Ada, Mich. (November 15, 2018)—The winners of the 2018 Christy Awards were announced on Wednesday, November 7, at the Christy Award Gala in Nashville, Tennessee. Baker Publishing Group authors won a total of five Christy Awards, including True to You, which won the 2018 Christy Book of the Year and also won in the Contemporary Romance category. The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright won in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category, Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse won in the First Novel category, and The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz won in the Historical Romance category.

Established in 1999, the Christy Awards recognize the value of Christian novels in contemporary culture and honor authors who create stories written from a perspective of faith. For the complete list of winners, please click here.

True to You by Becky Wade

(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764219368; ebook ISBN 9781441231208; $13.99)

After a broken engagement, genealogist Nora Bradford decides focusing on her work and her novels is safer than romance. But when John, a former Navy SEAL, hires her to help find his birth mother, the spark between them is undeniable. However, he’s dating someone else, and Nora is hesitant. Is she ready to abandon her fictional heroes and risk her heart for real?

 

The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright

(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764230288; ebook ISBN 9781493411986; $14.99)

Fleeing a stalker, Kaine Prescott purchases an old house sight unseen in Wisconsin, which turns out to have a dark history: a century earlier, an unidentified woman was found dead on the grounds. As Kaine tries to settle in, she learns the story of her ancestor Ivy Thorpe, who, with the help of a man from her past, tried to uncover the truth about the death.

 

Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse

(Revell; ISBN 9780800728786; ebook ISBN 9781493412617; $14.99)

When Pete McLean loses his father in the summer of 1962, his friend Isaac is one of the few people he can lean on. Though their worlds are as different as black and white, friendship knows no color. So when Isaac suddenly goes missing, Pete is determined to find out what happened—no matter what it costs him. His quest will lead him into parts of town that he knows only through rumors and introduce him to a girl who will change his life. What they discover together will change the small Southern town of Glory, Alabama—forever.

 

The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz

(Revell; ISBN 9780800726638; ebook ISBN 9781493412501; $15.99)

Lady Elisabeth “Liberty” Lawson is a darling of fine society in a rugged land, and she is anticipating an advantageous marriage. That her betrothed is a rake and love is lacking is of little consequence—or so she tells herself. Though her own life seems in order, colonial Williamsburg is a powder keg on the verge of exploding. Those with connections to the British nobility are suspected as spies, and Liberty soon finds herself left with a terrible choice.

 

Bethany House has been publishing high-quality books for over 50 years. Recognized as the pioneer and leader in Christian fiction, we publish over 75 new fiction and nonfiction titles annually in subjects including historical and contemporary fiction, Christian living, devotional, family resources, and theology.

Revell has a passion for providing books that inspire and equip readers, offering them hope and help for daily life.

Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers.

Contact: Ruth Anderson, (616)676-9185 x8131, randerson@bakerpublishinggroup.com

WESTMONT, IL— Scot McKnight, renowned scholar, speaker, and award-winning author, has inked a book contract with IVP Academic for a fresh translation of the New Testament.

Tentatively titled The Second Testament, this volume follows on the heels of John Goldingay’s The First Testament: A New Translation, published by IVP earlier this year.

“From the moment I began reading The First Testament, I knew that John Goldingay was onto something that was going to change the way that I engaged with the Bible forever,” said Justin Paul Lawrence, director of sales for IVP. “I also knew that we needed a New Testament companion that had the same approach. I am so happy that one of my favorite NT scholars Scot McKnight has agreed to help us complete this important set. I can’t wait to delight readers with the complete set.”

The Second Testament aims to provide the careful reader with a closer experience to the original Greek texts, mirroring the work of Goldingay in The First Testament, and keeping in kind with the sounds and styles of the era in which it was originally written.

McKnight, who is a longtime member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies, saw an opportunity to create a fresh translation that would work alongside Goldingay’s. McKnight has closely followed the last three decades of Goldingay’s translations and interpretations and was eager to dig in to The First Testament when it was released in September of 2018.

“Readers of the Bible need a variety of translations,” said McKnight. “Most translations are shaped to speak to English readers, and the translation is pitched at a level that makes the translation understandable to the most possible readers. In so doing the Bible can become so ‘English-y’ that it no longer sounds like it comes from a different era and from non-English writers. The Second Testament complements translations available today by offering one that sounds less like English and more like the native Greek of the ‘second’ (New) Testament authors, and will also provide insights into the unique style and vocabulary of each author of The Second Testament. I am so excited to complement the stimulating and engaging translation of The First Testament by John Goldingay. I will attempt to bring out the new and the old of Goldingay’s approach to translation.”

