Colorado Springs, CO — Francis Chan burst onto the Christian publishing scene with the release of Crazy Love in 2008. The radical authenticity of this California pastor immediately pushed Crazy Love to the top of the USA Today, New York Times and CBA bestseller lists – selling 2.6 million copies to date. Now, Francis Chan presents a radical new vision for the church in his forthcoming book, We Are Church (David C Cook, September 2018).

In We Are Church, Chan describes why many of his initial thoughts on worship and church were good but misguided. He believes the church’s next step is a radical return to its roots.

“For decades church leaders like myself have lost sight of the powerful mystery inherent in the Church,” writes Chan. “We have instead run to other methods to keep people interested. In all honesty, we have trained people sitting in the pews to become addicted to lesser things. It’s time for that to change.”

Chan’s We Are Church imagines Christian life and community from a fresh perspective. Rather than shaping church according to individual preferences and styles, readers are asked to consider one vital question: “If all you had was a Bible, what would it mean to serve Jesus?” Chan unfolds a new vision, built on a scriptural model and on years of reflection, as he urges Christians to quit “doing church” and learn how to “be the Church.”

Chan gleaned fresh perspective from his recent experience with Chinese Christians. In an April 2018 cover story for Charisma Magazine, Chan explains: “In America, you feel like you need to become famous in order to have an impact. But in China, it was quite the opposite. There’d better not be anyone who knows you, or you’ll be in trouble…The Lord doesn’t need our popularity or platform.”

Christian leaders eager to discuss and apply the principles shared in We Are Church will find support in ancillary products including the We Are Church Study Guide and the We Are Church Video Series. There will also be a We Are Church Spanish Edition released. David C Cook will support the launch of all the We Are Church resources with advertising, digital and social media efforts and a national publicity campaign. Francis Chan will be available for a limited number of press interviews.

“Francis Chan is prophet for modern times. He first called us to radical living in Crazy Love. Now he calls Christians into a deeper understanding of God’s heart for His Church,” comments David C Cook VP of Publishing Wendi Lord. “We Are Church offers a vital, vivid model of Christian community marked by love, unity, discipleship, sacrifice and worship.”

Francis Chan is the author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, Multiply, and You and Me Forever. Currently, Francis is helping to plant churches in the San Francisco area. Francis and his wife, Lisa, are raising their seven children in Northern California.

David C Cook is a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing and distributing leadership and discipleship resources to help Christians all over the world grow in their faith and pass it on to the next generation.

Contact:  Jana Muntsinger, MMPR  jana@mmpublicrelations.com  281-251-0480

We Are Church
By Francis Chan
Available from David C Cook
Hardcover, Approximately 224 pages, $22.99, ISBN 978-0-8307-7581-1
For review copies, excerpt permission and author interviews,
contact McClure Muntsinger Public Relations:  Jana@mmpublicrelations.com

CAROL STREAM, Ill., April 12, 2018 — Christianity Today was honored with top publishing awards-32 in total-at the Evangelical Press Association’s (EPA) annual convention April 4-6, 2018 in Orlando. For the second year in a row, both CT print magazine and website, ChristanityToday.com, won Awards of Excellence in the General Publication category.

Coincides With Inspirational Daily Devotional
Smeby Releases “Live Hope” Theme Song to Christian Radio

Minneapolis, Minn., Apr 11, 2018 — Reaching the milestone of 500 episodes of his nationally-syndicated daily radio feature, and the release of Live Hope Minute One Year Devotional (BroadStreet), Nashville-based Author/Musician Mark Smeby has chosen to mark the event in a creative way. “With the support of my radio feature by so many Christian radio stations, I decided it was time to create a theme song for those of us who are choosing to express our hope-drenched faith to the world.”

