December 7, 2020 Edition

ECPA releases December bestsellers: Lysa TerKeurst and Christmas books dominate

Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, Lysa Terkeurst’s latest book (Thomas Nelson), is the story of ECPA’s Top 50 bestsellers list for December, reflecting POS sales in November as compiled by NPD BookScan. Not only did this book about making peace with painful memories sell three times the number of copies of the #2 title, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers), but two of its ancillary products also debuted in the Top 20. The Forgiveness Journal is #4 in the Top 50, followed by the Forgiving What You Can’t Forget Study Guide at #17. In addition, Terkeurst’s last two books, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way and Embraced, the 2019 ECPA Book of the Year (both Thomas Nelson), are at #34 and #38 respectively.

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MetaComet, Firebrand, & IPG presents free webinar on Tuesday: Optimizing Your Publishing Operations

MetaComet, Firebrand, and IPG are pleased to present an exclusive free webinar tomorrow, Dec. 8 at 1 pm (Eastern), packed with expert guidance on using readily-available resources and technology to improve your publishing operations. From acquisition planning to post-publication analysis, this webinar will map key stages of the publishing process and share advice on increasing revenue while reducing effort, time, and cost spent on each. The panelists will cover important tasks including contract management, metadata development, distribution, and royalty tracking, with recommendations for digital tools to support them. Metacomet and Firebrand will also discuss their ECPA member programs.

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John Mark Comer signs with WaterBrook

From bestselling author of “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” (2019) and Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, John Mark Comer signed for two books, PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS and YOUR LIFE IS THE PERSON YOU BECOME to Andrew Stoddard at WaterBrook, in an exclusive submission by Mike Salisbury and Matt Yates at Yates & Yates (World). For rights queries, please contact Denise Cronin, decronin@prh.com.

Author Zim Flores disusses painful endings and new beginnings on podcast

Entrepreneur Zim Flores recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share why she is familiar with the pain of letting go of something you cherish, which she did when she gave up her highly successful company, Travel Noir, because she felt God calling her to let it go. He has since led her into a bunch of different directions, each more rewarding than the next, and looking back on her life, Zim can see how He worked all things together for good. Flores’ book, “Dare to Bloom,” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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Kayla Stoecklein on Jesus Calling Podcast: Turning grief into blessings

Mental health advocate Kayla Stoecklein recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she experienced the tragic loss of her young husband to suicide, just as he was hitting his stride as the inspired lead pastor of a megachurch in California. Reeling from her new life as a widow, Kayla began to reexamine the way she thought about mental health, and God turned her husband’s passing into the most incredible platform for her to share her grief, in turn helping others begin helpful and healing conversations about their health. Stoecklein’s book, “Fear Gone Wild,” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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