February 3, 2020 Edition

Early-bird registration now open for annual ECPA Leadership Summit, held May 5-6 in Nashville

Early-bird registration for ECPA’s annual Leadership Summit & Member Meeting is now open at ECPALeadership.org.  Held May 5 and 6 at the Nashville Airport Marriott Hotel, the program theme is “Publishing Shapes the Future.”  Christian publishing’s leadership teams will hear and interact with speakers and panels on the Future of Evangelicalism, the Future of Content, and the Future of Reader Engagement. Special speakers include world-class scholar and writer Karen Swallow Prior; AAP president Maria Pallante; Director for Sacred Sector at the Center for Public Justice, Chelsea Langston Bombino; and NPD Book’s Executive Director of Business Development, Kristen McLean.

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WFYL to launch “Christian Publishing Online Summit” for authors

Writing For Your Life is sponsoring the free 2020 Christian Publishing Online Summit that will feature acquisition editors and executives from top Christian publishing houses. The online summit is intended for all authors across the spectrum of Christian publishing interested in getting published.  Starts tomorrow, February 4.

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Evangelical Press Association to host Christian Media Convention

Nearly 50 speakers will present 45 sessions at the The Evangelical Press annual Christian Media Convention in Colorado Springs April 15-17, 2020. Speakers include best-selling author Jerry Jenkins, former Disney Imagineer C. McNair Wilson and Religion News Service editor-in-chief Bob Smietana. A panel of publishing CEOs will discuss the current and future state of Christian magazine publishing. The panel will feature Christianity Today’s Tim Dalrymple, Randall House’s Ron Hunter, Jr., and World magazine’s Kevin Martin. Morning forums will be presented by the Colson Center for Christian Worldview (Redeeming the Culture) and the Axis Team (Engaging the Next Generation). The keynote speakers are John Stonestreet and Jackie Hill-Perry.

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Katie Bell announces launch of agency

Katie Bell, an in-demand publicist known for her work helping create New York Times and faith-market bestselling books, announces the launch of her eponymous boutique media relations agency.

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“Grace from the Rubble” selected as a Top 10 Religion and Spirituality book by PW

Publishers Weekly has selected “Grace from the Rubble: Two Father’s Road to Reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing” (Zondervan) by Jeanne Bishop as a Top 10 Religion and Spiritual book for spring 2020. They wrote: “Bishop, a public defender, tells the powerful tale of how the father of a young woman killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the father of her killer found an unlikely friendship and forgiveness.” Publishers Weekly also recently gave “Grace from the Rubble” a starred review, writing, “This incredible and empathetic story is a testament to the powers of forgiveness, fellowship, and redemption.”

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2020 Audie Awards finalists named

The Audio Publishers Association has announced the finalists in 24 categories for the 25th annual Audie Awards.  The finalists for the Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction category are:

• Breathe Again, written and narrated by Niki Hardy, published by Oasis Audio
• Conscious, written and narrated by Annaka Harris, published by HarperAudio
• Dare to See, written and narrated by Katie Brown, published by Hachette Audio
• How the Light Gets In by Jolina Petersheim, narrated by Tavia Gilbert, published by Oasis Audio
• Jezebel: The Prequel by Jacquelin Thomas, narrated by Janina Edwards, published by The Audio Flow LLC

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Award-winning journalist and author Linsey Davis joins Jesus Calling podcast

Linsey Davis joins Jesus Calling podcast to share how she has taken lessons from her childhood in church, her time as a reporter, and the values she’s trying to instill in her son to show others the importance of loving people, not focusing on our differences. Davis encourages listeners how we can use the power of story to share messages of hope and purpose. Davis’ book “One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different” is available from Zondervan (Zonderkidz).

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Bible Gateway interviews Jenny L. Donnelly, author of “Still”

Do you worry a lot? Is it common for you to dread upcoming events? Does pressure or stress trigger outbursts of anger, isolation, depression, or feelings of failure? Do you have a hard time finishing what you start? Do you find it impossible to work in the middle of chaos? Do you wonder if God is really going to come through for you in difficult times? Bible Gateway interviewed Jenny L. Donnelly (@JennyLDonnelly), author of “Still: 7 Ways to Find Calm in the Chaos” (Revell, 2020).

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Bible Gateway interviews Addison D. Bevere, author of “Saints”

The Bible uses the word Christian to describe followers of Jesus a grand total of three times. But there’s another identifier that fills the pages of the New Testament—a word that’s been mistakenly reserved for the halo-wearing elite, losing something profound in the process: saints. Wrapped in this ancient word is a divine invitation to discover who God created you to be and awaken you to the life you were meant to know. Bible Gateway interviewed Addison D. Bevere (@addisonbevere) about his book, “Saints: Becoming More Than ‘Christians’” (Revell, 2020).

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