April 30, 2018 Edition

Destiny Image founder Don Nori dies at 66

Charisma News: Destiny Image Publishers Founder Don Nori died Tuesday, April 17, at age 66.  The publishing house reported Nori was on his way to dinner on Sunday when he felt severe chest pains. He underwent major heart surgery.  “Through his own writings, and through publishing the writings of thousands more, Don leaves behind a legacy of leading believers the world over into a deeper relationship with Christ,” according to the Destiny Image Facebook page.  Destiny Image published multiple Spirit-filled authors, including James Goll, Bill Johnson, T.D. Jakes, Cindy Trimm, Myles Munroe, Sid Roth and more.

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Donald Miller to keynote ECPA PubU 2018

ECPA announces the 2018 program for the industry’s annual Publishing University, known as PubU.  The premiere training and networking event for Christian publishing professionals will be held November 6-7, 2018 at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, and will feature New York Times bestselling author and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller.

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Tyndale House enters publisher services agreement with LSC Communications

LSC Communications and Tyndale House Publishers have announced an agreement to enter a publisher services agreement.  LSC Communications will be providing technology services to Tyndale House through their Harvest platform and suite of services. By utilizing Harvest, Tyndale will be able to reach global markets for seamless digital asset distribution, monitor e-commerce markets for audits and trends, and drive online product discoverability with enhanced, targeted metadata keyword optimizations.

#ReadGoodBooks campaign passes half million mark to announce Christian Book Award® winners

The campaign to #ReadGoodBooks will announce the Christian Book Award winners Tuesday night to more than half a million social media accounts.  After the winners are announced at the ECPA Awards Celebration held at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, the post will reach more than half a million accounts through twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.  It’s not too late sign up at https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/69295-the-readgoodbooks-revolution

Bible Gateway interviews Stephen Wellum, author of “Christ from Beginning to End”

How does every part of Scripture’s 66 books written over a period of 1500 years cohesively reveal the glory of Christ? How do the Bible’s many multi-layered stories, characters, events relate together and connect to Jesus? Bible Gateway interviewed Stephen Wellum about the book he co-authored with Trent Hunter, Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ (Zondervan, 2018).

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Bible Gateway interviews Brian Stiller, author of “From Jerusalem to Timbuktu”

Christianity started in Jerusalem and spread widely in the West, in Europe, and North America. In the past century, the church expanded rapidly across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Now Christianity’s geographic center of density is in the West African country of Mali—in Timbuktu. What led to the church’s vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Bible Gateway interviewed Brian Stiller (@bcslms) about his book, From Jerusalem to Timbuktu: A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity (InterVarsity Press, 2018).

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Writer & speaker Melanie Shankle on Jesus Calling podcast: Finding God in the little moments 

When Melanie Shankle learned to dispel the lies, fears and insecurities of her past, she learned to never again underestimate what God could do with a willing heart.  Melanie joins Jesus Calling podcast to share her story and how she was inspired to write a new book of devotions, Every Day Holy: Finding a Big God in the Little Moments (Zondervan; April 2018).  More at http://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/

Miss America finalist and “The Apprentice” contestant Marshawn Evans Daniels on Jesus Calling podcast

Author and speaker, Marshawn Evans Daniels joins Jesus Calling podcast to share about what she calls her ‘split rock moment.’ After finding out the day before her ‘dream wedding,’ that her fiancé had been unfaithful, she had to let go of her plans and allow God to take over.  Daniels’ latest book is titled, Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose (Howard Books, March 2018).  More at http://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/

Gary Sinise signs two-book deal with Thomas Nelson

(Publishers Weekly) Gary Sinise, the actor perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Dan in 1994’s Forrest Gump, signed a two-book deal with Thomas Nelson that includes a memoir, Grateful American, slated for publication by Nelson Books in February 2019. The book covers Sinise’s life story as well as his passion for supporting and advocating for military personnel.

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Plough to publish Mandela graphic novel

(Publishers Weekly) Plough Publishing House acquired English-language rights from French publisher, Delcourt, for graphic novel Mandela and the General by John Carlin and illustrated by Oriol Malet.  Slated for publication on November 5, the book depicts anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela’s critical communication with the former chief of apartheid South Africa’s military, General Constand Viljoen, ahead of the first post-apartheid elections in 1994. The book is being timed around Mandela’s 100th birthday this year.

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IVP takes world rights for two books from professor Rick Richardson

(Publishers Weekly) Senior editor at InterVarsity Press Al Hsu took world rights to two books by Rick Richardson, director of evangelism and leadership at Wheaton College Graduate School. The first book, tentatively titled How to Reach Unchurched Americans Today, explores research on reaching “nones,” or religiously unaffiliated people. It is slated for publication in summer 2019. The second book, tentative, Emerging Questions for an Emerging Generation, will follow in 2021. It will cover issues faced by millennials and post-millennials.

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