of AI, April 28-29

The ECPA Leadership Summit, held April 28–29 outside of Chicago, will gather Christian publishing leaders for two days of insight, connection, and forward-looking conversation on the future of the industry in the age of artificial intelligence. Featured plenary speaker George Walkley—U.K.-based former publishing executive, consultant, and respected AI thought leader—will present The Future of Publishing, offering a compelling survey of where publishing has been, where it stands today, and the emerging crosscurrents shaping what comes next. Grounded in deep research and industry expertise, Walkley’s session will challenge and inspire leaders to navigate change with clarity and vision.

The theme of this year’s conference is “The Future of Christian Publishing: Word, Work, Wonder.” Early bird pricing ends in just three weeks on March 6.

Registration, schedule, sessions, and speakers available at ECPALeadership.org.

ECPA Christian Bestseller lists released for February

ECPA has released the Christian Bestseller lists for February in 15 book categories, including Bibles and Spanish. The #1 bestselling title is “The Bible Recap Study Guide” by Tara-Leigh Cobble (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group) followed by Cobble’s “The Bible Recap” (hardcover) at #2. “The Biblio Diet” by Jordan Rubin and Josh Axe (Worthy/ Hachette Book Group) comes in at #3.

View the lists at ReadGoodBooks.com.

ECPA presents 23 Bronze Awards recognizing 100,000 sold

Since the first of the year, ECPA has recognized a record number of sales achievements at the Bronze level. Twenty-three titles from seven publishers have surpassed 100,000 sold. Congratulations to:

• Before You Open Your Bible by Matt Smethurst (10Publishing)
• Amazing Grace (coloring book), BroadStreet Publishing Group
• Behind the Badge by Adam Davis (BroadStreet Publishing Group)
• The Beloved Psalms (coloring book), BroadStreet Publishing Group
• Bible Word Search Devotional (Proverbs), BroadStreet Publishing Group
• Bible Word Search Devotional (Psalms), BroadStreet Publishing Group
• Jesus First for Women (BroadStreet Publishing Group)
• The Gospel by Devon Provencher and Jessica Robyn Provencher (Crossway)
• Amen (The Daily Grace Co.)
• The Bible Handbook (The Daily Grace Co.)
• Daughters of Grace (The Daily Grace Co.)
• Even If (The Daily Grace Co.)
• It Is Well (The Daily Grace Co.)
• Ruth (The Daily Grace Co.)
• Exploring Ezekiel by Amir Tsarfati with Rick Yohn (Harvest House Publishers)
• Hard is Not the Same Thing as Bad by Abbie Halberstadt (Harvest House Publishers)
• The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook by Georgia Varozza (Harvest House Publishers)
• The Israel Decree by Amir Tsarfati (Harvest House Publishers)
• Twirl by Emily Lex (Harvest House Publishers)
• Until He Comes by Amir Tsarfati and Barry Stagner (Harvest House Publishers)
• Daily Hope Devotional by Rick Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
• Inspire Praise Bible NLT (Tyndale House Publishers)
• Relaxed by Megan Fate Marshman (Zondervan)

Iron Stream celebrates finalists in Christian Indie Awards

Iron Stream is thrilled to announce three finalists for the Christian Indie Awards. They are:

• God Adopted Us First by Alice H. Murray
• It’s a Good Day to Be a Teacher by Gretchen Huesmann
• Paws-itive Inspirations by Michelle Medlock Adams and Wendy Hinote Lanier