
Ada, Mich. (January 21, 2020)—Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that All Manner of Things (Revell; ISBN 9780800735692; ebook ISBN 9781493417926; $15.99) by Susie Finkbeiner and We Hope for Better Things (Revell; ISBN 9780800734916; ebook ISBN 9781493416431; $15.99) by Erin Bartels have been selected as 2020 Michigan Notable Book Award winners. For a complete list of winners, visit www.michigan.gov/notablebooks.
Every year, the Michigan Notable Books committee selects twenty books from various genres that reflect the state’s rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage. For the 2020 Michigan Notable Books list, Timothy Gleisner, head of Special Collections at the Library of Michigan, stated, “I was just amazed at how many books actually had the potential to be picked and how much winnowing we had to do before we had the list the whole committee felt comfortable with.”
Michigan Notable Books is a statewide program that originated in 1991 as part of the Michigan Week celebration. Each title selected must have a connection with Michigan, whether it is written about the state or written by a Michigan author.
Susie Finkbeiner is the CBA bestselling author of All Manner of Things, as well as A Cup of Dust, A Trail of Crumbs, and A Song of Home. She serves on the Fiction Readers Summit planning committee, volunteers her time at Ada Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and speaks at retreats and women’s events across the country. Susie and her husband have three children and live in West Michigan.
Erin Bartels is the author of We Hope for Better Things and The Words between Us and has been a publishing professional for seventeen years. A freelance writer and editor, she is a member of Capital City Writers and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and is former features editor of WFWA’s Write On! magazine. Her short story “This Elegant Ruin” was a finalist in the Saturday Evening Post 2014 Great American Fiction Contest. She grew up in the Bay City, Michigan, area and has spent much of her life waiting on drawbridges. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Zachary, and their son. Find her online at www.erinbartels.com.
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, publishes books that help bring the Christian faith to everyday life. Whether through fiction, Christian living, self-help, marriage, family, or youth books, each Revell publication reflects relevance, integrity, and excellence.
Contact: Karen Steele, (616)676-9185 x100, ksteele@bakerpublishinggroup.com
Grand Rapids, MI‚ January 22,2020 — Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has signed distinguished theologian Miroslav Volf of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, to a two-book deal. Brazos Press published Volf and associate director Ryan McAnnally-Linz’s, Public Faith in Action, a 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Book in religion, and Volf’s most recent book, For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun, won a Christianity Today 2020 Book Award (Award of Merit, Theology/Ethics).
(Colorado Springs, CO) — The wisdom and experience of 11 Christian publishing professionals form the basis of a 212-252 page Introduction to Magazine Publishing book released late last year in English and French editions.
InterVarsity Press and CT Creative Studios are pleased to announce the February 3 release date of 
meant to modern culture. He pioneered the idea of an interconnected literary universe. Early NASA scientists said their curiosity to explore space stemmed from the Mars series. Ray Bradbury called Burroughs ‘probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.’ We look forward to doing justice to these new editions.”
Orlando, Florida, January 16, 2020 – Charisma House, the book group of Charisma Media, announces that publishing veteran and executive Kyle Duncan has been hired as vice president of acquisitions and content development. In his new role at Charisma House, Duncan will oversee author acquisitions, planning, and development for the publisher’s products. He will report directly to Marcos Perez, publisher and executive vice president.
PORTLAND, OR — D.C. Jacobson & Associates, one of the ECPA’s leading literary agencies, announces the launch of its new name and brand identity, Illuminate Literary Agency. Illuminate’s branding features the tagline “We light the way so your words shine brighter™” and the new website
Carol Stream, Ill. (January 16, 2020) — Tyndale House Publishers (@tyndalehouse) announced today that they have acquired beloved and award-winning fiction author Lynn Austin. Austin is an eight-time Christy Award winner and was inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame in 2013. Tyndale’s acquisition of Lynn Austin includes four books of historical fiction, the first two of which are set during World War II, plus the rights to republish Lynn’s very first novel, Fly Away, which has been updated with a new cover and is currently available as an e-book. Tyndale will release one book per year starting with If I Were You in June 2020.
Jeannie Gaffigan, executive producer of The Jim Gaffigan Show and New York Times bestselling author of “When Life Gives You Pears,” praised Jennifer Fulwiler’s upcoming book in the foreword, writing: “In a book that is part The Artist’s Way and part ‘Change Your Life, I Changed Mine!’, Jennifer Fulwiler has a plan for you to find your true passion and to not let anything stand in your way.”
In the Morning When I Rise: Life-Giving Conversations with God
Flourish: Prayers for a Well-Tended Heart
Flourish: Devotions for a Well-Tended Heart
God’s Little Book of Answers to Big Questions




