June 2, 2025 Edition
Industry News
Kay Arthur, beloved Bible teacher, author, and cofounder of Precept, passes away at 91
Kay Lee Arthur, world-renowned author of more than 100 books and Bible studies, and cofounder of the nonprofit ministry Precept, passed away on May 20, 2025, at age 91 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, surrounded by her family.
>> Harvest House honors the legacy of Kay Arthur
>> PRH Christian Publishing Group remembers Kay Arthur
Christianity Today announces search for next president
The board of global media ministry Christianity Today is launching a search process to find the organization’s next president and CEO. Dr. Timothy Dalrymple, who has led the organization since 2019, announced to staff his impending transition to a new role as president and CEO of the John Templeton Foundation.
ECPA webinar on AI and Christian publishing, to be held at Our Daily Bread offices
ECPA’s upcoming June 13 webinar on AI, featuring Flagler Law Group’s Craig Gipson and Calvin University’s professor of computer science Derek Schuurman, will be held in the Grand Rapids headquarters of Our Daily Bread Ministries. Registration is open for the online discussion. For those wishing to attend in person, please contact ECPA.
Member webinars in ECPA’s summer series:
ECPA welcomes new voting member: My Healthy Church
Built on a publishing legacy that spans over one hundred years, My Healthy Church is a global supplier of powerful, substantive resources to the Christian market. Its imprints include Salubris Resources, Gospel Publishing House, the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, and Logion Press.
Staff Announcements
Nelson Books welcomes Marketing Director, Woodley Auguste
Nelson Books is delighted to announce that Woodley Auguste has joined their team as Marketing Director. Auguste brings more than 15 years of publishing and marketing experience, spanning public relations, consumer engagement, and brand strategy.
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The Good Book Company announces new head of marketing, Jacob Iverson
The Good Book Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacob Iverson as Head of Marketing. Iverson brings a wealth of industry experience in collaborating across teams and with a diverse range of authors to craft and execute effective marketing strategies.
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Milestones
End Game Press receives multiple prestigious book awards
End Game Press, a traditional publishing house releasing family-friendly books in the general trade and Christian markets, is celebrating multiple prestigious wins in the book industry from the Illumination Book Awards and the Selah Book Awards.
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ECPA presents two milestone sales awards at Bronze level
ECPA congratulates the authors and publishers who recently received an ECPA Milestone Sales Award at the Bronze level for over 100,000 sold:
- Pray Big by Alistair Begg (The Good Book Company)
- ‘Twas the Evening of Christmas by Glenys Nellist (Zonderkidz)
Media Announcements
Today Host Jenna Bush Hager selects WaterBrook title for Read with Jenna Jr. Summer Reading List
On Monday, May 19, Today’s Jenna Bush Hager unveiled her fourth-annual Read with Jenna Jr. Summer Reading List for 2025 live on the Today Show Plaza, featuring 22 kid-friendly reads from picture books through young adult, including Sarah Arthur’s young adult fantasy novel "Once a Queen" (Book 1 in The Carrick Hall Novels), published by WaterBrook.
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Product News
Dr. Kevin Chapman signs contract with IVP for follow-up to “Mastering Our Emotions”
Dr. Kevin Chapman has signed a contract with InterVarsity Press (IVP) for a follow-up to his first book, “Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health.” His second book will release in Spring 2027 and is tentatively titled “Activating Joy.”
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Zondervan Gift acquires Candace Cameron Bure’s backlist catalogue and announces two new devotionals
Zondervan Gift has announced the acquisition of New York Times bestselling author and actress Candace Cameron Bure’s backlist catalogue, which includes 16 previously published titles, along with the release of two new devotionals.
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Worthy Publishing signs Laura Quick
Worthy Publishing announced today it will publish a memoir from Laura Quick, Founder and CEO of southern magazine Good Grit and co-host of the Before You Cut Bangs podcast. Quick’s poignant memoir about growing up with an absentee mother offers a sharp, smart commentary on poverty, faith, and motherhood in the South.
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Multnomah acquires Wetherell and Walton
Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton, award-winning authors and Bible teachers, bring a timely word about suffering, faith, and perseverance to Multnomah with “He Knows Our Frame: Biblical Reflections on the Nearness of Jesus.” The book is scheduled for publication in Summer 2026.
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Whitaker House Publishers re-release Alan Paton’s classic “Instrument of Peace”
In conjunction with acquiring the Spanish rights to Alan Paton’s other bestselling classic, “Cry, the Beloved Country,” Whitaker House is re-releasing Alan Paton’s “Instrument of Peace,” based on the prayers of St. Francis of Assisi.
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New Growth Press releases book for teens in July
“The Gospel-Centered Community for Teens” (New Growth Press, July 21, 2025) by bestselling authors Robert H. Thune and Will Walker gives teenagers biblical and practical guidance for building deep friendships and being part of a community.
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INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Audiobook Sales Rose 13% in 2024, to $2.2 Billion
- AAP StatShot: The Overall US Market Rises 7.3 Percent in March
- Appeals Court Reverses Ruling in Texas Book Banning Case
- Ingram Adds AI Tools to iD Advertising Platform
- Scholastic Combines Publishing, Fairs & Clubs into Children's Book Group
- BISG webinar on June 3: Understanding Production Capacity in US Book Manufacturing
- BISG "Book Publishing Next" white paper available
- From Blurbs to BookTok: Redefining Book Promotion
- Publishers Join Growing AI Protest Movement Across Europe
- Brazil's Publishers Release New Book Market Research
