Douglas Kaine McKelvey, bestselling author of the Every Moment Holy series, brings his hard-won spiritual insight and literary depth to WaterBrook with Wrestling Angels. Known for giving language to the sorrows, hopes, and holy longings of everyday believers, McKelvey now turns to one of the most disorienting struggles of the Christian life: what to make of the disappointments, frustrations, and discouragements that seem to call our sense of purpose into question.
Drawing from Scripture, reflection, and stories from his own creative and spiritual journey, McKelvey makes the counterintuitive case that those very struggles may be among the strongest confirmations of divine calling. Rather than proof that something has gone wrong, our hardships reveal God is at work more deeply than we imagined.
World rights were acquired by Will Parker Anderson, Senior Editor at WaterBrook and Multnomah, for publication in Fall 2027, from Don Pape at Pape Commons.
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Nashville, TN, April 23, 2026 – Allen Parr, a prominent YouTube creator of The BEAT and an ordained pastor, announces the release of his transformative new book, Breaking Through: How Ordinary Believers Experience Extraordinary Freedom (June 9, 2026, Nelson Books/ Thomas Nelson). This essential guide offers believers practical, biblical strategies for identifying and breaking spiritual, emotional, and relational chains. Parr wrote the book to help Christians who feel stuck in their faith finally experience true, lasting freedom and step boldly into their divine purpose.
Allen Parr is a trusted national speaker, author, ordained minister, and the creator of one of the most impactful Christian YouTube channels today. As a proud graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Theology degree in 2004, Allen brings deep biblical scholarship to everyday faith. He has served extensively in local church ministry, including pivotal roles as a worship pastor and pastor of Christian education.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 23, 2026—Fall 2026 releases from Christian publisher
and pastor
visibility, D.J. Williams offers a counter-narrative: true artistry is not sustained by applause, it is shaped in the quiet places where we meet God. Across thirty cinematic chapters blending personal history, Scripture and cultural insight, this story-driven manifesto calls creatives to embrace obscurity as the birthplace of purpose and to create from conviction, live from a deeper sense of purpose and make a lasting impact, even from the unseen.
NASHVILLE, TN (February 18, 2026) — Editorial Vida, Grupo Nelson, and Clie, the Spanish-language publishing imprints of HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP), won 14 awards across at the 2026 Spanish Evangelical Publishers Association (SEPA) awards ceremony.
Ada, Mich. (April 24, 2026)—Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Bolger, who will serve as Vice President of Academic Publishing, overseeing both Baker Academic and Brazos Press. This position fills the vacancy created by Jim Kinney’s upcoming retirement on July 3, 2026, after thirty years with the company.
[Minneapolis, MN — April 2026] Widow’s Might, a 365-day devotional by Rachel Faulkner Brown, has been named a finalist in the Devotion & Gift category of the 2026 Christian Book Awards®, presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Galahad and the Grail, the debut volume in renowned British poet and priest Malcolm Guite’s highly anticipated new series, Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad, bows today from Rabbit Room Press, having already topped Amazon’s “Best Sellers in Religious Poetry,” “Best Sellers in Epic Poetry,” and “Best Sellers in British & Irish Poetry” charts.
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NORTHAMPTON, MA — April 20, 2026 — MetaComet® Systems, the publishing industry’s leading provider of rights and royalty management software, today announced that all new Royalty Tracker® subscriptions will include free implementation at no additional cost beyond the monthly subscription.
April 14, 2026 – Orange County, CA — Building on the momentum of its 25th anniversary year, FrontGate Media announced today that it has expanded its advertising and promotion representation portfolio with four new strategic relationships: faith, family, and freedom advocacy organization Family Research Council, faith-and-family media personalities Kevin Sorbo and Sam Sorbo, and Pastor, author, and conservative Christian media personality Greg Locke. The additions further strengthen FrontGate’s ability to connect advertisers, sponsors, media buyers, and promotional partners with high-trust Christian and conservative audiences across digital, social, broadcast, podcast, and live-platform ecosystems.
Colorado Springs, CO (April 13, 2026)—Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, has acquired She Reads Truth, an influential direct-to-consumer publisher focused on building a community of women who together interact with the Bible every day. The acquisition was announced today by Manuel Sansigre, Chief Financial Officer, Penguin Random House, and Campbell Wharton, PRH Christian SVP and Publisher, together with
She Reads Truth Co-founders Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.