The result is “Live Hope,” a rally cry for believers to not succumb to hopelessness that surrounds us but to stand up with hope and live out the Gospel message. “As Christians, we have the inside scoop on true hope and where to find it. Yet many people are still waiting for hope to show up in their circumstances, instead of choosing to look at life with hope as the lens—to see life how God sees it. This song gives practical suggestions on how a believer can do this.”

To be brave, staring into unknown. To keep on, when it feels like it’s over. This is what it means to live hope. To get back up, when you’ve been knocked down. To reach out, when your past hurts so strong. This is what is means to live hope.

The “Live Hope” single is being serviced to radio by Riley Promotions (rileypromo@gmail.com) and is available to stations through PlayMPe. Smeby has also created a resource page for stations to read complete lyrics, watch videos about the song, and get more information about the Live Hope Minute feature at marksmeby.com/radio. “Live Hope” is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and all digital outlets.

Smeby adds, “As I’ve learned how a hope-saturated gospel message is what allows us to live like Jesus, it has made my Christian walk come alive with greater intimacy and stunning beauty—which is what I’ve been hoping for all along.”

The Live Hope Minute book is available for through livehopenow.com and all major online retailers, with Smeby promoting the book during his live events throughout the year. The Live Hope Minute radio feature is also available as a free mobile application for both Apple and Android devices, in addition to its availability as a podcast through Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio. To get a free sample of the book, please text LIVE to 54900 (messaging rates may apply). For radio servicing of the Live Hope Minute feature, please contact Bev Singleton at Media Solutions at bsingle419@aol.com.

Mark Smeby is a Nashville-based author/musician/speaker who is all about hope—creating products, resources, and live events all focused around the topic of hope. He travels the country sharing the message of hope through his music and speaking engagements—in a variety of locations from churches, corporations, schools, and prisons. His nationally-syndicated radio feature, the “Live Hope Minute,” is heard on 250 outlets throughout the U.S., Canada, and South Africa. Smeby is also a spokesperson for Prison Fellowship International’s Children of Prisoners program (pfi.org). He has released seven music CDs including the companion CD project to The Messenger: A Journey Into Hope, his first published book in 2016 (BroadStreet Publishing). He’s also acted in co-starring roles for two episodes of ABC/CMT’s hit television series Nashville as well as the feature films Because of Grácia, 1 Message, The Perfect Gift, and The Hepburn Girls. More information about Mark and his projects can be found at livehopenow.com, facebook.com/Smeby, or twitter.com/msmeby.

For additional information about BroadStreet Publishing, please visit www.broadstreetpublishing.com.

Live Hope Minute: One Year Devotional
by Mark Smeby
Available from BroadStreet Publishing December 1, 2017
Price: U.S. $14.99   Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384   ISBN-13: 978-1-4245-5567-3
BISAC category: Religion / Spiritual Growth
Review copies, reprint permission and interviews are available.
Contact Jackie Medina, BroadStreet Publishing, 805-889-1439, jackie.medina@broadstreetpublishing.com

For Interviews Contact: Jackie Medina  (805) 889-1439  Jackie.medina@broadstreetpublishing.com
For Radio Servicing: James Riley, Riley Promotions  rileypromo@gmail.com

(Minneapolis, MN) April 12, 2018— BroadStreet Publishing is excited to announce that their children’s book, Farmer Herman and the Flooding Barn, has been chosen as a finalist in the 2018 ECPA Christian Book Awards for the children’s category:
http://christianbookawards.com/finalists.html.

Farmer Herman and the Flooding Barn by Jason Weber is a whimsical children’s book based on the true story of a farmer who called upon 344 friends and neighbors to help lift his flooding barn to safety. The story is used as an analogy that describes the desperate need for reform in foster care and the enormous potential to make a difference if we all work together.

Jason Weber, National Director of Foster Care Initiatives for CAFO (Christian Alliance for Orphans), wrote this book not only to raise awareness for the children in foster care, but to make a statement that anything is possible when you rally enough caring people in your community. The book further exemplifies this concept by using 344 people of all ages, each engaged in foster care in varying ways, to illustrate the book (a list of all of the illustrators and their artwork is included at the end).

