Nashville, Tenn., March 8, 2018 – Thomas Nelson is pleased to announce the release of the NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible. Perfect for both devotional and extended reading, the beautifully designed NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible features the exceptionally readable Thomas Nelson NKJV™ Comfort Print® typeface in an elegant single-column format.

Premium, high-contrast paper, classically sewn lay-flat bindings and an innovative approach to chapter and verse markers combine to create a distraction-free reading experience that readers will want to return to again and again.

Features of the NKJV Deluxe Readers’ Bible include:
• The New King James Version, known for its literary beauty and trustworthy accuracy
• Single-column layout, designed for optimal readability
• Beautiful Thomas Nelson NKJV Comfort Print® typeface
• Two satin ribbon markers
• Classic slipcase for protection and display

“The NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible invites readers to linger with the story of God and his people, to engage in timeless wisdom, and to encounter the voice of God,” says Daniel Marrs, publisher, Thomas Nelson Bible Group. “The beautifully designed, single-column text features line matching and custom fonts, bringing balance to every page and making reading a pleasure. Narrative, poetry, and correspondence come alive without the distractions of verse numbers or footnotes. And the New King James Version, known for its literary excellence, is the perfect Bible translation for anyone who loves to read.”

The NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible is available in three beautiful editionsMarch 13, 2018:
• ISBN 9780785216070, Cloth over Board, Blue, 1,952 pages, $34.99
• ISBN 9780785216124, Cloth over Board, Yellow/Gray, 1,952 pages, $34.99
• ISBN 9780785216100, Imitation Leather, Black, 1,952 pages, $49.99

To request a review copy, contact Trinity McFadden at trinity.mcfadden@harpercollins.com or 616-698-3514.
To learn more about the NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible, visit www.ThomasNelsonBibles.com/ReadersBible.

The NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible is an invitation to get caught up in the story of Scripture, as history, poetry, and prophecy come to life on pages designed for people who love a good book.

About the NKJV™: Commissioned in 1975 by Thomas Nelson Publishers, 130 respected Bible scholars, church leaders, and lay Christians worked for seven years to create a completely new, modern translation of Scripture, yet one that would retain the purity and stylistic beauty of the original King James. With unyielding faithfulness to the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic texts, the NKJV translation applies the most recent research in archaeology, linguistics, and textual studies.

About Comfort Print®: Read on! Settle in and spend more time in the Bible without eyestrain.  Comfort Print® is an exclusive new family of fonts expertly designed to allow your eyes to relax as they flow smoothly along the lines of text.  Learn more at www.ComfortPrintBibles.com.

About Thomas Nelson: Thomas Nelson is a world leading publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson, is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Contact: Trinity McFadden, Senior Manager of Publicity
web: trinity.mcfadden@harpercollins.com  tel: 616-698-3514

Acclaimed Writer N.D. Wilson Creates A Family-Friendly Cinematic Event that Explores the Wonders of the Natural World and Celebrates Creation and it’s Creator

Nashville, TN – Best-selling author N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, Outlaws of Time, Death by Living) is preparing to release THE RIOT AND THE DANCE , a nature and science documentary showcasing the vast and beautifully intricate planet on which we live.

On March 19, in a one-night, cinematic event, moviegoers will have the chance to dive deep into nature, appreciate the wonders of the animal kingdom and discover the world around us in a bold, new way.  A celebration of creation and the Creator, THE RIOT AND THE DANCE shares how the Greatest Artist in the History of History is showing his greatest work, outside your door, right now, and forevermore. 

N.D. shares, “For as long as I can remember, I’ve imagined making a nature doc. I grew up chasing critters with my Uncle Gordon, and I wanted to capture and share with audiences the same celebratory joy and amazement that I experienced as a kid, and that I still experience today.”

THE RIOT AND THE DANCE is a glorious uproar of creation that follows acclaimed biologist Dr. Gordon Wilson as he traverses our planet, sharing nature’s masterpieces everywhere from the jungle, to the desert, to his own backyard. Through inspiring narration and a powerful visual experience, audiences of any age will develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for the Creator’s workmanship and personality.

