March 7, 2022 Edition
Industry News
ECPA to present bestselling author Timothy Keller with industry’s Pinnacle Award
ECPA announces today that they will present New York Times bestselling author TIMOTHY KELLER with the industry’s PINNACLE AWARD for the outstanding contribution of his writing, with significant impact to the Church and society at large. The award will be presented to Keller at the ECPA Awards Celebration on Tuesday, May 3 in Philadelphia during the ECPA Leadership Summit. He will accept the award virtually amidst an in-person audience of Christian publishing leaders.
Read More...Christian publishing managers and executives are invited to gather for the ECPA Leadership Summit on May 3-4 in Philadelphia. For more information on attending the ECPA Leadership Summit and ECPA Awards Celebration, visit ECPALeadership.org.
ECPA bestseller lists for March to be released later this week due to data delay
The March Christian bestseller lists, produced monthly by ECPA based on NPD data, will be late this month due to a data delay announced by NPD. The latest sales data is expected to be released later this week, and ECPA will then pull together its lists in 15 categories including fiction, non-fiction, new releases, young adult, juvenile, three Bible lists, and five Spanish lists.
Christian publishing partners in Ukraine helping with evacuations and refugees
ECPA member Riggins Rights’ Management reports several updates from their partners in Ukraine who are helping refugees in Ukraine evacuate to a safe location. Riggins requests prayer for them, and has set up a GoFundMe for them to help with transportation funds, medical supplies, and other specific needs.
Christian author Dr. Steve Farrar has died
On Saturday, February 19, author and speaker Dr. Steve Farrar passed away. He was the author of 20 Christian books for men, including the bestseller, Point Man (Multnomah). “He was the dearest servant to his wife and children and a bold deliverer of God’s Word, which he believed and relied on hour by hour.”
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IPG launches IPG Publishing with Meteor 17 partnership
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) is thrilled to announce the launch of IPG Publishing. The new business development pipeline will make use of the synergy between IPG’s distribution capabilities and in-house publishing programs and extend its suite of services to include additional publishing models, such as licensing and co-publishing and proprietary and custom publishing.
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Chip and Joanna Gaines launch Magnolia imprint with HarperCollins
Publishers Weekly — Chip and Joanna Gaines are expanding their Magnolia franchise into a publishing imprint in partnership with HarperCollins. The new imprint, Magnolia Publications, is named after the couple’s empire of Magnolia-branded realty properties, restaurants, and retail outlets.
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Regnery Publishing announces new Marketing Director for Salem Books imprint
The Salem Books imprint of Regnery Publishing announced on March 2nd that Jennifer Valk has been promoted from Senior Marketing Manager to Director of Marketing. In her role as Senior Marketing Manager, Jennifer was responsible for overseeing both marketing and publicity efforts for the Salem Books imprint of Regnery Publishing.
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Call for Submissions: The Christy Award® for Christian fiction
The nomination period for The Christy Award® is now open, with submissions accepted in nine fiction categories until March 31. All Christy Award submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2021 to March 2022.
For more information, visit TheChristyAward.com.
Milestones
Five Baker Academic and Brazos Press titles named Outreach Magazine Resources of the Year
Outreach Magazine recently announced the winners of their Resources of the Year. Baker Academic titles received three top honors and one “also recommended” title. Brazos Press received two top honors and two recommended titles.
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Disney legend Jodi Benson to release memoir with Tyndale Momentum
Tyndale House Publishers (@tyndalehouse) announced today that Jodi Benson, Disney Legend and original voice of Ariel in the Disney classic The Little Mermaid, has penned her memoir, Part of My World, to release in September.
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FaithWords releases first book by Pastor Albert Tate this week
Albert Tate proposes in HOW WE LOVE MATTERS (FaithWords) that if we are all God’s Children then we need to create the space in the church a conversation on racial reconciliation.
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NavPress releases “The Message® Prayerful Reading Bible” by Eugene Peterson
The new resource, released last month, aims to introduce readers to the practice of lectio divina as a helpful form of Scripture engagement.
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Kirkdale Press to release book with Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher on gender roles
To help Christian men and women explore what it looks like to define and live out gender biblically, Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher have co-authored “Jesus and Gender,” releasing April 6 from Kirkdale Press, an imprint of Lexham Press.
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Media Announcements
The cinematic version of Francine Rivers' bestselling novel 'Redeeming Love' releases on DVD
Adapted from Francine Rivers’ acclaimed New York Times bestseller, REDEEMING LOVE is a life-changing story focused on the power of unconditional and all-consuming love and is available to own for the first time on Digital, Blu-ray™, and DVD March 8, 2022 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Bible Gateway interviews Pete Greig, author of “How to Hear God”
How can we listen to God more clearly amid the clatter and clamor of daily living? What does the Bible mean when it describes God as having a “still, small voice”? Bible Gateway interviewed Pete Greig about his book, “How to Hear God: A Simple Guide for Normal People” (Zondervan, 2022).
Other News
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INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO UKRAINE CRISIS
- The American Booksellers Association condemns Putin’s attack on Ukraine
- IPA response to Ukrainian Publishers and Booksellers Association
- Independent Russian Publishers Protest the War
- Ukraine Update: More Fairs Bar Russia
- European Publishers Welcome the Ukrainian Association as Special Guest
- Children's Book Community Supports Ukrainian Refugee Children
- Indie Booksellers #StandWithUkraine
- Director of the Kyiv Book Arsenal Festival talks about life amid missile strikes
- A literary guide to understanding Ukraine’s struggle for democracy