For more information about Farmer Herman and the Flooding Barn, please visit
www.broadstreetpublishing.com or www.cafo.org/fostermovement.

Check out the fun book trailer here: https://youtu.be/kwn​UD11hOuY.

The CAFO National Foster Care Initiative offers followers of Christ the opportunity to play a vital role in one day providing more than enough for kids and families in foster care in the county where they live.  We connect individuals, churches and organizations for greater impact and create resources that encourage wise engagement in foster care.

The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) powerfully connects more than 675 member churches and unites more than 190 respected organizations through joint initiatives that inspire and equip Christians to effectively live out the Bible’s call to care for orphans and vulnerable children.

Contact:  Jackie Medina, Literary Publicist, BroadStreet Publishing Group
www.broadstreetpublishing.com   jackie.medina@broadstreetpublishing.com   P: 805.889.1439

Message for women feeling the pains of rejection continues to impact readers across the country

(Colorado Springs, CO) – Christian magazine publishing professionals serving in Africa are invited to attend the first of a ten-year program of training events to be offered by Magazine Training International (MTI). The first Magazine Publishing Institute will be held 30 September – 7 October, 2018, in Nairobi, Kenya.

Although publishing professionals from some 200 African magazines have taken advantage of  MTI training or publishing resources in recent years, the Nairobi conference will be MTI’s first in Africa.

The seven-day Magazine Publishing Institute will offer a comprehensive training program in three tracks: magazine editing, magazine design, and magazine management. Each of the tracks comprises a full-length intensive course and includes hands-on sessions in which participants create a customized resource they can immediately use for their publications.

Although participants may join only one of the tracks, they will be exposed to information from the other tracks during plenary sessions designed to bring together all three disciplines, demonstrating how they work together to produce a high quality, financially viable magazine.

The management track will be taught by Dr. Kirimi Barine, founder of Leadership Today Africa, author, trainer, publisher and coach; Lou Ann Sabatier, principal of Sabatier Consulting and strategic communications director for the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative; and David Renard, a partner with mediaIDEAS, founder of Netcirculation, and co-creater of Stare. A few of the topics that will be covered include defining your purpose, increasing your circulation, and generating income.

Editing track trainers include Carla Foote, editor for Disciple! and One-to-One for The Navigators ministry; Camerin Courtney, senior editor for a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization, where she edits their quarterly magazine, blog, and other print and online communications; and Jeremy Weber, senior news editor at Christianity Today. A sampling of the topics include developing a magazine profile, solving manuscript problems, and the art of digital publishing.

The design track will be taught by Anne Elhajoui, creative director of Knight Marketing; Dr. Tamara Welter, associate professor and chair of the Department of Media, Journalism, and Public Relations at Biola University; and Rick Szuecs, designer for Man of Integrity. Topics to be covered include design on a modest budget, the magazine’s visual identity, and when and how to approach a redesign.

The Magazine Publishing Institute in Nairobi will be followed by training programs in West Africa in 2019 and 2020. Registration for the conference in Nairobi is now open.

More information is available on our website and on Facebook.

About Magazine Training International:  The mission of Magazine Training International is to encourage, strengthen, and provide resources to Christian magazines as they seek to build the church and reach their societies for Christ. Over the last 29 years, MTI has offered more than 60 conferences, courses, and seminars in East/Central Europe, Asia, and North America. In addition to courses and conferences, MTI offers training manuals, DVD and MP3 courses, and a website with hundreds of publishing resources.

Media Contact:  Sharon Mumper, President
(719) 598-9743  smumper@magazinetraining.com

Readers will come together to discuss The Saturday Night Supper Club

Denver:  Carla Laureano, author of The Saturday Night Supper Club (Tyndale), will be hosting a Facebook Live book club with readers on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT.

