September 17, 2018 Edition

Hachette completes Worthy Publishing purchase 

Publishers Weekly — HBG’s purchase involves Worthy’s entire publishing business, and Worthy founder Byron Williamson will become v-p, publishing development for Hachette Nashville, and will join HBG’s senior management group.

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Zondervan partners with Seedbed, the publishing arm of Asbury Theological Seminary

Publishers Weekly — Zondervan has entered a publishing partnership with Seedbed, a media platform and the publishing arm of Asbury Theological Seminary. The partnership will feature four to six co-branded books a year on church leadership, ministry, and more for both church leaders and lay people. Seedbed is based in Franklin, Tenn.

ECPA hosts three events for publishing professionals & industry creatives, Nov. 6-7 in Nashville

ECPA will again pair its Publishing University (PubU) program with The Christy Award™ Gala and Art of Writing conference on November 6-7 at Lipscomb University in Nashville.  The events combined will present 48 industry intensive sessions.  StoryBrand’s DONALD MILLER will “bridge” PubU and the Art of Writing conference as keynote.

PubU will gather more than 200 publishing professionals, from early afternoon November 6 to early afternoon November 7, for 44 sessions in “hot” publishing topics by industry leaders and experts — from Audio, Amazon, and Authors, to Readers, Retail, Research, and more — in tracks marked for marketing & publicity, editorial, design, rights management, reader engagement, and data, delivery & workflow.

The Art of Writing Conference, held immediately following PubU on November 7, is designed to bring Christian creatives and publishing curators together for a half day of four intensive seminars for writers and publishers.

The Christy Award Gala held that evening will honor the power of Story, the legacy of Madeleine L’Engle, and the year’s best in Christian fiction by announcing the 2018 winners of The Christy Award™.

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Craig Groeschel interviewed on Bible Gateway and Jesus Calling podcast about new book

New York Times bestselling author and pastor, Craig Groeschel joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share how for years his latest book sat on his computer, forgotten. When Craig’s own faith was shaken to its core, he returned to the words he had written for a grieving friend going through a dark time. The words brought him such comfort, so he decided to release the book to the world.  Bible Gateway also interviewed Craig on this book — Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not (Zondervan, 2018) — discussing how to reconcile our intensely painful experiences with the image of a loving and all-powerful God.

Jack and Marsha Countryman join Jesus Calling podcast to talk about their new 365-day devotional

The Jesus Calling podcast team welcomed Jack and Marsha Countryman to the show.  Jack and Marsha have written their first 365-day devotional called God’s Wisdom and Promises (Thomas Nelson), which is filled with scriptures of God’s assurances for his people. Jack and Marsha encourage us all that it is never too late to answer your calling and contribute in a meaningful way to the world.

Bible Gateway interviews O. S. Hawkins, author of “The Nehemiah Code”

Are you looking for a new beginning, perhaps in a relationship, a business, an athletic team, or even your own integrity? What lessons can be learned from Nehemiah, a civil servant from 2500 years ago, who rallied a community to rebuild their broken city wall, and by doing so, ushered in a new beginning for the Israelites?  Bible Gateway interviewed O. S. Hawkins (@OSHawkins) about his book, The Nehemiah Code: It’s Never Too Late for a New Beginning (Thomas Nelson, 2018).

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