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April 29, 2024 Edition

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Industry News

A tribute to longtime Harvest House author Beverly LaHaye

Beverly LaHaye, who entered Christ’s presence on April 14, 2024, lived an extraordinary life of service to our Lord. Both she and her husband of 69 years, Tim, were dearly cherished members of the Harvest House family going all the way back to 1976, shortly after the company was founded.

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Christian Book Award® winners announced tomorrow night

The twelve category winners among 65 finalists, along with the 2024 Christian Book of the Year®, will be announced tomorrow evening at the ECPA Awards & 50th Anniversary Celebration, held in Chicago during the ECPA Leadership Summit. Other honors will include the fiftieth anniversaries of ECPA and one of its founding members Harvest House Publishers, along with the presentation of the Pinnacle Award for Jesus Calling author Sarah Young; the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award for innovative publisher Dr. Henrietta C. Mears; and the Chair Award for industry mentor Ted Terry.

https://christianbookawards.com/finalists.html

ECPA to host Christian Rights Fair in Chicago, June 18-19

Registration is open for attendees and exhibitors for the upcoming International Christian Rights & Export Fair, held June 18-19 on the campus of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. The event will welcome Christian publishers from around the globe to gather and meet with publishers, vendors and distributors.

Registration and Information

Bookwire partners with Aptara for digital solutions

Bookwire, the leading global provider of digital services for publishers, and Aptara, a leading provider of comprehensive publishing solutions, proudly announce a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing publisher services and providing intelligent publishing solutions.

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https://www.bookwire.net/

Milestones

HarperCollins Christian Publishing wins 13 SEPA Awards

The Spanish publishing divisions of HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP)—Editorial Vida, Grupo Nelson, distributed imprint, Clie, as well as the HarperFocus imprint, HarperEnfoque—were recognized and honored with a combined 13 awards at the 2024 Spanish Evangelical Publishing Association (SEPA) banquet on April 18, 2024.

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https://www.nordcompo.com/

Product News

Stephanie May Wilson releases “Create A Life You Love” this week with Zondervan

Stephanie May Wilson, host of the wildly popular Girls Night podcast (which has 7 million downloads and counting), is set to release her latest book, “Create a Life You Love: How to Quiet Outside Voices So You Can Finally Hear Your Own” (Zondervan, April 30, 2024), which gives women aged 25-35 permission to unapologetically envision the life they’ve been made for and make it happen—rather than numbly adhering to a one-size-fits-all life.

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10Publishing to release “Neighborhoods Reimagined” by Chris & Elizabeth McKinney

Speakers and authors Chris and Elizabeth McKinney are set to release their new book NEIGHBORHOODS REIMAGINED, a clear vision to show and share Jesus’ love in our communities. “Neighborhoods Reimagined” will release May 6 through 10Publishing.

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New Growth Press to release “Reaching a Child’s Heart” by Juan & Jeanine Sanchez

In “Reaching a Child’s Heart: A Practical Guide to Faithful Parenting” (New Growth Press/May 6, 2024), Juan and Jeanine Sanchez encourage parents from their gospel-shaped perspective that children don’t need perfect parents—they need a perfect Savior.

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Charisma releases new book by Rabbi Schneider, “A Journey Into Divine Love”

Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, acclaimed host of Discovering the Jewish Jesus is inviting readers on a transformative expedition through the sacred text of the Song of Songs in his latest release, A Journey Into Divine Love (May 7, 2024, Charisma House).

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Charisma releases “Turn the Tide” by Dr. Michael Brown

Dr. Michael Brown, show-host, author, and international speaker, writes “Turn the Tide,” which is the second installment to his Revival to Reformation series. He dives into how we can bring spiritual reformation to our society in the wake of revival (May 7, 2024, Charisma House).

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Media Announcements

IVP Academic introduces the Behind the Books podcast

With a rich seventy-five year history of publishing titles and textbooks that have facilitated broader conversations taking place in the academy and the church, IVP Academic will soon offer another vantage point of the academic publishing process with a new podcast called Behind the Books. The first episode releases May 2.

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Former boxing champion Andre Ward on Jesus Calling Podcast

Former boxing champion Andre Ward shares his life story, both inside and outside the ring, marked by struggles with family addiction and a sense of aimlessness on The Jesus Calling Podcast. Ward’s book, “Killing The Image,” is available from HarperCollins.

John Burke on Jesus Calling Podcast on near-death experiences

John Burke shares insights he gained from researching over a thousand near-death experiences on The Jesus Calling Podcast. These firsthand accounts convinced him—as an atheist at the time—of the existence of God, and of the notion that God hears us and is answering our prayers. Burke’s book, “Imagine The God of Heaven,” is available from Tyndale House.