McKnight is the author or editor of sixty books, and he is the Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL. McKnight obtained his PhD at the University of Nottingham and has been a professor for more than three decades, serving at North Park University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. McKnight’s praised book The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004) won the Christianity Today Book of the Year award for Christian living. He is also an editor for IVP Academic’s forthcoming revision of the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, set to be published in 2022.

In The Second Testament, McKnight plans to follow Goldingay’s translation principles while adjusting to the language shift to Greek from Hebrew and Aramaic. Additionally, he will provide brief introductions to each book, similar to those in The First Testament. McKnight also would like to bring the New Testament authors’ unique voices to life by highlighting their own syntaxes and styles.

“Any book project is an honor to undertake, but it’s an especially thrilling opportunity—and sobering responsibility—to set out upon a new translation of divine Scripture,” said Jon Boyd, editorial director for IVP Academic. “We’re conscious of the privilege of working so closely with these truly unique texts. This is a project that will call upon our best efforts and attention at every stage of the publishing craft, a challenge we relish and one that prompts our humble prayers.”

This new Bible translation will be added to IVP Academic’s already robust line of reference works and monographs. The Second Testament is expected to release in the spring of 2021 with marketing efforts focused on the annual gatherings of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Academy of Religion that fall.

Founded in 1947 as an extension of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, InterVarsity Press serves those in the university, the church, and the world by publishing thoughtful Christian books that equip and encourage people to follow Jesus as Savior and Lord in all of life. For more information, visit ivpress.com.

Contact:  Alisse Wissman | 630.734.4059 | awissman@ivpress.com

 

Chicago, IL:  The Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) & The John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation (JVMPF) were thrilled to cap their 30th annual, national conference in Chicago, IL, by celebrating the legacy of Dr. John & Vera Mae Perkins on November 2, 2018. Dr. Perkins was present at the gala with his daughters Priscilla and Elizabeth. Vera Mae, his wife, wasn’t able to attend because of health constraints but was introduced via Facebook Live where she expressed her gratitude for God’s blessings as they served for 30 years with CCDA.

During his message, Dr. Perkins talked about his years growing up in a Mississippi sharecropping family. As an early pioneer of the civil rights movement, he dedicated his life to the cause of racial equality. The CCDA leadership thanked Dr. Perkins for his faithfulness and unrelenting dedication to show others how to live out biblical reconciliation.

Dr. John Perkins is the founder and president emeritus of the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation and co-founder of Christian Community Development Association. He has served in advisory roles under five U.S. presidents, is one of the leading evangelical voices to come out of the American civil rights movement, and is an author and international speaker on issues of reconciliation, leadership, and community development. For his tireless work he has received 14 honorary doctorates from universities including: Virginia University of Lynchburg, Wheaton College, Gordon College, Huntington College, Geneva College, Spring Arbor University, North Park College, and Belhaven College. In 2004 he partnered with Seattle Pacific University to launch the campus-based John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development.

In his crowning work as a Moody Publishers’ author, Dr. Perkins speaks honestly to the church about reconciliation, discipleship, and justice in his book One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love ​(April 2018).

The CCDA is a network of Christians committed to seeing people and communities holistically restored. Not just spiritually, but emotionally, physically, economically and socially. Not by offering mercy alone, but by undergirding mercy with justice.  Chicago is where the movement of CCDA began 30 years ago through inspired men and women who were rooted in relationship and reconciliation.

(November 13, 2018 — Carol Stream, Illinois, USA) –– “LittWorld provides me a global family of Christian writers and publishers,” said journalist Lekan Otufodunrin of  Nigeria. “I came back better equipped for ministry to Christian journalists and other publishers in my own country and beyond.”

Lekan, online editor of The Nation newspaper in Lagos, was one of 250 publishing staff and writers from 52 nations who participated in LittWorld 2018, MAI’s triennial global publishing conference, October 28 to November 2, in Singapore.

Plenary speakers addressed the conference theme, “the Word Made Fresh,” and included Jeff Crosby of InterVarsity Press, Ramez Atallah of the Bible Society of Egypt, Bishop Robert Solomon of Singapore and author Pusonnam Yiri of Nigeria, among others. The more than 40 small-group workshops taught practical skills in digital publishing, writing, editing, design/illustration, marketing, management, and more.

