January 21, 2019 Edition
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK
Industry News
The bestselling books and Bibles of 2018
The results are in for the top 100 bestselling books and Bibles for 2018 produced by ECPA member publishers, and based on POS data provided by NPD Bookscan. Congratulations to Rachel Hollis and Thomas Nelson for writing and publishing the #1 book of 2018, Girl, Wash Your Face. A true “crossover” title, the book was the #3 bestseller overall in the general market.
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The bestselling Christmas 2018 titles from ECPA publishers
ECPA’s analysis of the bestselling books in 2018 includes the Christmas Bestseller lists. The top five titles on the Christmas NonFiction list includes five authors by five different publishers. On the Christmas Juvenile list, six of the top 10 positions are held by Christmas books published by Ideals/Worthy Publishing, including the #1 and #2 titles.
LifeWay to close some stores in shift toward digital channels
Publishers Weekly: LifeWay Christian Stores faces a number of closures amid “an accelerated rate of erosion” at brick-and-mortar stores, according to an email from LifeWay Christian Resources president Thom Ranier, as reported on BP News. “We prayed and hoped that our investments would prove fruitful,” he wrote. “That just has not been the case.”
Media Announcements
National book tour for Tony Dungy’s "The Soul of a Team" kicks off January 22
Tyndale House Publishers (@tyndalehouse) has announced that Tony Dungy, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, football commentator, and #1 New York Times bestselling author, will kick off a national tour on Tuesday, January 22, to promote his new book, "The Soul of a Team," which he wrote with Nathan Whitaker.
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Bible Gateway interviews Curt Landry, author of “Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage”
The church was created by Jesus, who was born Jewish. His early followers were both Jewish and Gentile, and the church’s early culture was rooted in Judaism and a Jewish understanding of God’s relationship to his people. Over time, Christianity became increasingly more Roman than Jewish. How did this transformation affect the church’s identity? Bible Gateway interviewed Rabbi Curt Landry (@curtlandrymin) about his book, Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage: How Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity Can Transform Your Faith (Thomas Nelson, 2019).
Bible Gateway interviews Margaret Feinberg, author of “Taste and See”
Why did God create food lush in flavor and rich in nutrients? How is food infused with sacred meaning? In our age of fast food and fads, what does it mean to experience foods of the Bible? Bible Gateway interviewed Margaret Feinberg (@mafeinberg) about her book, Taste and See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers (Zondervan, 2019).
Surfer and author Bethany Hamilton on Jesus Calling podcast
Writer, speaker, and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share how her faith carried through her darkest days after a shark attack claimed her left arm. At first, reluctant to have a spotlight on her life, Bethany came to realize how much her story might help others who have experienced similar challenges. Hamilton’s book, Be Unstoppable: The Art of Never Giving Up is available from Zondervan.
Product News
Tyndale House Publishers to release “Then Sings My Soul” by Amy K. Sorrells
This April, Tyndale House Publishers will release "Then Sings My Soul," a moving time-slip novel about family, faith, and long-held secrets by award-winning author, Amy K. Sorrells. "Then Sings My Soul" follows Nel and her ailing father, Jakob, as they navigate his dementia and the buried history of his childhood in Eastern Europe.
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Iron Stream Books launches first book
Iron Stream Media announces "The Restored Man: Becoming a Man of God"—the first book in the newly established Iron Stream Books line.
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Focus on the Family to release three new Adventures in Odyssey® kids’ products
Focus on the Family, in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, will release three new Adventures in Odyssey products on March 5, 2019. In line with Focus on the Family’s corporate mission, the new products— Trial by Fire, Terror in the Tunnel, and Cross-Check—will equip parents to raise their children with thriving faith.
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Other News
- No Sign Language in the World Has Its Own Bible Translation
- Mary Oliver, one of America’s most beloved and popular poets, died
- AAP: Industry Sales Flat Through November
- American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November
- B&T Sells Certain Assets to Ingram Entertainment
- Sourcebooks Launches Three Children's Imprints
- Hallmark to Publish Audiobooks
- Indies See 2018 Sales Jump 5% with ABA Adding 95 Stores
- Authors Guild Allege Copyright Infringement by Internet Archive
- American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute to convene Jan. 22–25
- Blockchain in Publishing: Modeling the Future at Canada’s Access Copyright
- China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers
