June 25, 2018 Edition
Industry News
InterVarsity Press authors take action for immigration, migrant children
As the crisis over immigration and migrant children grows, numerous InterVarsity Press authors are putting power behind their written words as they work to change policies, bring about change, and educate the public about what is happening and what can be done.
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Jamie Lockard hired as vice president of marketing for Nelson Books
Thomas Nelson announced Jamie Lockard as its new vice president of marketing for Nelson Books. Lockard will report to Brian Hampton, senior vice president and publisher for Nelson Books, and will work closely alongside Hampton to develop and lead key marketing and brand strategy.
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Christianity Today President/CEO to retire in 2019
Christianity Today has announced the pending retirement of ministry president and chief executive officer Harold B. Smith, effective May 1 of next year. Speaking on behalf of the board, CT Board chair Gene Habecker said that: “While we are saddened to see this passionate, mission-driven leader draw his time to a close, we are nevertheless deeply grateful for the work Harold and the exceptional staff have done over this time to re-envision this communication ministry for today’s and tomorrow’s church leaders and culture makers.”
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Milestones
Kregel fiction titles named Forward INDIES Book of the Year Award winners
Kregel Publications is pleased to announce that three fiction titles have been recognized as Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award winners. In the historical category, "Liar’s Winter" by Cindy K. Sproles has been awarded bronze, while in the religious category, "If We Make It Home" by Christina Suzann Nelson took silver, and "The Elusive Miss Ellison" by Carolyn Miller received honorable mention.
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“The Myth of Equality” honored among Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that "The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege" by Ken Wytsma was given the honorable mention prize for nonfiction: multicultural in this year’s Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
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Media Announcements
“Share the Word. Together” partners LifeWay Christian Stores, local churches and Holman Bibles
LifeWay Christian Stores and President Thom S. Rainer are kicking off “Share the Word. Together.” This new initiative mobilizes local churches to take the Word of God into their communities. “Nothing has the power to change lives like God’s Word, so we want to make it simple for church members to share it with the people around them,” says Rainer.
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Bible Gateway interviews Frank Viola, author of “Insurgence”
Has the church lost the explosive, earthshaking gospel of the kingdom that Jesus, Paul, and the other apostles preached in the Bible? Does the allegiance that radical terrorists give to their cause exceed the allegiance many Christians today give to Jesus Christ? Have Christians lost the dynamic, titanic, living gospel and exchanged it for a gospel of religious duty or permissiveness and “easy believism”? Bible Gateway interviewed Frank Viola (@FrankViola) about his book, Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom (Baker Books, 2018).
Bible Gateway interviews Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller, authors of “Boundaries for Your Soul”
How can you harness feelings like anger, sadness, and fear so they change your life for the better? What are their proper functions according to Scripture? How can you transform them from relationship-disrupters and joy-stealers into allies and bring harmony to your soul? Bible Gateway interviewed Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller (@KJ__Miller), authors of Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest Allies (Thomas Nelson, 2018).
Author Holly Hawkins Shivers on Jesus Calling podcast: passionate about praying kids
Holly Hawkins Shivers recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share about her experience with the power of prayer in her own life and why she is so passionate about encouraging kids and adults to communicate with God through prayer. Holly also took time to share about her children’s books from Thomas Nelson titled, I Can Learn to Pray and I Can Learn the Bible. More at facebook.com/JesusCalling.
Product News
Bestselling "The Jesus Bible" to reach more readers in new editions
After a phenomenal first year, placing high both in Amazon and ECPA rankings, Zondervan is delighted to announce that "The Jesus Bible" will be available in new editions in late 2018 and early 2019.
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Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury debuts middle-grade series, cowritten with son Tyler Russell
Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, announced today that it will publish "Best Family Ever," the first book in The Baxter Family Children middle-grade series by Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling author. Cowritten with Kingsbury’s son, screenwriter and songwriter Tyler Russell, "Best Family Ever" tells the story of what it was like to grow up in the Baxter family.
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Blogger Kara Lawler signs book deal with Thomas Nelson
Kara Lawler, blogger for Today Show Parenting, Huffington Post, and her own Mothering the Divide, signed a book deal with Thomas Nelson slated for publication by Nelson Books in November 2019. The book shows women how to embrace the sacred in the everyday so they can find holy, find beauty, and find themselves. Brian Hampton, senior v-p and publisher of Nelson Books, and Jenny Baumgartner, senior acquisitions editor of Nelson Books, took world rights to the book in the deal brokered by agent Blythe Daniel of The Blythe Daniel Agency, Inc.
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- NPD’s Kristen McLean on the new BookScan License Reporting Service for Publishers
- Children’s Institute 2018: Children’s Books Remain Strong
- Audiobook Revenue Jumped 22.7% in 2018
- NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date
- US online sales grow an estimated 17.7% in May
- Book subscription boxes: industry hope or all hype?
- The Promises and Perils of Blockchain Technology in Publishing
- ‘The Spotify for Books’ hasn’t worked yet. Here's why
- Focus on international growth is 'next phase' for PRH
- Hachette UK hires its first diversity and inclusion manager
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