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March 12, 2018 Edition

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Industry News

SIL International and Zondervan Academic working together to aid global Bible translation efforts

Zondervan Academic is pleased to announce their support of SIL International®, a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to serving language communities worldwide. Zondervan Academic is providing to SIL some of the world’s top biblical resources to support efficient and accurate Bible translation work around the world.

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Sandy Vander Zicht announces plan to retire in July 2018

After a 33-year career at Zondervan, Sandy Vander Zicht, associate publisher and executive editor for Zondervan nonfiction, has announced her plan to retire, effective July 2018.

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March Christian Bestsellers show Millennial voices on the rise

“It’s official,” declared a media story last week. “Millennials are defined as those born between 1981 and 1996.” Numbering more than 70 million, Millennials will soon overtake Boomers as America’s largest generation. The strength of the Millennial generation is evident in the ECPA Christian bestseller lists for March 2018, reflecting POS sales compiled by NPD BookScan in February. Five of the eight new releases in the Top 50 overall bestsellers list are by Millennial authors, with one more new release coming from a member of Generation Z, also known as iGen. That is Sadie Robertson, who at the age of 20 has already written her second book, Live Fearless (Thomas Nelson), debuting at #3.

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Early-bird discount for ECPA Leadership Summit expires Friday

In less than 8 weeks, the ECPA Leadership Summit will be in full swing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC on May 1-2.  The Early Bird Registration period ends this Friday, March 15, and represents significant savings of $200 per person. ECPA members and teams save event more.  Says ECPA executive director Stan Jantz: “We have designed a terrific program that will inform and inspire you and your team. We’ve carefully chosen speakers who will reflect on topics that will challenge you and the leaders in your company to develop content and employ marketing plans that will engage and enrich readers.”  In addition, the ECPA Awards Dinner honoring 40 years of the Christian Book Awards will take place in the Museum the evening of May 1st.   Some exciting details for this beautiful “Night at the Museum” will be announced shortly.  This is an industry event not to be missed.

Register at ECPALeadership.org

The Christy Award®

Call for Fiction:  Christy Award™ submissions underway

Publishers are invited to nominate their fiction titles, published between March 2017 and March 2018, for the 2018 Christy Award by March 31.  Winners will be announced on November 7 at The Christy Award Gala in Nashville. “We are delighted with the surge in interest and quality of this important part of our industry,” states ECPA executive director Stan Jantz.

For more information, ChristyAwards.com

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Media Announcements

Young Adult fiction author to release new nature documentary in theaters nationwide

Best-selling author N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, Outlaws of Time, Death by Living) is preparing to release THE RIOT AND THE DANCE , a nature and science documentary showcasing the vast and beautifully intricate planet on which we live. On March 19, in a one-night, cinematic event, moviegoers will have the chance to dive deep into nature, appreciate the wonders of the animal kingdom and discover the world around us in a bold, new way.

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Pastor Rob Morgan finds true peace in Jesus through Bible meditation

Pastor Rob Morgan joins the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how the Bible is given to us not just to study academically; although the study of the Bible is the most fascinating thing we can do, Morgan stresses that we must personalize it and to think of it as a personal letter from God. Pastor Morgan’s book, Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation: Find True Peace in Jesus released in 2017 from Thomas Nelson.  More at  jesuscalling.com/podcast

Bible Gateway interviews Jack Deere, author of “Even in Our Darkness”

“On the morning of December 31, 2000, I watched a white, cardboard coffin travel up a conveyor belt into the belly of a Boeing 757, along with the other baggage. The body in that coffin had belonged to my son. But he had gambled with it once too often.” Thus opens the memoir of bestselling author, pastor, and professor Jack Deere, in which he confronts the question of where is God when your life falls apart. Bible Gateway interviewed Jack Deere about his book, Even in Our Darkness: A Story of Beauty in a Broken Life (Zondervan, 2018).

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Bible Gateway interviews Lois Tverberg, author of “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus”

Wrinkles and grey hair in the mirror. Rain in the forecast. Gaining a clothing size. Modern Bible readers view all of these as negatives, but in the biblical world, just the opposite would have been true. Old age was an advantage when elders were chosen as leaders, and rain was an occasion for rejoicing in the parched Middle East. Beauty was associated with gaining weight because hunger was a common struggle. Cultural differences large and small separate modern readers from how the Bible “thinks.” Bible Gateway interviewed Lois Tverberg (@loistverberg) about her book, Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding (Baker Books, 2018).

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Product News

Howard Books to publish a new book by the late evangelist Billy Graham

Howard Books, an imprint of the Atria Publishing Group, announced today that they will publish "Hear My Heart: What I Would Say to You," a posthumous book by Billy Graham on March 6. Howard acquired the right to publish the book owned by Christianity Today in 2012, with the understanding that it would be published upon Graham’s death. Christianity Today was founded by Graham in 1956 to provide evangelical thought leaders a sense of community, coherence, and direction through thoughtful, Biblical commentary on issues and through careful, caring reporting of the news.

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W Publishing Group to release new book by Franklin Graham on lessons learned from his father, Billy Graham

Throughout recent weeks, the world has been captivated by countless tributes and heart-felt memorials to the late Rev. Billy Graham. Now, Franklin Graham is preparing to share a lifetime of personal memories, anecdotes, and lessons that he has learned from his father in "Through My Father’s Eyes" – a book that has taken almost twelve years to complete.

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Co-Stars of TLC’s Little People, Big World sign multi-book contract with Zondervan

Husband and wife and co-stars of TLC’s Little People, Big World, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff, have signed a three-book contract with Zondervan including two trade titles and one gift book. The Roloffs are represented by Bryan Norman with Alive Literary Agency and world rights were acquired by Carolyn McCready.

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The NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible will encourage and inspire with its beautiful, uncluttered experience of God’s Word

Thomas Nelson is pleased to announce the release of the NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible. Perfect for both devotional and extended reading, the beautifully designed NKJV Deluxe Reader’s Bible features the exceptionally readable Thomas Nelson NKJV™ Comfort Print® typeface in an elegant single-column format.

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Other News

INDUSTRY

  • For International Women’s Day, Bible Society Australia launches Bible-based literacy program for women in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania
  • Registration Opens: Publishing in Color for African American Spiritual Writers
  • Audie Award Finalists announced for INSPIRATIONAL/FAITH-BASED works
  • Living Waters Christian bookstore expansion

PUBLISHING

  • HBG Sales Rose 2.7% in 2017 with help from Nashville imprints
  • Amazon Books Opening Near Denver, Colo.
  • London Book Fair Sets Show Dates in 2019 and 2020 for March
  • BISG event in NYC: How to Make Publishing Workflows REALLY Work!
  • Technology, Podcasting, Authenticity Celebrated at PubTechConnect
  • BIC Slams Wrongful Use of Metadata Fields for Book Promotion
  • 13 Things Your Content Roadmap Should Include This Year
  • Tool launched to make barcodes internet-ready
  • DoJ Takes Aim at Streaming Pirates
  • Lithography Remains the Answer for Many Printing Needs
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