January 6, 2025 Edition

Deadline for participating in ECPA Collective at Frankfurt Book Fair nears

The 2024 ECPA Christian Collective at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October represented more than 25 companies engaged in productive meetings with publishers from over 30 countries. The deadline for participating in the 2025 ECPA Collective at the Frankfurt Book Fair, held in October, is January 17. Contact Cynthia Helblig for more information.

ECPA welcomes new affiliates

The ECPA board of directors recently welcomed the following companies as ECPA industry affiliates:

• GLOO delivers AI-driven rights management solutions for publishers, helping them streamline content licensing, distribution and protection.
• GPS INTERNATIONALE, located in central Europe, serves the publishing community with color cased hardbacks, paperbacks, flexi-bound books and board books.

ECPA presents Milestone Sales Awards

ECPA recently presented Milestone Sales Awards to the following titles for achieving significant sales:

• INDESCRIBABLE by Louie Giglio (Passion Publishing and Tommy Nelson) received the Gold Award for 500,000 sold.
• First Nations Version by Terry M. Wildman and The First Nations Version Translation Council (InterVarsity Press) received the Bronze Award for 100,000 sold.
• The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley (InterVarsity Press) received the Bronze Award for 100,000 sold.

Charisma Media begins year with three new books releasing January 7th

• Executive Director of The National Institute of Christian Leadership Mark Rutland delivers a timeless, comedic commentary on aging in his twentieth and funniest book: Keep On Keeping On (Charisma House).  More
• In Colbert’s Spiritual Health Zone (Siloam), Don Colbert, MD, explains why the best thing we can do to protect ourselves from disease and promote all aspects of health is to learn to walk in God’s love.  More
• Host of “Discovering the Jewish Jesus” Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider connects ancient prophecies to current realities in The Book of Revelation Decoded Revised Edition (Charisma House).  More

New Growth Press to release book to help preschoolers learn the 1-2-3s of the Bible

My First 123 Book of Bible Numbers is the second book in the Big Truths for Little Minds series, which introduces children ages 3–5 to basic concepts of the Christian faith. Author Jonathan Gibson helps toddlers and preschoolers learn basic Bible facts along with their 1-2-3s.   More

Savannah Guthrie announces book tour for new children’s book with Zonderkidz

TODAY show co-anchor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Savannah Guthrie is set to embark on a seven-city book tour to promote her forthcoming picture book, Mostly What God Does is Love You (Zonderkidz, February 25, 2025). Guthrie will kick off the tour February 20, 2025 in Houston, TX and will wrap up the tour February 26 in NYC.  More

Authors featured on Jesus Calling Podcast

Professor of Leadership and former pastor Dr. Chris Rappazini recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast sharing a deeply personal story through the lens of grief and recovery. Rappazini’s book, Moving Forward After Messing Up, is available from Moody Publishers.

Worship leader, pastor, and entrepreneur Tasha Cobbs Leonard recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast whose song “Break Every Chain” grew from her own battle with depression. Leonard’s devotional, Do It Anyway, is available from WaterBrook.