July 16, 2018 Edition

NPD’s Kristen McLean to present in PubU opening session

Kristen McLean’s annual sessions at the ECPA Leadership Summit, presenting the latest consumer data, retail trends, and opportunities for publishers, is highly anticipated and valued by industry executives.  Now for the first time, ECPA PubU attendees will hear directly from NPD — in the event’s opening session on November 6 — on the most recent data and opportunities about the readers they want to reach through their roles in editorial, marketing, design, rights, data, production, and reader engagement.  The event’s closing session on November 7 will be led by author and StoryBrand CEO Donald Miller, who will present “How StoryBrand Inspires Publishers and Writers.”  ECPA’s PubU for the Christian publishing professional will be held November 6-7, 2018 at Lipscomb University in Nashville.

Early bird registration is now open at ECPAPubU.org

Submission deadline nears for industry's book cover award for books and Bibles

Submissions to the Top Shelf Book Cover Award program will be accepted until August 31.  ECPA created the Top Shelf Book Cover Awards to celebrate the year’s best book designs in Christian publishing.  Covers are judged by top designers in the industry for their merits in appropriateness for the market, level of conceptual thinking, and quality of execution.  Top Shelf winners are officially announced and presented with an award at ECPA’s annual PubU, held November 6-7 in Nashville.

Program information…

Getting real with Sadie Robertson on Jesus Calling podcast

Sadie Robertson has appeared on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and also A&E’s Duck Dynasty. Sadie recently joined the Jesus Calling Facebook LIVE broadcast as well as InstagramTV (IGTV) to share her journey of finding freedom through being real and vulnerable to God and to others.  Her book Live Fearless: A Call to Power, Passion & Purpose (Thomas Nelson; February 2018) is now available.  More at facebook.com/JesusCalling.

Candace Cameron Bure joins Jesus Calling podcast: Practice kindness daily

Candace Cameron Bure recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to talk about her book, Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (Zondervan; April 2018).  Bure explains how she tries to show graciousness in her daily life by seeking ways to show little kindnesses to the people around her – even if only through a smile.
More at facebook.com/JesusCalling.

Kristin Fry encourages single women to honor and respect themselves in dating

Author and speaker Kristin Fry knows the challenges of being a single Christian woman. She recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to give her perspective on how to date with compassion and integrity — never forgetting that despite our marital status — God has chosen us for His purposes and loves us just as we are.  Kristin also shared information about her latest book, Beyond the Swipe: Honoring God, Respecting Yourself, and Finding the Right Match (Kregel Publications; April 2018).  More at facebook.com/JesusCalling.

Bible Gateway interviews Katie Reid, author of “Made Like Martha”

What does it mean for overachieving women to rest as God’s daughters without compromising their God-given design as doers? Are you a to-do-list-checker like Martha in the Bible who wants hope-filled freedom without abandoning your doer’s heart in the process? Bible Gateway interviewed Katie Reid (@Katie_M_Reid) about her book, Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets Things Done (WaterBrook, 2018).

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Bible Gateway interviews Brian Hardin, author of “Sneezing Jesus”

The Bible says Jesus was fully human and fully divine. If sin caused humanity to become less than God originally created it to be, how does Jesus’ life demonstrate what normal humanity is supposed to look like? Bible Gateway interviewed Brian Hardin (@realbrianhardin) about his book, Sneezing Jesus: The Infectious Allure of the Human God (NavPress, 2017).

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