“I came home with so many new thoughts, insights and knowledge and a deepened experience of God. I’ve been trying to put it into words for people, but somehow I feel like I’m failing to explain just how special LittWorld is,” said author Joan Campbell of South Africa. “The sense of care, unity and servanthood is something that particularly struck me.”

MAI President John Maust noted, “At this LittWorld I was particularly struck by the high quality of participants and presenters, both in terms of professional skills and spiritual depth.  Lasting outcomes are sure to follow.”

“An unexpected joy was 60 percent new attendees,” said local host chair Bernice Lee of Singapore. “Each one is a potential collaborator in MAI’s efforts to eradicate the global hunger for the written word!”

During LittWorld MAI announced creation of the Robert B. Reekie Global Publisher Award, an annual award named for MAI’s founding president recognizing ministry excellence by a Christian publisher serving in a challenging context.  MAI Director of Publisher Development Ramon Rocha III pronounced MIK Publishing House of Pakistan as the first recipient of the award, with MIK General Manager Peter Calvin and several staff members  coming forward to accept it.

MAI also presented its “Lifetime Training Award” to author Miriam Adeney of the US for her stellar equipping and encouragement of writers in multiple nations across more than four decades.

In keeping with the LittWorld 2018 theme, “The Word Made Fresh,” the conference highlighted creative ways to communicate Christian truth through the written word, and included a first-time screenwriting track led by Australian screenwriter and TV/film producer Simon Hunter.

“I was truly inspired to sit in a room with 52 nationalities all worshipping together,” he said afterwards. “In a current cultural climate that seeks to separate us into identity groups, the myriad of faces from across the globe made it very clear for me that there is only one answer to division—Christ.”

For photos or further details, email mai@littworld.org or call (630) 260-9063

Connect with MAI: littworld.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube.

Nashville, Tenn. November 5, 2018 — Since the release of his latest book, “The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home” (September 2018, B&H Books), bestselling author Dr. Russell Moore has appeared on top national media outlets to discuss his latest book, current events and how the gospel shapes a Christian’s understanding of the family.

Most notably, Moore has been featured on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” “The 700 Club,”  National Review, Christianity Today, RELEVANT Magazine, The Gospel Coalition and many other radio, television, online, print and podcast outlets.

A longtime pastor, a former professor and provost of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and current president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Moore brings theological insight and pastoral approach to this most sensitive of topics. The topics addressed in the book, including marriage, sexuality and fidelity; divorce, abuse and broken relationships; parenting, discipline and bonding; trauma, generational sin and healing, have resonated with both secular and Christian media, and in his interviews Moore has skillfully connected these biblical principles to current events and culture.

“Understanding the family starts first not at the dinner table or in a honeymoon suite, but at the cross,” said Moore. “We can be free to be family when we see how God designed families but also how these families point beyond our individual stories to the ultimate story of our lives—the gospel.”

Moore has also written several op-eds about the book, including several still in the works that will be published in the next few months. National Review recently published “What’s the Real Issue behind the Abortion Debate?” while Baptist Press, RELEVANT Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, Christian Broadcast Network and The Christian Post have written on the book or featured an excerpt.

His radio and podcast interviews include “BreakPoint Podcast” with Warren Smith, “Equipped with Chris Brooks,” “Lighthouse Faith with Lauren Green” (FOX Radio), “The Gospel Coalition” Podcast, “The RELEVANT Podcast” and WORLD Magazine’s “Listening In” Podcast.

For more information on The Storm-Tossed Family, visit http://stormtossedfamily.com/.

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Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the moral and public policy agency of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. He is a frequent cultural commentator, an ethicist and theologian by background and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Moore is the author of several books, including ”Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel.” A native Mississippian, he and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons. For more information, visit russellmoore.com.

B&H Publishing Group, an imprint of LifeWay Christian Resources, is a team of mission minded people with a passion for taking God’s Word to the world. Because we believe Every Word Matters® we seek to provide intentional, Bible-centered content that positively impacts the hearts and minds of people, inspiring them to build a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ. Among our print and digital releases for the trade, church, and academic markets, titles include The New York Times No. 1 bestsellers “The Love Dare” and “The Vow,” No. 1 CBA bestseller “I Am a Church Member” as well as the newly-revised Christian Standard Bible (CSB) version.