Dr. Wilson received a sticky-note early in his career that stated that he could not have a career in biology if he continued to believe in a Creator.  This propelled the scientist to dig even deeper into his studies. Dr. Wilson holds that if we want to learn about God, we need to not only study His scriptures, we need to study his creation as well.

“For the past three years, we have been capturing on film just a fraction of the many wonders in the world around us,” he continues. “What better way for us to celebrate and get to know the Creator of the Universe than to study and share His incredible creation. We hope that viewers are inspired to take a deeper look at the riot and the dance in the desert, in the jungle and in their own backyards.”

N.D. Wilson is best known for his books in the Young Adult fiction space, including the series 100 Cupboards, Outlaws of Time and Ashtown Burials, but won top honors in the Christianity Today Book Awards 2014 for his non-fiction project Death by Living.  Behind the camera, N.D. has found an audience through “Remaking the Shroud” for National Geographic Channel and his feature film debut THE RIVER THIEF.

Distributed through Fathom Events, fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event on March 19 in more than 800 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). Audiences will also experience a conversation immediately after the film, featuring special appearances from Dr. Ken Ham, Eric Metaxas, Propaganda and other noted guests.  “The Riot and the Dance” will be shown in each market at 7:00pm local time, and tickets available for purchase online at www.FathomEvents.com or directly from participating theater box offices.

For a complete list of theater locations, and for more information, please visit “The Riot and the Dance” website.

About N.D. Wilson
N.D. Wilson is the husband of one, the father of five, and the best-selling author of eleven novels, with one more forthcoming. His non-fiction book Death by Living won top honors in Christianity today’s 2014 Book Awards in the spirituality category. He and his work have been featured everywhere from the Atlantic and NRB to the Today Show and National Geographic. He received his B.A. from new Saint Andrews College in 1999 and an M.A. from St. John’s in Annapolis, MD.  Also an independent filmmaker and screenwriter, he most recently wrote and directed the YA drama, The River Thief, which released in 2016, and the groundbreaking nature documentary, The Riot and the Dance, with Part 1: Earth, releasing on March 19.

About Gorilla Poet Productions
For the past decade, Idaho-based Gorilla Poet Productions has been focused on crafting cinematic offerings that inspire, entertain, and educate.  Since their first documentary, “Collision,” in 2008, Gorilla Poet has been involved in everything from commercial production to experimental shorts.  In 2016, their first feature film, “The River Thief,” was released by Freestyle. They are currently in production on two documentaries, an animated TV series for Netflix, and are in development on their next feature film with Lionsgate.  For more information, visit www.GorillaPoet.net

About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event cinema distributor with participating theaters in all 100 of the top Designated Market Areas^®, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top stage productions including Newsies! The Broadway Musical and George Takei’s Allegiance, major sporting events such as Mayweather vs. McGregor, epic concerts with artists like Grateful Dead and Dixie Chicks, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events such as Steve McQueen: American Icon and In Our Hands, and beloved anime titles like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 897 locations and 1,387 screens in 181 DMAs. For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

For more information: Lori Heiselman
Lori@Collidemg.com  714-553-5181

Spirit-Filled Jesus: Live by His Power Coming October 2018

Orlando, FL – Mark Driscoll, pastor of The Trinity Church of Scottsdale, Arizona; founder of Mark Driscoll Ministries; and author of over fifteen books, has entered into a new publishing partnership with Charisma House. His book Spirit-Filled Jesus will signify Driscoll’s return to the publishing world after his previous book, in 2013.

The October 2018 trade book immerses readers in the Spirit-filled life of Jesus and invites them to live by the same power of the Holy Spirit. Driscoll proposes that not only should we admire the life of Jesus, but we should also aim to experience the same source of life‐giving power that He did through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Spirit-Filled Jesus builds upon more than twenty-five years of teaching the Bible and caring for people as a senior pastor. Pastor Mark has taken Christianity into cultural corners rarely explored by Evangelicals. He has gone head-to-head with Piers Morgan on CNN and Barbara Walters on The View, debated the existence of evil with Deepak Chopra on ABC’s Nightline, and explained biblical sexuality on Loveline with Dr. Drew.