During the live conversation, Laureano will be sharing the inspiration behind the new release and lead the discussion about the book. Readers will also be able to submit their questions for the author to answer. Copies ofThe Saturday Night Supper Club and other prizes will be given away throughout the night.

About the book:

Denver chef Rachel Bishop has accomplished everything she’s dreamed and some things she never dared hope, like winning a James Beard Award and heading up her own fine-dining restaurant. But when a targeted smear campaign causes her to be pushed out of the business by her partners, she vows to do whatever it takes to get her life back . . . even if that means joining forces with the man who inadvertently set the disaster in motion.

Essayist Alex Kanin never imagined his pointed editorial would go viral. Ironically, his attempt to highlight the pitfalls of online criticism has the opposite effect: it revives his own flagging career by destroying that of a perfect stranger. Plagued by guilt-fueled writer’s block, Alex vows to do whatever he can to repair the damage. He just doesn’t…

Learn more about the author at www.carlalaureano.com, on Facebook (Carla Laureano, Author), Twitter (@CarlaLaureano) or Instagram(CarlaLaureanoAuthor).

Awarded Multi-Year Fulfillment Agreements with Harvard University Press, The MIT Press, and Yale University Press

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)— LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD) has acquired TriLiteral LLC, a full-service logistics provider specializing in the distribution of books for University Presses and Academic Publishers. Additionally, LSC has signed multi-year fulfillment agreements with Harvard University Press, The MIT Press, and Yale University Press.

According to Dave McCree, President of Book Sales at LSC Communications, “TriLiteral is a tremendous strategic fit to our Book Publisher Services platform and expands our leadership position in the Academic Press market. We look forward to providing fulfillment services to three of the leading publishers in this space.”

About LSC Communications

With a rich history of industry experience, innovative solutions and service reliability, LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD) is a global leader in print and digital media solutions. The company’s traditional and digital print-related services and office products serve the needs of publishers, merchandisers and retailers around the world. With advanced technology and a consultative approach, LSC’s supply chain solutions meet the needs of each business by getting their content into the right hands as efficiently as possible.

Use of Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, including risks associated with the ability of LSC Communications to perform as expected as a separate, independent entity and risks associated with the volatility and disruption of the capital and credit markets, and adverse changes in the global economy. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements contained in LSC’s filings with the SEC. LSC disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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Investor Relations Contact:
LSC Communications, Inc.
Janet Halpin, 773-272-9275
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
investor.relations@lsccom.com

Leading Rights, Royalty & Agency Software provider joins the knk group of companies

knk Business Software AG, an industry leader in software for book and magazine publishers today announced the acquisition of Bradbury Phillips International Ltd., a leading provider of rights, royalty, and agency software. Over the course of its 32–year history Bradbury Phillips software has been widely adopted in both the book publishing and literary agency communities with their applications currently in use at over 120 companies around the world. Bradbury Phillips clients include major publishers such as Bloomsbury, Elsevier, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Macmillan, and Taylor & Francis. Bradbury Phillips’ Literary Agency clients include an equally impressive list of companies such as United Agents, Andrew Nurnberg Associates, Sterling Lord Literistic, Intercontinental Literary Agency, Rogers, Coleridge & White, Aitken Alexander and David Higham.

“We are delighted to be joining the knk group of companies” said Bradbury Phillips’ founding partners Alison Bradbury and Anne Phillips. “knk’s leading-edge publishing software using the latest Microsoft technology, and Bradbury Phillips unrivalled expertise in publisher’s Rights and Literary Agency management software are a formidable combination that promises to offer current and future clients the attention to their needs that has always been a hallmark of both companies. We are looking forward to developing the next generation of Rights and Agency software together.”

“Bradbury Phillips is a perfect fit for us” said knk Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Knut Nicholas Krause. “Ms. Bradbury and Ms. Phillips have built a remarkable business with long standing relationships with many of the great names in publishing. Together, we plan to do great things and to become the worldwide leader in this sector”.