“Trump Aftershock” Explores the President’s Seismic Impact on Culture, Uncovers Unreported Facts and Helps Readers See What the Unconventional President Has Accomplished

ORLANDO, Fla.—For more than two years, the nation has witnessed an around-the-clock, unrelenting attack on President Donald Trump’s character, motives, and intelligence while his accomplishments with the economy, jobs, taxes, foreign policy, the military and border security are generally ignored and misrepresented.

The reason? Many, especially in mainstream media, are still experiencing the seismic aftershocks of Trump’s election.

In his new book, “Trump Aftershock,” best-selling author and Christian publisher Stephen E. Strang says it appears much of the time that the media’s focus is predicated almost entirely on talking points and broadsides supplied by the Democratic National Convention.

Strang cites Breitbart writer John Nolte in “Trump Aftershock,” who says, “What we have here is more proof that the media are no longer able to sway public opinion or move the needle.”

In fact, Strang notes, Trump’s job approval rating of 49 percent as of Nov. 1 can be compared to how Americans feel about the media. More than two-thirds (69 percent) say their trust in the media has decreased over the past decade, while 62 percent of U.S. adults believe the news they see in newspapers, on television or hear on the radio is biased; 44 percent say it’s inaccurate. Polling was conducted over the past few months by Gallup and the Knight Foundation.

The way most media report the news, it would seem that no one is satisfied or happy, and everyone wants drastic change. But, according to those he’s talked to and interviewed since the 2016 presidential election, Strang says that simply isn’t true.

“For more than half a century, since at least the end of the Second World War, surveys have shown that what most Americans really want is peace and prosperity,” Strang writes in “Trump Aftershock.” “By the end of his second year in the White House, most Americans believed Donald Trump has delivered on his promises. Income levels have risen steadily, taxes are lower, the nation is in no immediate danger of war, and living standards in the U.S. are some of the best in the world. Is this enough to garner a vote for more of the same at the midterm elections? We’ll know tonight.”

New York Times best-selling author Mike Huckabee, host of “Huckabee” on TBN, reinforces Strang’s points in his foreword to “Trump Aftershock.”

“If I wrote a theme song for the Left that captured their frenzied behavior over the last two years, I would definitely title it ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome,’” Huckabee said. “From special counsels with bogus cases built on an unverified ‘dossier’ to social media censorship of conservative voices to liberal bullies who attack administration members—including my own daughter—in public, no one is immune to the tension. Americans feel like watching the news has become a front-row seat to the battle for our nation’s very soul.

“Among the mainstream media very little credit is given to the president for his accomplishments and his unwavering stand for conservative values and freedoms,” he continued, “but this important book sets the record straight about President Trump and provides insights into the spiritual aspects of Trump’s presidency as well.”

Out today—an important Election Day for the future of the nation—“Trump Aftershock” explores the “president’s seismic impact on culture and faith in America” and will uncover unreported facts while objectively helping readers understand what the nation’s most unlikely and unconventional president has accomplished, including a featured section on these advancements called “500 Days of American Greatness.”

Stephen E. Strang is the best‐selling author of “God and Donald Trump,” which was brandished by the president during his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2018. The CEO and founder of Charisma Media, Strang was voted by Time magazine as one of the most influential Evangelicals in America. He has traveled to more than 50 countries, has interviewed four U.S. presidents, and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBN, Dr. James Dobson’s “Family Talk” and The Daily Caller.

“Trump Aftershock” is published by FrontLine, an imprint of Charisma House, which has published books that challenge, encourage, teach and equip Christians, including 14 New York Times best-sellers.

To interview Stephen E. Strang, author of “Trump Aftershock,” contact Deborah Hamilton, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, 610.584.1096, ext. 102, or Jeff Tolson, ext. 108.

 

CAROL STREAM, Ill.— November 8, 2018— Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that Laura Gallier won the 2018 Christy Award™ (www.ChristyAwards.com) in the Young Adult category. Her novel, The Delusion, published under Tyndale’s new YA imprint, Wander, is a heart-pounding journey through the truth and delusion of spiritual warfare.

On November 7, 2018, the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) hosted the 19th annual Christy Award™ Gala at Lipscomb University’s Shamblin Theatre in Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony was hosted by bestselling Christian authors Francine Rivers, Charles Martin, Carla Laureano, and Cynthia Ruchti.