“In our early conversations with Pastor Mark about the concept for this book, it became clear that this was a perfect fit for Charisma House. We are growing as a publishing house, and Pastor Mark continues to grow as a well-respected Bible teacher. We are so glad to be releasing this book with him,” said Jason McMullen, Charisma House’s executive director of acquisitions and ministry services.

About Charisma House
Charisma House empowers people through Spirit-inspired resources. It is the leading publisher of diversified Christian resources motivating people to fulfill God’s purpose. For more than twenty years Charisma House has published books, including fourteen New York Times best sellers, that challenge, encourage, teach, and equip Christians.

Contact:  Nicole Ponder, 407-333-0600 x3406, nicole.ponder@charismamedia.com,
or Rachel Sammons, 407-333-0600 x3403, rachel.sammons@charismamedia.com

New Hope® Publishers is pleased to announce the relaunch of its fiction line with multiple award-winning author Eva Marie Everson. The bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, Everson’s first novella with New Hope will release in September 2018. The Ornament Keeper uses memory-filled ornaments to demonstrate the power of forgiveness to heal a family.

Eva Marie Everson is a CBA best-selling, multiple award-winning author and speaker, including a Christy finalist, a Silver Medallion, a Carol, several Maggie and Golden Scroll awards, and an Inspirational Retailers Choice Award. She is one of the original five Word Weavers members and now serves as president of Word Weavers International and the director of Florida Christian Writers Conference. She is both a student and a graduate of Andersonville Theological Seminary.

Associate publisher Ramona Richards explains, “I have worked with Eva Marie for more than twenty years, and I’m thrilled to call her my friend. Her fiction dives to the heart of the Christian faith and experience and makes me weep and shout for joy, often at the same time. I’m honored that New Hope can reenter the Christian fiction marketplace with The Ornament Keeper.”

A publishing imprint of Iron Stream Media, New Hope’s books have received critical acclaim and won numerous awards. In 2009 and 2015, New Hope was chosen as publisher of the year by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). Representing more than seventy authors and more than two hundred individual works, New Hope is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and is located in Birmingham, Alabama.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Chronicles Inspirational Journey in new books, Be Unstoppable and Unstoppable Me

Grand Rapids, MI – February 28, 2018 – Known most notably as one of the best women surfers in the world, Bethany Hamilton’s story is one of the biggest comeback stories of a generation. In 2003, while surfing, she lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, and her amazing resilience and positive attitude fascinated the world as she returned to surfing, winning national titles and becoming a source of inspiration to millions.

Her raw grit and determination will be highlighted in two new books, releasing from publishing partner Zondervan on June 5, 2018, in conjunction with the upcoming release of her new documentary, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable.

In the picture book, Be Unstoppable: The Art of Never Giving Up, (Zondervan, $16.99), Bethany inspires readers to be bold, enjoy life, and take the risk of trusting God each day. Alongside breathtaking, never-before-seen photos from the making of her new documentary, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, the book has inspiring quotes and lessons from her life. With a full-color poster included, this book will resonate with new and old fans who will appreciate her story of living life with anticipation for the limitless possibilities found in a faith in God that is bigger than the hardships she faced.

Her new children’s board book, Unstoppable Me, (Zonderkidz, $9.99) co-written with her husband Adam Dirks, features a story about a surfing baby lion named Makana who faces her fears to be unstoppable when catching new waves. Adam and Bethany look forward to reading this tale to their son, Tobias, and their soon-to-arrive baby to teach them about the importance of never giving up and believing in yourself. The story is illustrated by Gill Guile.

The release of these books will be supported by a pre-order campaign offering exclusives, social media engagement through Bethany’s audience of 4.2 million fans, and a book tour at surf shops and bookstores.

“Bethany’s athleticism and story inspire us all to understand how passions can help an individual push through challenges. We are pleased to present her as role model who will inspire readers to be bold, enjoy life and be the best they can be,” says Annette Bourland, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher at Zondervan.

In the Be Unstoppable book, Bethany writes, “At times, I have struggled with despair and fear, but my faith in God was greater than my hardships. Having hope in God’s promises strengthened me to be brave. Through my personal drive and support of my family, I recommitted to my passion. Even with one arm, and some doubt, I was determined to get in the ocean again and surf. This book shares that passion and I hope inspires you to pursue your heart’s desire and stick with it through tough times.”

