July 30, 2018 Edition
Industry News
Former Associate Publisher at UMPH, Mary Catherine Dean, dies at 65
With deep sadness the United Methodist Publishing House announces the passing of Mary Catherine Dean last Monday afternoon. Many know her as the Managing Editor/Editor-in-Chief of Abingdon Press. A member of the UMPH staff since 1983, Mary Catherine served as editor for scores of Abingdon authors and in a variety of editorial and leadership roles, including as an associate publisher, producing materials ranging from books to church curriculum, worship resources, and music products. She most recently oversaw publication of The Advance Daily Christian Advocate, The Daily Christian Advocate, The Book Discipline, and The Book of Resolutions.
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing hires Cristopher Garrido as new Spanish Publisher
HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) has announced Cristopher Garrido has joined the company as v-p and publisher for its Spanish publishing program. HCCP’s Spanish publishing program includes product under the Grupo Nelson, Editorial Vida and CLIE imprints. Cris Garrido comes to HCCP after developing and directing a successful Spanish publishing program at Lifeway Christian Resources. In this role, Garrido led both B&H Espan͂ol and the Lifeway International publishing initiatives for the company.
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New Growth Press adds veteran publicist to team
New Growth Press is pleased to announce the addition of Audra Jennings to their team as Publicity and Social Media Manager. Jennings has more than 16 years' experience in the Christian publishing industry having been on staff with publicity agencies, most recently Litfuse Publicity Group and as a freelancer. She has represented hundreds of authors and many Christian publishers.
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Industry design professionals invited to gather and learn at PubU
Josh Dennis, award-winning book designer and EVP of Creative at Crossway, has developed seven PubU sessions for industry design professionals. The PubU Design sessions will be led by award-winning illustrators and designers Don Clark, Dana Tanamachi, Tyler Deeb, Matt Stevens, Scotty Reifsnyder, Klaus Krogh, and a team of in-house designers at Crossway. Josh explains, “Each of our speakers have had a unique impact through their design work over the years. During their sessions they will share about their experiences in design and publishing, making the inherent connection between truth and beauty.” Held November 6-7 at Lipscomb University in Nashville, PubU is the industry’s premier networking and training event where industry professionals can choose among sessions in design, rights, marketing/publicity, editorial, reader engagement, and data/delivery/workflow.
Program and early bird registration at www.ECPAPubU.org.
Reminder: Top Shelf Book Cover Award nominations will be accepted until August 31. Winners will be announced at PubU on November 6. More…
Early bird registration for ECPA C-Suite Symposium ends tomorrow
The ECPA C-Suite Symposium, held September 23-25 in Sedona Arizona, will inspire publishing leaders to think beyond traditional boundaries—in the way they do business and the people they reach. Speakers include: Phil Cooke (media producer), Judith Curr (HarperOne), Angela Bole (IBPA), Peter Cerra (SEPA), Cris Doornbos (David C Cook) and Dave McCree (LSC). ECPA member C-level executives are encouraged to register and book a room as soon as possible. Early bird registration ends July 31.
Program and early bird registration at www.ECPACSuite.org.
Milestones
Olive Tree celebrates 10 years in the App Store
With more than 6,500,000 user installs, the Olive Tree Bible App has experienced a phenomenal decade. Since the beginning, Olive Tree has been dedicated to its mission: inspiring people to connect with God and the Bible through technology. The past ten years are a testimony to Olive Tree’s dedication for creating a missional solution via mobile Bible study with their unique app development. When the company began just eight years, previous to the launch of its iOS app, the primary connecting point was desktop computers and Palm Pilots.
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Media Announcements
Emmy Award-winning journalist John Gray launches book with signing at B&N
When Emmy Award-winning journalist John Gray experienced the unexpected death of his six-month-old puppy, Samuel, he wanted to turn his pain into something positive. Together, John Gray and illustrator Shanna Brickell created "God Needed a Puppy" (Paraclete Press) – a story to help every child (and grownup) who has lost a pet.
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Bible Gateway interviews Dudley Rutherford, author of “Compelled”
How can you be best equipped and emboldened with the good news of salvation through Jesus? Why do fear, busyness, and lack of motivation keep you from telling your friends about the life-changing message of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Bible Gateway interviewed Dudley Rutherford (@pastordudley) about his book, Compelled: The Irresistible Call to Share Your Faith (Worthy Publishing, 2018).
Bible Gateway interviews Preston Yancey, author of “Tables in the Wilderness”
A young student arrived at Baylor University with his life figured out, then slowly each piece of his secure world fell apart: his church, his life of study, his politics, his girlfriend, his best friend, and his God. Perhaps you can identify with his story. Bible Gateway interviewed Preston Yancey (@prestonyancey) about his book, Tables in the Wilderness: A memoir of God Found, Lost, and found Again (Zondervan, 2014).
Dr. Henry Cloud connects Science and Scripture on Jesus Calling podcast
Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, joins the Jesus Calling podcast to share biblical and scientific support to that show us why healthy boundaries in our relationships honor God and the significant people in our lives. The new and expanded edition of his blockbuster best-selling book, Boundaries (Zondervan), is now available.
More at www.facebook.com/JesusCalling.
Dr. Daniel Amen, leading psychiatrist and brain expert, joins Jesus Calling podcast
Dr. Amen has authored or coauthored 70 professional articles and more than 30 books, including the New York Times bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. He recently joined Jesus Calling podcast to talk about brain health and how prayer and spending time with God can positively affect our brains. He also discusses The Daniel Plan (Zondervan), a book he co-authored with Rick Warren and Mark Hyman.
More at www.facebook.com/JesusCalling.
Product News
Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts to publish debut memoir with Zondervan
Zondervan announced today a book contract with Jay DeMarcus, bassist, vocalist, pianist, producer and songwriter for the superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts. DeMarcus is represented by Kathy Armistead Olen with Atticus Brand Partners and world rights were acquired by Zondervan associate publisher Stephanie Smith and Matt Baugher, senior v-p of author and partnership development for HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
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IVP Academic to revise and expand pioneering dictionary of Paul and his letters
IVP Academic is thrilled to announce the revision and expansion of one of its most prestigious volumes, Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Originally published in 1993 and edited by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid, the dictionary received wide acclaim, including an ECPA Gold Medallion award for reference books. Upon its release, N.T. Wright wrote that the dictionary was “a mine of information for all students of Paul for many years to come.”
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Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Investment Group Acquires 5.7% Stake in B&N
- Amazon Profits Soar
- Unit Sales Bounce Back at End of July
- US audio booms by 29% but overall publishing sales dip
- BISG Announces Its 2019 Content Plan
- 5-year anniversary of PRH merger: Producing a Publishing Powerhouse
- HBG Posts Gains in Sales and Earnings in First half of 2018
- How to hook time-poor readers: Tips for publishers, booksellers & authors