The Christy Award™ celebrates excellence in the art of Christian fiction and honors the power of faith in story.

Linda Howard, associate publisher of Tyndale children and youth titles, shared, “We are thrilled and honored to have our first book under our new YA imprint, Wander, receive a prestigious Christy Award. It was our pleasure and privilege to attend the gala in Nashville in support of both the Christys and our author.”

For more information on Tyndale titles, please visit www.tyndale.com.

The Christy Award™ is the foremost award honoring and promoting excellence in Christian fiction since 1999 and is named for Catherine Marshall’s novel, Christy, which has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 1967. ECPA assumed ownership and administration of the award in 2017 to focus and grow the unique opportunity of fiction in Christian publishing. ChristyAwards.com 

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international nonprofit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. ECPA.org 

Tyndale House Publishers, founded in 1962, is the world’s largest privately held Christian publisher of books, Bibles, and digital media. Tyndale has published many New York Times bestsellers. The largest portion of its profit goes to the nonprofit Tyndale House Foundation, which makes grants to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world. Tyndale was founded to publish Living Letters, which later comprised part of The Living Bible, a contemporary paraphrase of the Bible that became a global publishing phenomenon. Tyndale now publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT), the translation of choice for millions of people.

WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press is pleased to congratulate art director David Fassett for his work on three designs that were chosen for 2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). Judges chose nineteen books and two Bible projects to represent the year’s best designs.

The Top Shelf Award program is managed by ECPA in order to recognize design excellence in the Christian publishing industry. “A well-designed cover tells the story of a book in a single frame, drawing the prospective reader to look inside,” said Stan Jantz, president of ECPA. “The 21 Top Shelf Award winners represent not just artistic excellence, but artistic storytelling at its most elemental level. Congratulations to the designers and publishers of these outstanding book covers.”

Fassett’s award-winning cover designs include

• Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age by Alan Noble
• After the Trip: Unpacking Your Crosscultural Experience by Cory Trenda and Tim Dearborn
• Developing Clinicians of Character: A Christian Integrative Approach to Clinical Supervision by Terri S. Watson

Fassett joined InterVarsity Press (IVP) as a marketing designer in 2009 and was promoted to senior graphic designer in 2014. He was appointed to the position of art director in May 2017. Fassett’s other award-winning book covers include Death Before the Fall, The Decalogue, Recapturing the Wonder, Introduction to Political Science, Embodied Hope and The Radical Pursuit of Rest.

“We couldn’t be happier to see the strong response to the design work of David Fassett,”said Lorraine Caulton, director of creative and customer engagement at IVP. “In his second year as art director David continues to stretch our imagination with his design skills. His work inspires all of us and makes marketing books that fulfill the mission of IVP that much easier.”

ECPA announced the winners of this year’s awards on November 6 at Lipscomb University in Nashville during the opening session of ECPA PubU. Winning book covers are featured atTopShelfAwards.org.

To learn more about IVP’s art department visit their Instagram account at instagram.com/ivp_design.

Founded in 1947 as an extension of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, InterVarsity Press serves those in the university, the church, and the world by publishing thoughtful Christian books that equip and encourage people to follow Jesus as Savior and Lord in all of life. For more information, visit ivpress.com.

Contact: Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com

CAROL STREAM, Ill.— November 8, 2018— Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that five-time Christy Award™–winning author Chris Fabry was inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame. The 2018 Christy Award Gala was held on November 7 in Nashville’s Shamblin Theatre at Lipscomb University. Authors who have received four or more Christy Awards are inducted into The Christy Award™ Hall of Fame. This is the highest author honor of The Christy Award program, recognizing the author’s legacy and contributions to Christian fiction.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) hosted the 19th annual Christy Award™ Gala with the program presented by bestselling Christian authors Francine Rivers, Charles Martin, Carla Laureano, and Cynthia Ruchti. The Christy Award™ celebrates excellence in the art of Christian fiction and honors the power of faith in story. In attendance for The Christy Award Gala were nearly 200 industry professionals, authors, writers, and publishers, honoring this year’s best Christian fiction.

Karen Watson, publisher of Tyndale fiction, shared, “We are always delighted when the excellent work of our authors is recognized. Tyndale’s long-term investment in bringing impactful stories and skilled, God-gifted authors to the marketplace is an important part of our mission. Chris Fabry has been an integral part of achieving this mission at Tyndale.”