Bradbury Phillips will become a division of knk UK Software Ltd working with Managing Director, John Lawson. Alison Bradbury and Anne Phillips will continue to support their systems and existing and future clients.

About Bradbury Phillips International Ltd.

Founded in 1987, Bradbury Phillips International Ltd has been in business for 32 years.  Bradbury Phillips International Ltd designs and develops software specializing in systems for Publishers and Literary Agents. Their main products are Rights Manager, Agency Manager, and Royalties Manager. These systems have been successfully installed at over 120 sites around the world. Widely used by publishers and literary agencies of all sizes, Bradbury Phillips software is the benchmark product for the industry.  The clients range from sole literary agents to multinational publishing houses. The client base is worldwide, with users in the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Russia and China.

About knk

knk develops and markets knkPublishing – the only Microsoft certified publishing software in the world. knk is a member of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), FIPP (the global association of periodical media), many other international media-specific groups and associations and a Microsoft-certified Partner (with five gold certifications: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Development, Intelligent Systems, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Platform (SQL)).  knkPublishing is used by 350 publishers in North America, Europe and Asia and based on the latest web and BI technology.

For additional information, please contact:
Julia Redner, JRedner@knk.com  knkPublishingsoftware.com

Former NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, sports broadcaster, baseball player, and New York Times bestselling author Tim Tebow releases new book THIS IS THE DAY on September 25, 2018

Colorado Springs, Colorado (April 3, 2018) —Tim Tebow, one of America’s most beloved athletes, is set to author a follow-up to his New York Times best-seller Shaken with WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. THIS IS THE DAY: RECLAIM YOUR DREAM. IGNITE YOUR PASSION. LIVE YOUR PURPOSE, written with A.J. Gregory, is scheduled to publish September 25, 2018.

Written in Tebow’s upbeat, motivational style, THIS IS THE DAY inspires readers to stop postponing their dreams and start making them happen now because this is the day. The star athlete and media icon challenges readers to get off autopilot and not wait until tomorrow to do what God is calling them to do today. Whether someone needs to get healthy, change careers, or reach out to somebody in need, readers will find themselves ready to take action, starting now, in pursuing God’s purpose.

Tebow is living “This is the Day” in his pursuit of a professional baseball career, having signed with the New York Mets in 2016. The book combines personal stories from his professional baseball quest, as well as the heartache of learning that his father has Parkinson’s disease, and even offers a peek into a family vacation and insight into why the Tebows are so competitive.

Tebow’s hope for this new book is to awaken readers to think differently, live better, and dream bigger. “Imagine the morning alarm going off, and instead of groaning or slapping the snooze button, our minds, our hearts, and our souls were awakened to possibilities. Something better. Something more,” says Tebow. “Imagine waking up each day fueled by a whisper, ‘This is the day.’ Because life isn’t about one day. It’s about this day.”

Through Tebow’s personal examples and life coaching in THIS IS THE DAY, readers will be challenged to kick start a personal journey toward seizing their own opportunities and start really living.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tim Tebow is a two-time national college football champion, Heisman Trophy winner, first-round NFL draft pick, ESPN analyst, and professional baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Shaken, which was named “2017 Christian Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Tebow’s true passion remains the work of the Tim Tebow Foundation which he began in 2010. The foundation’s mission is to bring Faith, Hope, and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. The foundation fulfills this mission everyday by serving thousands of deserving children around the world.

For more information, visit www.waterbrookmultnomah.com or www.timtebow.com/ThisIsTheDay

WaterBrook and Multnomah are imprints of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, which is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. The company, which employs 10,000 people globally, was formed on July 1, 2013, by Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own 75 percent and 25 percent, respectively. With more than 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With 15,000 new titles, and 700 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.

Contact: Lisa Beech, Assistant Director of Publicity, lbeech@penguinrandomhouse.com  (719) 268-1917