August 3, 2020 Edition

IPG adds five new publishers to distribution programs

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is thrilled to announce the inclusion of five new publishers in its general and Trafalgar Square distribution programs.

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Diversity & Inclusion track: Recommended training for all attendees

The PubU Online program will debut a new track of sessions dedicated to the important topic of Diversity & Inclusion as it relates to strategic levels of Christian publishing: marketing, editorial, leadership.  Four webinars, offered on Mondays at 10 am central, will feature panels of experts who provide important perspectives in addressing the way forward to increase diversity and inclusion in the industry. Session topics will cover Historical Perspectives, Editorial, Marketing, and Current Efforts. Speakers include a “who’s who” list of Christian publishing leaders who lend an expert and important voice to these discussions.  They include:

• Brian Allain, Founder, Publishing in Color
• Melvin Banks, Founder of Urban Ministries International
• Jevon Bolden, CEO of Embolden Media Group
• Lisa Crayton, Freelance writer and editor
• Joyce Dinkins, VOICES Executive Editor, Our Daily Bread
• Ed Gilbreath, Executive Editor, InterVarsity Press
• Patnacia Goodman, Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House
• Ashley Hong, Assistant Editor, Convergent Books/Random House
• Maila Kue, Events Marketing Coordinator, InterVarsity Press
• Jamie Lapeyrolerie, Sr Marketing Mgr, WaterBrook & Multnomah
• Helen Lee, Assoc. Director, Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives, IVP
• Amanda Mae Steele, Marketing Specialist, B&H Kids
• Nicola Menzie, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Faithfully Magazine
• Eréndira Ramírez-Ortega, co-founder of Burning Bush Press

The track was curated by Dr. Theon Hill (associate professor and race scholar at Wheaton College), who will also provide the opening keynote on The Role of Publishing in a Time of Crisis on August 31 at 10 am central.  All Christian publishing professionals are encouraged to sign up for these sessions after they register, regardless of their role in publishing.   The Diversity & Inclusion track is one of five tracks of sessions presented in September at PubU Online.  Webinars will be offered daily at 10 am central.  Registration for ECPA members opens this week!

View the current list of PubU Online sessions

Two more weeks: submissions accepted for the industry's best book and Bible designs

The Top Shelf Book Cover Award nomination period is open until August 15 for books and Bibles published June 2019 to August 2020.  Winners will be announced during the closing session of ECPA PubU Online on October 1st via webcast. Submission and program information available at TopShelfAward.org.

Christian Book Award® program to open for submissions, Sep. 1-30

The annual Christian Book Award program will open for submissions, September 1st for its 2021 program.  Nominations will be accepted in 12 book and Bible categories that were published between October 2019 and October 2020.  For complete information, go to ChristianBookAwards.com.

Bible Gateway interviews John C. Lennox, author of “2084”

What dangers lurk in technology’s ubiquitous and unrelenting encroachment in our lives? What are the perilous spiritual implications of artificial intelligence, bioengineering, facial recognition, and other hi-tech applications we’re accepting into our daily world with little concern? What does the Bible say about it all? Bible Gateway interviewed John C. Lennox (@ProfJohnLennox) about his book, “2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity” (Zondervan, 2020).

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Bible Gateway debuts “Take Back Your Life” by Levi Lusko

Bible Gateway exclusively published a Sneak Peek and First Listen of the forthcoming book, audiobook, and DVD “Take Back Your Life: A 40-Day Interactive Journey to Thinking Right So You Can Live Right” by Levi Lusko (Thomas Nelson, 2020), pastor of Fresh Life Church.

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