Both books will be available online and in stores on June 5, 2018. Pre-orders begin March 7, 2018.

#BeUnstoppable
#Zondervan
#Zonderkidz

http://www.zondervan.com/be-unstoppable
http://www.zondervan.com/unstoppable-me

For more information on the film:
http://bethanyhamilton.com/unstoppable/
#unstoppablethefilm

Bethany Hamilton:
Twitter: @bethanyhamilton
Instagram: @bethanyhamilton
Facebook: @surferbethanyhamilton
Web: www.bethanyhamilton.com

About the Author:
Bethany Hamilton is a source of inspiration to millions. In 2003, while surfing, she lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark. With resilience and tenacity, Bethany returned to the water a month later, and within two years won her first national title. Her unbelievably positive attitude fascinated the world, resulting in an autobiography that was later adapted into the film Soul Surfer. Her courage and talent led to her induction into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame in 2017. Bethany and her husband, Adam Dirks, are also involved in charities such as Friends of Bethany, a foundation she and her family created to support amputees and youth. In addition, Bethany authored Body and Soul to encourage others toward confidence and fitness. Her new documentary Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable brings her passions together, showcasing her world-class surfing and love for life as well as her message of female empowerment and never giving up.

Zondervan is a world-leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. Zondervan, as part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., delivers transformational Christian experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic resources and digital products. The Company’s products are sold worldwide and translated into nearly 200 languages. Zondervan offices are located in Grand Rapids, MI. For additional information, please visit www.zondervan.com.

Media Contacts:
Mary Beth Googasian, Director of Publicity, MaryBeth.Googasian@harpercollins.com 616-698-3345
Jessica Westra, PR Associate, Jessica.westra@harpercollins.com

Colts Neck, NJ – March 5, 2018 – Writing for Your Life, a resource center for spiritual writers, is pleased to announce that two members of the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association (ECPA) will be featured in the upcoming “Meet the Editors” webinar series. They are Susan Salley, Associate Publisher, Abingdon Press and Jenny Baumgartner, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Nelson Books, HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

Writing for Your Life is a resource center for spiritual writers, producing spiritual writers’ conferences and webinars, and providing marketing, editing and other book consulting services. The “Meet the Editors” webinar series is intended to provide prospective writers with insights about how to get published within the Christian publishing industry, and how to work with editors. Speakers will also discuss what their respective imprints are seeking in terms of types of books, authors, and topics. “Meet the Editors” will take place April 23-24, 2018.  Additional information may be found at: https://writingforyourlife.com/webinars/

“I feel it is important for the publishing industry to help aspiring writers learn how to navigate the challenging waters of today’s publishing world” said Susan Salley, Associate Publisher, Abingdon Press.  “Writing for Your Life helps equip writers to reach their maximum potential.”

“As a part of the Christian publishing industry,” said Jenny Baumgartner, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Nelson Books, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, “I believe it’s important to provide new writers with more opportunities for learning and career advancement. I am glad to ‘give back’ and help make this happen.”

In addition to the “Meet the Editors” webinar series, other upcoming Writing for Your Life events include:

• Spiritual Writers’ Conference – May 9-10 – Raleigh, NC – featuring Barbara Brown Taylor, Lauren Winner, and Robert Benson
• Publishing in Color for African American Spiritual Writers – June 19-20 – New Brunswick, NJ – featuring Patricia Raybon, Sophfronia Scott, Rev. Frank A. Thomas, Rev. Jacqui Lewis, and representatives from Urban Ministries, Baker Publishing Group, Christianity Today, Intervarsity Press, Our Daily Bread, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and many more.
• Spiritual Writers’ Conference – Nov. 6-7 – Elmhurst, IL – featuring Sarah Bessey and Lauren Winner

About Writing for Your Life
Writing for Your Life is committed to offering a comprehensive set of useful resources and services to support spiritual writers. We offer in-person writing conferences and online webinars featuring leading spiritual authors and publishing industry experts. Authors discuss and teach about various aspects of spiritual writing. Industry experts offer advice on how to get published and how to market.  We also offer a variety of writer support services including book development, editing, book proposal review, marketing, and platform development. https://writingforyourlife.com/

About Publishing in Color
Publishing in Color is a series of conferences for under-represented groups of spiritual authors such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. The goals of these conferences are to: foster relationships between under-represented groups of prospective spiritual authors and representatives of spiritual book publishing companies and spiritual magazines; provide networking and educational opportunities so that prospective authors can learn more about how to work with these publishers and magazines; and result in an increased number of books and articles published by under-represented groups. https://publishingincolor.com/

For additional information: Contact Brian Allain at brian@writingforyourlife.com.

