April 29, 2019 Edition
Industry News
Peachtree Editorial and Hudson Bible merge as Peachtree Publishing Services
After three years as sister companies, Peachtree Editorial Services and Hudson Bible are formally merging as Peachtree Publishing Services. Christopher Hudson, currently the president of Hudson Bible, will be taking on the role of president for the newly combined company.
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Ed Gilbreath joins IVP as Executive Editor
InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to welcome Ed Gilbreath onto its staff in the newly created position of executive editor. Gilbreath, who is also an IVP author of two books, "Reconciliation Blues" and "Birmingham Revolution," most recently served as the executive director of communications for the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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Christian Book Award® winners to be announced Tuesday night
The winners in 12 categories from among 64 finalists, plus the 2019 Christian Book of the Year®, will be named Tuesday evening at the ECPA Awards Celebration, held during the ECPA Leadership Summit in Chicago. ECPA will tweet the winners from @ECPA and @CBAwards in real time.
To view the finalists, go to ChristianBookAwards.com.
Firebrand to host ECPA member webinar on May 22
Firebrand Technologies is hosting a webinar, Metadata Revolution: How Eloquence on Demand™ helps Christian Publishers, on May 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. ECPA members receive a discount on this service. Please register for the webinar with the NEW registration link.
Milestones
Irene Hannon reaches 1,000,000 sales milestone
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that Irene Hannon has reached a significant sales milestone. Hannon began publishing with Revell in 2009 with her book "Against All Odds." Now ten years later, she has written 21 books under the Revell imprint with over one million copies sold.
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Michael Hyatt’s “Free to Focus” hits multiple bestsellers lists
"Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less" (Baker Books) by Michael Hyatt has landed on multiple Bestsellers lists since its release on April 9, 2019.
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Christianbook.com is awarded the 2018 Bizrate Insights Circle of Excellence Platinum Award
Christianbook.com is honored to have been awarded the 2018 Bizrate Insights Circle of Excellence Platinum Award, which recognizes excellence in customer service and satisfaction among the nation’s online retailers.
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Media Announcements
Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus launching new memoir with national TV appearances
Available April 30, "Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope," sees Jay DeMarcus reflect on being raised in a blue-collar family, his start in the music industry and why he almost walked away before Rascal Flatts was even formed.
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Author and Pastor Tony Evans on Jesus Calling Podcast
Dr. Tony Evans recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast — in a segment paired with an interview with Melinda Gates — to discuss his commitment to helping men embrace responsibility, obligation, and the commitment needed to be the men they were created to become. His documentary film, Kingdom Men Rising, is a Fathom film event that explores what it means to be a real man in today’s world. Kingdom Men Rising is a Fathom film event, which will appear in over 800 theaters in April 2019. Dr. Tony Evan’s new book, Praying Through the Names of Jesus, is scheduled to release from Harvest House Publishers in October 2019.
Product News
B&H signs author, speaker and poet Jackie Hill Perry for follow-up to bestselling book
B&H Publishing is proud to announce the acquisition of bestselling author, poet and speaker Jackie Hill Perry for her second adult trade book. Perry’s first book, “Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been” (September 2018, B&H) was No. 98 on ECPA’s Top Selling Books of 2018 list, received the First-Time Author award from The Gospel Coalition’s Book Awards for 2018 and was featured in international media outlets such as “The 700 Club,” Refinery29, “Christianity Today,” FamilyLife Radio, “RELEVANT Magazine” and many others. The audiobook, released by Christianaudio, is a finalist in the ECPA Christian Book Awards.
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Focus on the Family to release new book by Duck Dynasty stars Al and Lisa Robertson
Focus on the Family, in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, will release "Desperate Forgiveness" on June 4, 2019. Al and Lisa Robertson have lived through the pain of adultery and lack of communication in their marriage, but through life-altering, desperate forgiveness, they reached a place of reconciliation. In this new book, Al and Lisa share what they have learned with anyone who wants to exchange broken relationships for healing.
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Ted Dekker and Christy award-winning daughter, Rachelle Dekker, join forces in new suspense novel
For the first time ever, New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker and his Christy Award–winning daughter, Rachelle Dekker, have joined forces to deliver a supernaturally infused suspense novel that will take readers to the edge of reason in "The Girl behind the Red Rope."
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Pastor Mike Glenn to release “Coffee with Mom” to encourage those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an approximate 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and over 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. B&H will release “Coffee with Mom: Caring for a Parent with Dementia” from pastor and author Mike Glenn, a book about Glenn’s mother’s fight with dementia and his constant struggle of wanting to help her but not always knowing how (June 1, 2019, B&H Publishing).
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INDUSTRY
- Can Indies Fill the Christian Retail Gap?
- Christian Store in Washington uses a variety of strategies to stay in business
- New books from religious publishers explore diversity and social justice
- Religion Book Deals: April 24, 2019
- Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: May 2019
- Zondervan Academic launches MasterLectures video streaming service
- PW Call for Religion & Spirituality books on Life Issues
- Stolen 1615 Bible to be returned to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
PUBLISHING
- BISG Annual Meeting Examines Paper and Printing Challenges
- Amazon soars in first quarter to $4.4 billion, up from $1.9 billion in 2018
- The GSU E-reserves Case: 11-year-old copyright case is still undecided
- APA Research Sees 50 Percent of Americans Listening to an Audiobook
- Quad acquisition of LSC: how it will ultimately impact book printing
- First National Antiracist Book Festival Launched
- Independent Bookstore Day 2019: Like Christmas in April
- The country’s smallest Barnes & Noble opens
- Attention, Publishers: Vendor Models Aren't Everything
- Blockchain technology may lead to true ebook ownership
- Netflix buys 50 literary projects in last year
- PW webinar: The Ins and Outs of a Book Tour, June 6
- PW webinar: Using Data To Improve Your Digital Marketing, June 13
