March 30, 2020 Edition

Industry News

ECPA develops Industry Resource webpage for COVID-19 crisis

ECPA has set up an online Resource Center to help the industry learn what Christian publishers and industry service providers are doing to navigate the COVID-19 crisis.  The web page includes resources, news, and updates from ECPA members and retailers. ChristianBook, Parable, and Munce have all contributed updates.  “The more we can learn from each other, the stronger the Christian publishing industry will become,” states ECPA president Stan Jantz.  To contribute to this page, contact ECPA.

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Christian Book Award finalists announced tomorrow: Winners to be announced in online broadcast

ECPA will be announcing the Christian Book Award® finalists in twelve categories tomorrow, March 31. The winners in each category, plus the Book of the Year Award, will be announced in a virtual Awards Celebration, held on May 5. “More than ever, it’s important celebrate and publicize the outstanding books and Bibles produced by ECPA publishers,” states ECPA president Stan Jantz. “The church and our nation are looking for hope, and that’s what ECPA publishers offer through the amazing books they publish.”

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Reminder: Christy Award submissions for Christian Fiction accepted for another month

Tomorrow would have been the deadline for Christian fiction submissions in nine categories to The Christy Award® program, but the deadline has been extended to April 30.

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The Parable Group develops web page with resources for Christian retailers

The Parable Group has developed a web page with resources for Christian retailers, including a summary of publishers’ contributions during this time.

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Ingram develops 8 tips to help publishers weather COVID-19

Ingram is closely tracking digital and physical supply chain challenges facing publishers and with additional changes in buying habits, this is a good time to ensure your content is as widely available as possible. Check out this helpful checklist to focus your efforts now in order to ensure your titles have access to necessary publishing sales channels.

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IPG continues to serve booksellers, publishers, and readers amid COVID-19 crisis

Independent Publishers Group (IPG), which serves hundreds of small publishers around the world, is keeping their Chicago-based warehouse open as it falls within the guidelines for essential business during the “shelter-in-place” order issued by Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker in response to COVID-19. The physical office remains closed, with all office staff now shifted to working remotely.

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Staff Announcements

Shannon Marchese named V-P, Publisher of Tommy Nelson

Thomas Nelson announced the company has hired Shannon Marchese to lead Tommy Nelson, the children's imprint for Thomas Nelson, as v-p, publisher. She will join the organization on April 13 and will report to Laura Minchew, senior v-p, Children's and Gift Group publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

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Jessica Wong promoted to Executive Editor for Nelson Books

Thomas Nelson announced Jessica Wong as the executive editor for Nelson Books, a nonfiction imprint of Thomas Nelson. Wong has spent a total of seven years in editorial at Thomas Nelson, beginning her career in 2007 as an editorial assistant and returning in 2014 as a senior acquisitions editor. In this role she served as the editorial leader for top industry author brands including Lysa TerKeurst and Jen Hatmaker.

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Milestones

Adventure Bible brand celebrates 10 million units sold

Zondervan Bible Group, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, announced that the Adventure Bible brand has surpassed 10 million units sold. Created in 1989 by Dr. Larry Richards, "The Adventure Bible" is the best-selling children’s Bible in the country.

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Four IVP titles named finalists in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards

InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that four IVP titles have been recognized as finalists in the twenty-second annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.

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Winners announced for the 2020 Paraclete Poetry Prize

After several months reading and discussing sixty-three outstanding entries, judges Mark S. Burrows, Luci Shaw, and Jon M. Sweeney are pleased to announce the winners of the First Paraclete Poetry Prize.

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Product News

IVP Academic and Western Seminary's Center for Disability & Ministry cobrand book series

The Center for Disability and Ministry (CDM) at Western Theological Seminary and IVP Academic have announced that they will be partnering together to cobrand a series of books about disability and practical theology. Dr. Benjamin T. Conner and Dr. John Swinton, internationally renowned leaders in disability studies, will serve as coeditors for the series.

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Media Announcements

IVP author featured on Good Morning America, CNN, Weather Channel for "Love Sinks In"

Terence Lester is the author of "I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People" and founder of Love Beyond Walls, a not-for-profit organization focused on poverty awareness and community mobilization. Out of a deep concern for the homeless during the Coronavirus, Love Beyond Walls has created portable hand-washing stations for those living on the streets. The initiative is called Love Sinks In.

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Dr. John Townsend provides "Tools for Living in Crisis"; and interviews with Jen Hatmaker

Dr. John Townsend, a nationally-known leadership consultant, psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author of Boundaries and People Fuel, has launched a weekly Facebook Live event called “Tools for Living in Crisis.”

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Hope for a racially divided nation: Miles McPherson on Jesus Calling podcast

Miles McPherson, author and founder of The Rock Church in San Diego, joins the Jesus Calling podcast to share how by honoring the priceless value of God’s image in every person we meet, we can all become leaders in unifying our communities, our churches and the nation.  McPherson’s book “The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation” is available from Howard Books.

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Bible Gateway interviews Sara Hagerty, author of “Adore”

Do you long to experience God in the thick of life’s demands? If you’re honest with yourself, do you admit, “I barely know you, God”? Do you consider God to be a familiar stranger? Bible Gateway interviewed Sara Hagerty (@SaraHagerty), author of “Adore: A Simple Practice for Experiencing God in the Middle Minutes of Your Day” (Zondervan, 2020).

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Bible Gateway interviews Allen Jackson, author of “Intentional Faith”

You won’t lose weight unless you’re deliberate about it. You won’t gain muscle unless you intentionally exercise. You won’t earn a college degree unless you plan to achieve it. What does it mean to intentionally seek a deeper relationship of faith with God?  Bible Gateway interviewed Allen Jackson (@allenjacksonmin), author of “Intentional Faith: Aligning Your Life with the Heart of God” (Thomas Nelson, 2020).

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