Other News

  • BMI Report Examines Book Printing in 2024: Manufacturing stablizing; Digital increasing
  • Modeling the Compounding Cost of Sustainability in the Book Publishing Industry
  • First Quarter Sales Rose 3% at HBG
  • FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements That Restrict Job Switching: Authors Guild supports
  • Indie Publisher Associations Prepare for an Inflection Point
  • The Collective Bookstore in NJ Expands with Narnia-themed Children's Room
  • French- and English-Language Canadians Protest Copyright Inaction
  • China Bestsellers: February's Bid for Good Relationships
  • PEN America cancels 2024 Literary Awards event and World Voices Festival

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This Month’s Bestsellers

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1 THE ISRAEL DECREE
AMIR TSARFATI
2 LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN
MAX LUCADO
3 PRACTICING THE WAY
JOHN MARK COMER
4 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES
GARY CHAPMAN
5 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
6 NEW MORNING MERCIES
PAUL DAVID TRIPP
7 JESUS CALLING FOR GRADUATES WITH SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
SARAH YOUNG
8 FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET
LYSA TERKEURST
9 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
10 JESUS CALLING FOR MOMS
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1 WHEN GOD SPEAKS
JOSHUA GILES
2 SEEING THE SUPERNATURAL
LEE STROBEL
3 EXPERIENCE JESUS. REALLY.
JOHN ELDREDGE
4 THE TRUST JOURNEY
LYSA TERKEURST
5 AMBUSH
COBLE, COLLEEN
6 A MILLION TINY MOMENTS
EMILY A. JENSEN AND LAURA WIFLER
7 THE MARRIAGE YOU WANT
SHEILA WRAY GREGOIRE AND KEITH GREGOIRE
8 TOUGH TOPICS
KELLY K
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WHITNEY NEWBY
10 MAKE SENSE OF YOUR STORY
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1 SILENT HORIZONS
CHAD ROBICHAUX
2 EVERY HOUR UNTIL THEN
GABRIELLE MEYER
3 THE HIDDEN PRINCE
TESSA AFSHAR
4 REDEEMING LOVE
FRANCINE RIVERS
5 WHEN CRICKETS CRY
CHARLES MARTIN
6 HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES
HANNAH HURNARD
7 A LINEAGE OF GRACE
FRANCINE RIVERS
8 HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES: AN ENGAGING VISUAL JOURNEY
HANNAH HURNARD
9 THE KEEPER
CHARLES MARTIN
10 THE SHACK
WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG
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1 THE ISRAEL DECREE
AMIR TSARFATI
2 LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN
MAX LUCADO
3 PRACTICING THE WAY
JOHN MARK COMER
4 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES
GARY CHAPMAN
5 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
6 NEW MORNING MERCIES
PAUL DAVID TRIPP
7 JESUS CALLING FOR GRADUATES WITH SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
SARAH YOUNG
8 FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET
LYSA TERKEURST
9 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
10 JESUS CALLING FOR MOMS
SARAH YOUNG
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1 THE ACTION BIBLE
SERGIO CARIELLO
2 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
3 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE
SALLY LLOYD-JONES
4 THE WORLD NEEDS WHO YOU WERE MADE TO BE
JOANNA GAINES
5 WHEREVER YOU GO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW...
MELISSA B. KRUGER
6 GREAT AND SMALL PRAYERS FOR BABIES
PAMELA KENNEDY
7 MOSTLY WHAT GOD DOES IS LOVE YOU
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
8 THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE
JANICE EMMERSON
9 THE WORLD NEEDS THE WONDER YOU SEE
JOANNA GAINES
10 BEDTIME PRAYERS FOR LITTLE ONES
MAX LUCADO AND DENALYN LUCADO
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1 LIVE ON PURPOSE
SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF WITH BETH CLARK AND TAMA FORTNER
2 WELCOME TO ADULTING
JONATHAN POKLUDA AND KEVIN MCCONAGHY
3 SINGLE, DATING, ENGAGED, MARRIED
BEN STUART
4 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE SELECTED THOUGHTS AND SCRIPTURES FOR THE GRADUATE
RICK WARREN
5 THE 5-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY FOR TEEN GIRLS
CAREY SCOTT
6 POCKET PRAYERS FOR GRADUATES
MAX LUCADO
7 YOURS, NOT HERS
KARI KAMPAKIS
8 DO HARD THINGS
ALEX HARRIS AND BRETT HARRIS
