March 13, 2023 Edition
Industry News
ECPA announces largest gathering of experts at Leadership Summit
ECPA is pleased to announce one the largest gathering of experts supporting the Leadership Summit as sponsors. They each represent an industry expertise to help publishers and are providing key support for the publishing leader event held May 9-10 in Nashville. In addition, one of the breakout sessions, led by Brian Flagler (Flagler Law Group) and Chris Hudson (Peachtree Publishing Services) will be especially for vendors serving the ECPA market. Find out more about each sponsor in the online Expert Hall. They are:
THE FIREBRAND GROUP; INGRAM; IPG, KNK SOFTWARE, LAKESIDE BOOK COMPANY, METACOMET SYSTEMS, NORD COMPO, ADVANTAGE CS, BETHANY PRESS, CIRCANA, COLOR HOUSE GRAPHICS, CORE PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS, FRONTGATE MEDIA, OUTREACH, ROYAL PALM PRESS, RR DONNELLEY, VERSA PRESS.
The Christy Award submissions for Christian fiction accepted through March 31
Nominations are accepted through March 31 in nine fiction categories for The Christy Award® program. All program submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2022 to March 2023. Submitters may also opt to nominate a title to be considered for the Christy Amplify Award on the application for no extra fee. For more information, visit TheChristyAward.com.
IRI and NPD rebrand as Circana
Following their merger in August 2022, Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”) and The NPD Group (“NPD”) unveiled a new combined company name and brand identity: Circana. Circana™ is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior.
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IPG adds NSTA and ACTFL
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is pleased to announce the addition of two new publishers to its academic and professional (A&P) distribution program.
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Milestones
Seven IVP titles named Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards finalists
InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that seven IVP titles have been recognized as finalists in the annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Winners in each genre will be announced June 15, 2023.
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Lexham Press celebrates finalists for the 2023 Foreword INDIES Awards
Lexham Press announces two finalists in the Foreword INDIES awards, honoring the “very best” from independent publishers. The 2022 Finalist for Religion is “Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ” by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher. The 2022 Finalist for History is “The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union” by Matthew Heis.
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Product News
NavPress to release new Bible Study on understanding the role of women in the Bible
On June 6, 2023, NavPress will release the next installment in the LifeChange series, “Women of the New Testament: A Bible Study on How Followers of Jesus Transcended Culture and Transformed Communities” by Joyce Koo Dalrymple.
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The NASB Tony Evans Study Bible arrives April 2023
Holman Bibles, a division of B&H Publishing, will release The NASB Tony Evans Study Bible on April 1, 2023. Dr. Tony Evans’ landmark study Bible has been embraced by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide since its 2019 debut in the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. This year’s new edition will feature the trusted text of the New American Standard Bible (NASB, 2020 edition), the translation Dr. Evans teaches from most often.
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Tyndale Kids to publish parent guides to mental and sexual health
Tyndale House Publishers, in partnership with Axis, is set to release the next five guidebooks in their series designed to help parents bridge generational gaps in conversation with their teens. These booklets will release for individual purchase on June 6, 2023, and the Parent Guides to Mental & Sexual Health bundle will be available on July 18, 2023.
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Rend Collective’s Ali Gilkeson to publish children’s book with WaterBrook
From Ali Gilkeson, of the folk rock band Rend Collective, the children’s picture book MY LIGHTHOUSE offers a whimsical and tender tale of finding adventure, losing your way, and learning to appreciate what you already have. The story is inspired by Rend Collective’s platinum-selling song by the same name, beloved by adults and kids alike.
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Lexham Press announces latest release in FatCat series, ‘The King of Easter’
FatCat, the friendly feline who helps young readers grasp the messages of the Bible, is back with another pawsitively engaging message in “The King of Easter: Jesus Searches for All God’s Children,” available now from Lexham Press.
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Tommy Nelson to release debut picture book by Cleere Cherry Reaves
For years, Cleere Cherry Reaves has made it her mission to help people recalibrate, refocus, and remember who they are in Christ through her successful gift line brand Cleerely Stated. Now Reaves provides families a message of hope to embrace the everyday miracles and to celebrate life as the greatest miracle of all with her debut picture book, “The Miracle of You,” (Tommy Nelson) releasing March 14, 2023.
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FaithWords releases “Anything is Possible” by Pastor Joby Martin with Charles Martin
Founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 Pastor Joby Martin, tackles the question, What happens when the unexplainable intersects the undeniable? in his new book “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE; How Nine Miracles of Jesus Reveal God's Love for You” (FaithWords, March 14, 2023), written with New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin.
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Gateway Publishing® releases “Let It Rise” by Mary Jo Pierce
Gateway Publishing is pleased to announce the release of “Let It Rise: Sacred Ingredients for a Life of Prayer” by Mary Jo Pierce. In this book, she shares poignant personal memories, miraculous stories, and honest reflections about Sabbath, worship, grief, friendship, and more.
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INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- Hachette, HarperCollins Offer Voluntary Severance
- PRH Raises Starting Salaries to $48,000, the latest of the Big Five to do so
- Sourcebooks hails another record year: eighth-largest publisher
- Foreword announces finalists for 2022 Indies Book of the Year Awards
- Unit sales of print books slipped 0.9% last week compared to last year
- Printing-writing paper shipments decreased, inventory level increased
- Bologna Children’s Book Fair kicks off with 1,400 exhibitors from 90 countries
