June 3, 2024 Edition
Industry News
King Charles announced as royal patron of SPCK
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK Group) is delighted to confirm that His Majesty King Charles has agreed to become the charity’s royal patron, following a review of over 1,000 patronages held by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Langham Publishing announces new academic imprint
Langham Publishing, the Christian publishing house of Langham Partnership International, announced the launch of their new imprint Langham Academic. The new imprint aims to build upon their global platform for insightful and scholarly work that is faithful to Scripture.
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Early bird registration opens for ECPA PubU, Nov. 13-14 in Chicago
Early bird registration has opened for the industry’s Publishing University, known as ECPA PubU, the training and networking event for Christian publishing professionals. The two-day program, held November 13-14 just outside Chicago in Downers Grove, will feature more than 35 sessions in training tracks programmed around Editorial, Marketing, Publicity, Design, Production & Operations, and Children’s Books.
Call for registrations for the London Book Fair Christian Collective 2025
The ECPA Christian Collective is taking registration for the 2025 London Book Fair to be held March 11-13 at the Olympia in London. If you would like to be a part of the ECPA Collective booth there, please contact Cynthia chelblig@ecpa.org before July 1st.
ECPA member webinar this Friday: How DEI is Shaping the Future of Publishing
Registration is still open for the ECPA member webinar, held this Friday at 10 am central, with Carrie Bloxson, Hachette Book Group’s senior VP of culture and diversity, equity and inclusion, in conversation with ECPA president Jeff Crosby, and ECPA board member Daisy Hutton, VP and publisher of Hachette Nashville.
IPG adds six publishers to its sales & distribution programs
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce the addition of six new publishers to its sales and distribution programs.
knk Software to host free online Media Transformation Summit
knk Software is partnering with industry leaders to explore the profound changes in the media landscape and share insights on leveraging technology for transformation, via free online event called Media Transformation Summit, held June 12th from 11am to 4pm EDT.
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Staff Announcement
Inter-Varsity Press (UK) promotes Thomas Creedy to publishing director
Inter-Varsity Press (UK) has promoted Thomas Creedy to Publishing Director, effective the 1st of May 2024. Creedy first joined the IVP team (part of SPCK Group) in 2018 in a combined Marketing and Editorial role, before being appointed as Editorial Director of IVP, and its academic imprint, Apollos, in Spring 2023.
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Milestones
“Habits of the Household” by Justin Whitmel Earley hits 250,000 copies sold
Zondervan Books announces that Justin Whitmel Earley’s “Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms” has surpassed 250,000 copies sold across print, digital and audio formats.
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Nine Baker Publishing Group authors selected as Carol Award finalists
The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) have announced the Carol Award finalists in eleven categories for the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year. Nine Baker Publishing Group authors were chosen as finalists.
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Selah Award winners announced
On May 29, the 2024 Selah Award winners were presented at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference held in Ridgecrest, NC. The Selah Award program is a 13-year-old industry-wide contest for Christian writers and publishers.
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Product News
David C Cook signs Manga author Mitchell “Street Hymns” West
Christian publisher, David C Cook, announces the signing of artist, spoken word poet, and author, Mitchell “Street Hymns” West, whose manga book, “The Fallen: Faith Before the Flood,” marks the expansion of Cook’s catalog offerings into yet another genre.
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Tyndale House to release 20th anniversary edition of preschool devotional
“The One Year Devotions for Preschoolers” by Crystal Bowman has sold over 325,000 copies in the last 20 years. In celebration of this accomplishment, Tyndale House Publishers is releasing a 20th anniversary edition for a new generation of children ages 3–6 on September 1st.
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This week FaithWords releases new books by NYT bestselling authors Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, and T.D. Jakes
This week on June 4, FaithWords will release “The Joy of an Uncluttered Life” by Joyce Meyer and “Connect to Your Calling” by T.D. Jakes. On June 6, “Excellence” by Joel Osteen will release.
“P is for Pilgrim” by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell releases from Hodder Faith
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell introduces the key words and concepts of the Christian faith in “P is for Pilgrim,” an A to Z journey with fully illustrated original lino-print artwork on every page.
Media Announcement
Authors Emily P. Freeman and Stephanie May Wilson on Jesus Calling podcast
Emily P. Freeman is a spiritual director and author of “How to Walk Into A Room” who hosts The Next Right Thing Podcast. Stephanie May Wilson is a Tedx speaker, podcaster who speaks to young adults, and author of “Create A Life You Love” (Zondervan). Their interviews on navigating change is featured on the Jesus Calling podcast.
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- BISG webinar on June 4: Publishers & Printers: Moving to Business Partners
- Metacomet and Supadu webinar on June 6: Achieving D2C Success
- Circana on US Print Books in April: Adult Fiction, YA Outperform
- U.S. Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2024
- Survey Finds Spotify Audiobooks Popular; Compensation Questions
- Romance Writers of America files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
- HBG Restructures Sales Department Amid Layoffs
- HarperCollins Continues Sales Revamp
- BookNet Canada's Consumer Survey: Rising Book Prices
- ABA Releases Annual Report, Emphasizes Education and Advocacy
- Will Human-AI Partnerships Make Publishing Workers More Innovative?
- US Book Show UK discusses costs, discoverability and AI
- European Council: The New 'AI Act' Gets Final Approval