9 GOD IS WITH YOU EVERY DAY
MAX LUCADO
10 THE PRAYER MAP FOR TEENS
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1 BIBLE PROMISES FOR MOMS
HEIDI ST JOHN
2 ONE-MINUTE INSIGHTS FOR MEN
JIM GEORGE
3 ONE-MINUTE INSPIRATIONS FOR WOMEN
ELIZABETH GEORGE
4 THE GOSPEL STORY
MARY WILEY
5 365 READ-ALOUD BEDTIME BIBLE STORIES
DANIEL PARTNER
6 KNOW YOUR BIBLE
PAUL KENT
7 MINI DEVOTIONS GRACE FOR TODAY
SOLLY OZROVECH
8 BIBLE PROMISE BOOK - KJV
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
9 199 PROMISES OF GOD
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
10 HEAVEN
RANDY ALCORN
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1 KJV BIBLE GIANT PRINT FULL SIZE BIBLE
CHRISTIAN ART PUBLISHERS
2 ESV CHURCH BIBLE
CROSSWAY
3 ESV STUDY BIBLE
PACKER, J. I.
4 CSB SHE READS TRUTH BIBLE, Grey
MYERS, RAECHEL
5 KJV PERSONAL SIZE LARGE PRINT REFERENCE BIBLE
HOLMAN BIBLE PUBLISHERS
6 ESV STUDENT STUDY BIBLE
CROSSWAY
7 NKJV PERSONAL SIZE LARGE PRINT REFERENCE BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
8 NIV ADVENTURE BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
9 NIV THE WOMAN'S STUDY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
10 NIV LARGE PRINT VALUE THINLINE BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
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1 ESV ECONOMY BIBLE
CROSSWAY
2 ESV ECONOMY HOLY BIBLE FOR KIDS
CROSSWAY
3 ESV ECONOMY LARGE PRINT BIBLE
CROSSWAY
4 KJV ECONOMY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
5 NIV LARGER PRINT HOLY BIBLE, ECONOMY EDITION
ZONDERVAN
6 KJV GIFT & AWARD BIBLE, Black
THOMAS NELSON
7 NIV ECONOMY BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
8 NLT LARGE PRINT ECONOMY HOLY BIBLE, OUTREACH EDITION
TYNDALE
9 NLT ECONOMY TEXT BIBLE
TYNDALE
10 NIV GIFT & AWARD BIBLE, Black
ZONDERVAN
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1 New International Version
2 English Standard Version
3 King James Version
4 New Living Translation
5 New King James Version
6 Christian Standard Bible
7 Reina Valera
8 New International Reader's Version
9 New Revised Standard Version
10 New American Standard Bible
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B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 PERDONA LO QUE NO PUEDES OLVIDAR
LYSA TERKEURST
3 LOS 5 LENGUAJES DEL AMOR EDICION REVISADA
GARY CHAPMAN
4 EL PODER DE LA MADRE QUE ORA
STORMIE OMARTIAN
5 UNA MUJER SABIA
WENDY BELLO
6 EL PODER DE LA MUJER QUE ORA
STORMIE OMARTIAN
7 UNA MUJER CONFORME AL CORAZON DE DIOS
ELIZABETH GEORGE
8 UNA VIDA CON PROPOSITO
RICK WARREN
9 DE MENOS A MAS
RASHEL DIAZ
10 DESTINADO AL EXITO
DANTE GEBEL
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B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, ROSA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
3 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, Negro imitacion piel
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
4 RVR1960 BIBLIA DEL PESCADOR LETRA GRANDE
DIAZ-PABON, LUIS ANGEL
5 RVR60 SANTA BIBLIA LETRA SUPERGIGANTE
RVR 1960- REINA VALERA 1960
6 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, TURQUESA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
7 RVR1960 BIBLIA DE APUNTES
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
8 RVR1960 SANTA BIBLIA EDICION PORTATIL CON CREMALLERA
RVR 1960- REINA VALERA 1960
9 RVR1960 BIBLIA LETRA GRANDE TAMANO MANUAL EDICION TIERRA SANTA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
10 RVR60 SANTA BIBLIA TIERRA SANTA LETRA GRANDE
VIDA
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1 LA GRAN HISTORIA DEL EVANGELIO
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 PREOCUPATE MENOS Y ORA MAS
DONNA K. MALTESE
3 365 HISTORIAS BIBLICAS PARA LA HORA DE DORMIR
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
4 EL SECRETO DE LA PAZ PERSONAL
BILLY GRAHAM
5 DEMASIADO BENDECIDA PARA ESTAR ESTRESADA
DEBORA M. COTY
6 DEVOCIONALES DE 3 MINUTOS PARA HOMBRES
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
7 UN HOMBRE CONFORME AL CORAZON DE DIOS
JIM GEORGE
8 JESUS SALVA AL MUNDO
VIDA
9 ESTUDIO BIBLICO DE 5 MINUTOS PARA MUJERES
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
10 ESCOGE EL GOZO
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
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