Chris Fabry is an award-winning author and radio personality who hosts the daily program Chris Fabry Live on Moody Radio. He is also heard on Love Worth Finding, Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, and other radio programs. A 1982 graduate of the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism at Marshall University and a native of West Virginia, Chris and his wife, Andrea, now live in Arizona and are the parents of nine children.

Chris’s novels, which include Dogwood, June Bug, Almost Heaven, Not in the Heart, Borders of the Heart, Every Waking Moment, The Promise of Jesse Woods, Looking into You, and his latest release, Under a Cloudless Sky, have won five Christy Awards, an ECPA Christian Book Award, and two Christianity Today Book Awards of Merit, but it’s his lyrical prose and tales of redemption that keep readers returning for more.

Chris has also published more than 70 other books, ranging from nonfiction and film novelizations, including the recent bestseller War Room, to novels for children and young adults. He coauthored the Left Behind: The Kids series with Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, as well as the Red Rock Mysteries and The Wormling series with Jerry B. Jenkins. RPM is his latest series for kids and explores the exciting world of NASCAR.

For more information on Tyndale fiction titles, please visit www.tyndale.com.

The Christy Award™ is the foremost award honoring and promoting excellence in Christian fiction since 1999, and is named for Catherine Marshall’s novel Christy, which has sold over 10 million copies since its publication in 1967. ECPA assumed ownership and administration of the award in 2017 to focus and grow the unique opportunity of fiction in Christian publishing. ChristyAwards.com

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international nonprofit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. ECPA.org

Tyndale House Publishers, founded in 1962, is the world’s largest privately held Christian publisher of books, Bibles, and digital media. Tyndale has published many New York Times bestsellers. The largest portion of its profit goes to the nonprofit Tyndale House Foundation, which makes grants to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world. Tyndale was founded to publish Living Letters, which later comprised part of The Living Bible, a contemporary paraphrase of the Bible that became a global publishing phenomenon. Tyndale now publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT), the translation of choice for millions of people.

CAROL STREAM, ILL (November 9, 2018) – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) has recognized the reimagining of Hinds’ Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey by Hannah Hurnard as a recipient of the 2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Award. ECPA announced the winners of the 2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Award earlier this week at Lipscomb University during the opening session of ECPA PubU.  ECPA’s Stan Jantz and Pete Peterson, of Nashville-based The Rabbit Room, announced the winning covers among 225 Christian publishing professionals gathered for the event. The book was released by Tyndale House Publishers (@TyndaleHouse) as part of its Living Expressions Collection in November 2017. (Each winning cover may be viewed at https://topshelfawards.org/winners-2018, including comments made by judges and designers.)

“Hinds’ Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey is an exceptional work-of-art in its own right,” said Becky Brandvik, Sr. Director, Tyndale Gift & Specialty.  “Tyndale’s team of designers and illustrators did an excellent job of reimagining Hannah Hurnard’s literary classic using watercolor paintings, woodland-themed Scripture art, and antique-tinted photography.  Hinds’ Feet on High Places is a story of endurance, persistence, and reliance on God.  This special edition of the book, which is the first release in a series of visual journeys, becomes a canvas on which the reader can chronicle the struggles and triumphs of her own personal story.  Hinds’ Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey is part of Tyndale’s Living Expressions Collection, a gift line that invites readers to explore God’s Word and express their creativity in ways that are refreshing to the spirit and restorative to the soul.”

Members of the design team that worked on the project include Jen Phelps (designer), Jill De Haan and Rachel McNaughton (illustrators), as well as Jennifer Ghionzoli (art director).

Since its founding in 1962, Tyndale House Publishers has been a voice to trust for generations of readers. Today, Tyndale is one of the largest independent Christian publishers in the world. Tyndale’s mission is to make the Bible accessible to as many people as possible in language that they can relate and respond to. Tyndale publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT) and offers nonfiction books that equip readers with Christ-centered insight, counsel, and life-improving stories. In addition, Tyndale publishes fiction from fresh new voices and celebrated authors alike, capturing the imagination of millions of readers. With a deep understanding of the importance of nurturing future generations, Tyndale also publishes children’s products that make God’s Word and wisdom come alive. Tyndale’s independent status allows it to follow its founding model, giving a majority of annual revenue—more than $100 million throughout its history—to charitable missions. With every book purchased, Tyndale readers help meet the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world.