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January 25, 2020 Edition

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Industry News

ECPA Leadership Summit

ECPA moves Spring Leadership Summit to a virtual event in 2021

ECPA has decided to move their annual Leadership Summit, originally scheduled for May 4-5 in Philadelphia to an online event. The virtual conference will be held at the end of April through the beginning of May, and will include the annual Christian Book Award® Celebration and the annual ECPA Members Town Hall Meeting.  The 2022 ECPA Leadership Summit will resume as an in-person event in May 2022 in Philadelphia.

For more information and to sign up for program updates, visit ECPALeadership.org.

NetGalley hosts webinar for publishers on Thursday

NetGalley will host a webinar for ECPA publishers on Thursday, January 28 at 2 pm Eastern time. NetGalley helps publishers promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Hundreds of publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review.  Plus, ECPA members receive a 10% discount on NetGalley’s subscription service.  In this webinar, you’ll learn:

  • How to use NetGalley to reach important audiences
  • Ways that NetGalley helps track and analyze pre-pub trends
  • How audiobooks on NetGalley are performing
  • Marketing promotions to help expand your reach

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ECPA Career Center introduces discounted internship postings

The ECPA Career Center now has a special category on its job board for Internships. The introductory offer for ECPA members is $49.  This is a good way to get the word out to professionals and students about internship opportunities at your company. The site includes a robust Career Services Center for job seekers with a resume bank, career resources, job searching tips & tools, and more.

More at Jobs.ECPA. org

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Staff Announcements

Brian Thomasson joins The Good Book Company as Vice President of Editorial

The Good Book Company is pleased to announce that Brian Thomasson has been appointed as Vice President of Editorial. Brian will oversee the continued development of TGBC’s publishing line-up, focusing particularly on the acquisition of key adult trade books and inputting into the strategic vision and priorities for the company’s editorial approach.

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Chasity Edwards named publicity manager for W Publishing Group

W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, has announced Chasity Edwards as its new publicity manager. Edwards brings more than eight years of publicity and marketing expertise to the team, across multiple industries including sports, entertainment and live events.

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Iron Stream Media welcomes Paul Shepherd

Iron Stream Media welcomes Paul Shepherd as national key account representative. An industry veteran, Shepherd has worked in the Christian publishing industry for more than thirty years, including at Thomas Nelson, Hachette, Standard Publishing, R. H. Boyd Publishing, Random House, and World Publishing.

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Milestones

“The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi” by Kathie Lee Gifford with Rabbi Jason Sobel tops 500,000 copies sold

W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, has announced “The Rock, the Road and the Rabbi: My Journey into the Heart of Scriptural Faith and the Land Where It All Began” by Kathie Lee Gifford with Rabbi Jason Sobel, has sold more than 500,000 copies in print, audio and digital formats.

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Product News

Baker Publishing Group signs social media creative and influencer Rachel Kang

Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, recently signed a two-book deal for Rachel Kang’s first published books. “It has been my dream, my deepest desire—to partner with a publishing house like Revell Books,” said Kang.

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Dr. Derwin L. Gray to publish next book with Tyndale Momentum

Tyndale House Publishers has announced that Dr. Derwin L. Gray, author of “The Good Life” and the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, will publish his next book (yet untitled) with Tyndale Momentum. In this groundbreaking book, Derwin will address what the Bible says about healing racial divides.

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FaithWords releases new book by Joyce Meyer on the wisdom of Proverbs

Bestselling author Joyce Meyer takes readers on a journey through the wisdom of Proverbs in her new book, released January 19 with FaithWords: “In Search of Wisdom: Life-Changing Truths in the Book of Proverbs.”

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Eerdmans announces conclusion of the “Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament”

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company has announced the completion of the Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (TDOT). TDOT is the English edition of the "Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament," published in German between 1973 and 2000.

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Media Announcements

Tana Amen on Jesus Calling Podcast: It’s not where you’ve been, but where you’re going 

Nurse and author Tana Amen recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she’s experienced more pain and chaos in her life than one person should ever have to face. She shoved all of the hurt deep down inside, building a façade to convince others she was okay, when she actually was about to crack. When she met her future husband, Dr. Daniel Amen, Tana learned some techniques and was loved so well by him (and by her faith in God) that she began to find a restoration she so desperately needed. It was in that time that she realized God cares way more about where you’re going than where you’ve been. Amen’s book, “The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child,” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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Other News

  • CT: When Will Churches Be Back? Vital Information for Churches and Christian Leaders
  • CT: Biden’s Big Bible Is Heavy with History, Symbolism
  • Barna Survey on Black Churches: Refuge Amid Political Powerlessness
  • Trade Publishing Sales Had Big November
  • November Bookstore Sales Dropped 21.5%
  • Indie Bookstores Gear Up for 2021
  • Canada’s Wattpad Announces It’s Being Acquired by South Korea’s Naver
  • Nonfiction: US Politics Opens a New Year of Publishing Controversy
  • Young Inaugural Speakers Land Book Deals
  • ABA's Children's Institute Moves to August
  • Book Manufacturing Outlook: Balancing Demand, Capacity
  • ‘Crisis and Changes’ in China: Insights From Beijing OpenBook’s Conference
  • We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards has selected winners for Outstanding Children’s Literature

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