April 11, 2022 Edition

Industry News

Christian bestsellers for April just released in 15 categories

ECPA has just released the bestseller lists for April, 2022.  Four new titles to the list, have placed in the top 10:  Waymaker by Ann Voskamp (Thomas Nelson), Mission Possible by Tim Tebow and A.J. Gregory (WaterBrook), Undistracted by Bob Goff (Thomas Nelson), and You, Happier by Daniel B. Amen MD (Tyndale House). Lysa TerKeurst placed four titles in the Top 50.

View the month’s Christian bestsellers in 15 categories

ECPA names 65 finalists for 2022 Christian Book Award® program

ECPA has named the top five finalists in 12 categories for the 2022 Christian Book Award  program.  These 65 finalists represent the work of 23 Christian publishers and 11 imprints, and include ties in five categories.

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Latasha Morrison to headline the ECPA Awards Celebration, May 3rd in Philadelphia

The ECPA Awards Celebration will feature Latasha Morrison, author of the 2021 Christian Book of the Year® Be The Bridge (WaterBrook). Latasha founded Be the Bridge, a non-profit organization equipping more than 1,000 sub-groups across five countries to serve as ambassadors of racial reconciliation. The ECPA Awards Celebration will take place in Philadelphia on May 3rd during the ECPA Leadership Summit — and will include the announcement of the 2022 Christian Book Award® winners and the presentation of The Pinnacle Award to author and pastor Timothy Keller.

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Milestones

“On the Spectrum” named Book of the Year by the Academy of Parish Clergy

Baker Academic and Brazos Press is pleased to announce that three titles were honored by the Academy of Parish Clergy Inc. as part of its 2022 Book of the Year Awards. On the Spectrum by Daniel Bowman Jr. received top honor as Book of the Year.

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“First Nations Version” named Reference Book of the Year by Academy of Parish Clergy

The Academy of Parish Clergy Inc. has honored First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament with the Reference Book of the Year Award. “Congratulations to Terry Wildman and all those who contributed to this project,” said Al Hsu, senior editor for IVP.

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Iron Stream Media announces eight finalists for 2022 Selah Awards

Iron Stream Media announces eight finalists in six different categories for the 2022 Selah Awards that will be presented at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in June.

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Six Tyndale House books named finalists for 2022 Christian Book Awards

Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that six THP titles and authors have been named finalists for 2022 Christian Book Awards. The Christian Book Award honors excellence in Bibles and Christian books.

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Four IVP titles named finalists for 2022 Christian Book Award® program 

ECPA has announced that four IVP titles are among the finalists for the 2022 Christian Book Award® program. The IVP finalists are: "God Speaks Through Wombs" (Audio), "Prayer in the Night" (Christian Living), and "Lead Like It Matters to God" and "Tempered Resilience" – both in Ministry Resources.

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Two titles from The Good Book Company honored as 2022 Christian Book Award® finalists

Two titles published by The Good Book Company have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Christian Book Award: “Finding My Father” by Blair Linne in New Author and “Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer,” written by Laura Wifler and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, in Children's.

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NavPress title named as finalist for 2022 Christian Book Award

NavPress is pleased to announce that “Embracing the New Samaria: Opening Our Eyes to Our Multiethnic Future,” written by Alejandro Mandes, has been named a finalist in the Faith & Culture category for the 2022 Christian Book Awards.

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Media Announcements

Author and speaker Shauna Niequist interviewed on Jesus Calling Podcast

Shauna Niequist recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she enjoys a “breath” prayer practice where she thinks consciously about breathing in God’s peace, and breathing out her own anxiety. Niequist’s book, “I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet,” is available from Zondervan.

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Bible Gateway interviews Russ Ramsey, author of “Rembrandt Is in the Wind”

How should we appreciate art through the lens of the gospel? Why are we drawn to beauty? Bible Gateway interviewed Russ Ramsey about his book, “Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith” (Zondervan, 2022).

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