December 11, 2023 Edition
Industry News
Christian Bestseller lists posted for December
ECPA has released the monthly Christian Bestseller lists for December 2023 in 15 categories. The top-selling book is “The Great Disappearance” by David Jeremiah (Thomas Nelson), followed by “Forgiving What You Can’t Forget” by Lysa TerKeurst. Sarah Young’s Christmas titles for Jesus Calling and Jesus Listens placed as #3 and #4, with Every Moment Holy, Vol. III by Douglas McKelvey at #5.
Zondervan welcomes Mark Glesne as Vice President of Marketing for Zondervan Books
Zondervan has announced that Mark Glesne is joining Zondervan Books as Vice President of Marketing. Glesne joins Zondervan Books with twenty years of marketing experience, most recently leading for six years the Special Imprints team at HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
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ECPA Christian Collective taking reservations for Frankfurt Book Fair
A Christian Collective of ECPA members exhibit at the Frankfurt Book Fair each year by sharing exhibit space and costs. To participate in one of the world’s largest rights fair, scheduled for October 16-20 in Frankfurt Germany, please let Cynthia Helblig at ECPA know by January 25. The early bird deadline is January 5.
Publishing in Color sets dates for virtual spring conference
Publishing in Color director Joyce Dinkins has announced the dates for their upcoming spring conference, to be held virtually on April 8-12, 2024. More information at publishingincolor.com.
Milestones
Peachtree celebrates 1 billion Bibles
Peachtree Proofreading Services proudly announces a significant milestone in their history. They have contributed to Bibles that now exceed one billion copies distributed worldwide.
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Christianbook International Outreach announces distribution milestone
Christianbook International Outreach (CIO) announces a milestone 2,000,000 books and Bibles distributed to Christian pastors, theological students, and churches in 81 countries. CIO is the charitable arm of Christianbook.
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Zondervan wins three Christianity Today Book Awards
Zondervan is honored to have three books recognized in Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards, with “Biblical Critical Theory” by Christopher Watkin named as Book of the Year.
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Seven IVP titles receive 2024 CT Book Award recognition
Christianity Today has released the winners of its 2024 CT Book Awards, and InterVarsity Press had seven titles recognized with Awards of Merit or as finalists in individual categories.
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Crossway celebrates two Christianity Today 2024 Book Awards
Crossway announced that “Elisabeth Elliot: A Life” by Lucy S. R. Austen was named winner in the History and Biography category of Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards, and “Digital Liturgies” by Samuel D. James won in the Culture and the Arts category.
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Tyndale Fiction author Patricia Raybon earns Christianity Today’s Fiction 2024 Book Award
Tyndale Fiction author, Patricia Raybon, was honored with Christianity Today’s 2024 Fiction Book Award for her second novel in the Annalee Spain Mysteries series, Double the Lies.
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Lexham Press celebrates award wins from Christianity Today and The Gospel Coalition
Lexham Press celebrates John Andrew Bryant’s “A Quiet Mind to Suffer With” receiving Christianity Today’s 2024 book award for the Christian Living/Spiritual Formation category.
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Moody Publishers celebrate multiple industry book award wins
Moody Publishers is pleased to announce their winners in The Gospel Coalition 2023 Book Awards and Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards. The Gospel Coalition presented an award of distinction in Evangelism and Apologetics to “God Speaks Science” by John Van Sloten.
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Crossway celebrates four TGC Book Award winners in 2023
Crossway announced four wins in The Gospel Coalition Book Awards: “Impossible Christianity” by Kevin DeYoung; “A Praying Church” by Paul E. Miller; “Remaking the World” by Andrew Wilson; and “Reforming Criminal Justice” by Matthew T. Martens.
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“The Size of Everything” earns a Gospel Coalition Book Award of Distinction
Tyndale Kids author Alyssa Clements has received a 2023 Children's Award of Distinction from the Gospel Coalition for her debut book, “The Size of Everything” (Tyndale Kids, 2023).
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Product News
Zondervan Books pens two-book deal with Patrick Miller and Keith Simon
Zondervan Books announces a two-book book deal with Patrick Miller and Keith Simon. Miller and Simon are pastors at The Crossing in Columbia, Missouri, and host two podcasts, Truth Over Tribe and Ten Minute Bible Talks.
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Charisma House re-releases NYT bestseller “Fasting”
Pastor Jentezen Franklin’s New York Times bestseller “Fasting” is re-releasing from Charisma House, in order to share with even more readers about the power of biblical fasting for their relationship with God.
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- Amazon Seeks to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
- AAP Calls Big Tech's AI Arguments 'Nonsense'
- OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training
- BISG webinar Dec 12 on updates to BISAC subject codes
- Simon & Schuster Names Its New Board Members
- Italian Publishers Call for Tougher AI Regulations in Europe
- UK: Mensch Press and Ingram in Print-on-Demand Partnership
- Reading Skills: New Study Results Concern the German Market
- Guadalajara Book Fair Attracts More Americans