Now in Paperback, GOD CODE Uncovers Startling Revelations in Ancient Hebrew Bible

For generations, the Hebrew Bible has been revered as the holy and sacred Word of God. As the scriptural foundation of both the Jewish and Christian faiths, it is the most influential text in Western civilization. But is there more to the Bible than meets the eye? Does technology allow for new messages from God to be discerned today?

Timothy P. Smith, a Virginia-based appraiser and conservator of artifacts and antiquities, believes he has discovered a code encrypted in the ancient Hebrew text that unequivocally provides proof of the Bible’s divine authorship. In what reads like an adventure novel,Smith shares his startling findings in God Code: Unlocking Divine Messages Hidden in the Bible (March 6, 2018, WaterBrook), previously published in hardcover as The Chamberlain Key.

Smith’s globetrotting journey is the basis of a new two-hour special, also titled “God Code,” that will premiere Sunday, April 8 at 9 PM ET/PT on HISTORY. “This is not a scripted program, but a real rough and tumble quest for the world’s greatest treasure,” says Smith.

“I want people to look at the Bible with a new found lens,” Smith adds. “The Bible is a treasure that has been cherished and protected by people around the world for thousands of years and now this text is revealing new messages for our generation.”

In God Code, readers will join Smith on a page-turning trek that takes them from Virginia to the remote Rockies of British Columbia to Southern Spain and the site of the Rocio Madonna. Part code-cracker and part historical sleuth, Smith tells his highly personal and up-until-recently private story of faith, adventure and discovery that not only holds personal but potentially historical and religious implications.

God Code presents empirical evidence that the oldest Hebrew biblical texts are vastly more multifaceted and extraordinary than previously understood. When researching a mystery about his family heritage, Smith was drawn to Genesis 30:20-24. There, using an equidistant letter skip decryption method, he discovered not only his own name but also biographical information of other family members. The statistical odds of this are beyond mathematical calculation, and it was just the tip of the iceberg.

Smith examined further this short passage in Genesis and found detailed information on Jesus, including his virgin birth, his crucifixion and resurrection—in a text believed to have been written between 1300-900 BC, centuries before Christ’s birth. Using this process, which he refers to as The Chamberlain Key because through it he has been able (much like the chamberlains of old) to unlock doors that have been locked for centuries, Smith has come across such findings as:

• Evidence that the words and letters of the Hebrew Bible are not only carefully preserved but precisely arranged by God
• Clues to the location of the contents of the Ark of the Covenant
• References to revered religious images, such as the Rocio Madonna
• Warnings of spreading anti-Semitism, hatred and violence

Smith has been assisted in his research by a cadre of eminent scientists and scholars from around the world who have shared their expertise to help unravel the phenomenon of his discoveries in the most ancient Biblical texts.

In the book’s foreword, Dr. Eugene Ulrich, chief editor of the Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls and professor of Hebrew Scripture and Theology at University of Notre Dame, writes, “However one wishes to interpret the meaning and significance of the text, they may rest assured that the text on which Timothy Smith based his interpretations has almost certainly been there for a very long time, since before the birth of Christ.”

“My hope in publishing this book is not to provoke unwarranted fear or, certainly, to imply I have all the answers,” says Smith, “but instead to invite investigation and consideration—to encourage others to take a closer look not only at the ancient Hebrew Scriptures…but also New Testament writings that appear to be interwoven with the Hebrew text in ways barely imagined before now.”

For more information, visit www.chamberlainkey.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Timothy P. Smith is a noted appraiser and conservator of artifacts and antiquities. He is president of Timothy Smith & Sons, which sells antiques and fine arts as well as offers appraisal and restoration services. Smith is the fourth generation of one of North America’s most noted conservation and preservation families. Family projects include the construction of the Jefferson Memorial, The National Gallery of Art and The Carter Rock Naval Test Center. Among Smith’s private clients are a former president, former United States senators and military leaders.

Smith is a court certified appraiser and has been utilized as an expert witness, appraiser and art and antiquities recovery specialist for more than 30 years. God Code (previously titled The Chamberlain Key) is his first book. He is currently in working on a production with Jupiter Entertainment and HISTORY for a documentary television special. He lives in Eastern Virginia with his wife.

Religion/Inspirational
March 6, 2018
ISBN: 9781601429179 · Trade Paperback · $15.00/$20.00 Canada
e-Book ISBN: 9781601429162 · $10.99

Contact: Beverly Rykerd, brykerd@penguinrandomhouse.com  (719) 268-1935

During The Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America‘s (PCCNA) annual meeting from February 21-23 in New Orleans, BroadStreet Publishing author Dean Merrill presented his new book Miracle Invasion: Amazing True Stories of the Holy Spirit’s Gifts at Work Today. This compilation of more than forty credible stories of recent healings, prophecies, miracles, and other gifts can inspire faith and courage—if Christians are not too hesitant or nervous to engage. Several contributors to Miracle Invasion, such as Chris Ball (president of Elim Fellowship), Cathy Ciaramitaro (co-pastor of megachurch Windsor Christian Fellowship), and Bishop Harry Cohen (president of the United Holy Church of America) joined by sharing their incredible first-person accounts. In addition, Merrill explained the process for how he gathered the stories, the criteria for inclusion or not, and how people can use the book in their speaking, small groups, and/or classes. Jeff Farmer, PCCNA president, concluded by speaking about the importance of miracles in today’s ministry.

For additional information about Dean Merrill or his book Miracle Invasion, visit miracleinvasionbook.com or deanmerrill.com.

“A Light So Lovely” to be Available August 2018, Following Release of Disney Movie, “A Wrinkle in Time”

August 7, 2018 9780310353409 $19.99; Softcover

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., February 2018 — Bestselling and beloved author of the classic, A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle is known for her fascinating perspectives on science, art, story and faith. This year, over half a century since the timeless novel was originally published (1962) and what would’ve been L’Engle’s 100th birthday, readers are given a peek into her rich life of faith in A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Sarah Arthur. Acquisitions Editor Stephanie Smith commissioned author and L’Engle enthusiast Sarah Arthur to be the biographer for this project.

The upcoming book is set to release shortly after Walt Disney Picture’s wildly anticipated “A Wrinkle in Time” film adaptation, which hits theaters March 9, 2018. The theatrical film adaptation starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and more takes viewers on an enchanting journey to worlds beyond their imagination as light collides with darkness.

“We are thrilled to be working with Sarah Arthur, whose vivid portrait of L’Engle’s imagination and faith has much to say to readers today,” said Stephanie Smith, acquisitions editor for Zondervan Books. “Madeleine was a master of story, and to her, every story was an act of faith. She said it best herself: ‘We do not draw people to Christ by…showing them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.’”

In A Light So Lovely Arthur digs deeply into the life of a woman who continues to be a beacon for generations of readers struggling to reconcile faith and science, art and religion, sacred and secular. Drawing from interviews with L’Engle’s literary contemporaries such as Philip Yancey and Luci Shaw, L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis, and influential fans such as Makoto Fujimura, Nikki Grimes, Sarah Bessey, they reveal new layers to the woman behind the stories we all know and love.

Sarah Arthur is a fun-loving speaker and the author of over 12 books ranging from popular devotionals to serious engagement with literature and story. She’s the preliminary fiction judge for the Christianity Today Book Awards and has been writer-in-residence for the Frederick Buechner Writers Workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary. A graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University Divinity School, she has served in youth ministry for over 20 years.

Zondervan is a world leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., delivers transformational Christian experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic resources and digital products. The Company’s products are sold worldwide and translated into nearly 200 languages. Zondervan offices are located in Grand Rapids, Mich. For additional information, please visit www.zondervan.com.

Contact: Jennifer VerHage, jennifer.verhage@harpercollins.com, 616-698-3331