May 6, 2024 Edition
Industry News
ECPA announces the 2024 Christian Book Award® winners
ECPA announced 15 winners of the 2024 Christian Book Awards, including the Christian Book of the Year. Presented annually since 1978, the Christian Book Award program honors the “best of the year” in Christian literature.
Christian publishing leaders to gather in Colorado Springs in September
ECPA will host its annual C-Suite Symposium for C-level leaders in Christian publishing on September 15-17 in Colorado Springs at the Glen Eyrie Castle and Conference Center. The theme is “Publishing Beyond the Book” and speakers include Tod Bolsinger (AE Sloan Leadership), Marvin Campbell (The Navigators), and Cynthia Sherry (Chicago Review Press and Triumph Books, IPG), among many others. Registration will open later this week.
Retail, DEI, and First Amendment among topics for ECPA summer webinars
ECPA will present a series of Focus member webinars this summer. Registration is now open for these important Friday conversations on industry topics:
- How DEI is Shaping the Future of Publishing with Hachette Book Group’s Chief Diversity Officer Carrie Bloxson – JUNE 7
- Application of the First Amendment to the Publishing & Distribution of Christian Books with Flagler Law Group’s Craig Gipson and Brian Flagler – JULY 12
- Reimagining the Retail Landscape with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble – AUGUST 9
Staff Announcements
Baker Publishing Group welcomes new Executive VP of Marketing and Publicity
Baker Publishing Group is pleased to announce that Bob Gaudet has accepted the position of executive vice president of marketing and publicity, where he will be overseeing all six of Baker Publishing Group’s divisions including Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Chosen, Baker Academic, and Brazos Press.
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Hendrickson Publishers hires new Acquisitions Editor
Hendrickson Publishers is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Robert A. Hand (PhD, Calvin Theological Seminary) to the position of acquisitions editor. He joins the Hendrickson team of Patricia Anders, editorial director, and editors Dr. Jonathan G. Kline and Dr. Karen DeCrescenzo Lavery.
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Milestones
CSB ‘She Reads Truth Bible’ hits 1 million copies
Lifeway, B&H Publishing and Holman Bible Publishers recently announced the CSB “She Reads Truth Bible” achieved a Platinum Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) for selling more than 1 million copies.
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Outreach Magazine wins several EPA Awards
Outreach magazine, a celebrated Christian ministry publication in its 21st year of circulation, received several awards at the annual Evangelical Press Association Convention, April 21–23. in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Tyndale House receives Christian Book of the Year for “All My Knotted-Up Life” by Beth Moore
Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that the New York Times bestseller “All My Knotted-Up Life” by Beth Moore has been named the ECPA Christian Book of the Year. The Christian Book Award for Bibles went to Tyndale’s “NLT Student Life Application Study Bible.”
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Crossway celebrates two Christian Book Award winners
Crossway is pleased to announce that both “Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age” by Samuel D. James and “Knowing God’s Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology” by Jon Nielson have won 2024 Christian Book Awards in their respective categories from ECPA.
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The Good Book Company celebrates 2024 winner of Christian Book Award
The Good Book Company is pleased to announce that "The Songs of a Warrior" by Katy Morgan has won a 2024 Christian Book Award in the Young People’s Literature category from ECPA.
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NavPress book “Loving Disagreement” receives Christian Book Award in Faith & Culture
“Loving Disagreement: Fighting for Community through the Fruit of the Spirit” (NavPress) by Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos was one of two Christian Book Award® winners in the Faith & Culture category named by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
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Media Announcements
Thomas Nelson authors Dr. Josh Axe and J.S. Park on Jesus Calling Podcast
Functional medicine doctor Dr. Josh Axe (“Think This Not That”) recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share personal health experiences that have shaped his approach to health and wellness. Hospital chaplain J.S. Park (“As Long As You Need”) discussed the importance of being present for people in their most difficult moments and the profound impact of grief support and crisis assistance.
Other News
INDUSTRY
PUBLISHING
- ABA Seeks to Add Bookstores to FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon
- 2024 Children's Book Week Unveils Event Firsts
- BISG webinar on May 7: Modeling the Cost of Sustainability
- How Adoption of Generative AI Can Impact the Print Industry
- From Plastic to Paper: North American Packaging Trends
- Amazon: First-Quarter Sales Jump 12.5%; Net Income Tops $10 Billion
- S&S Acquires Dutch Publisher VBK
- As Bogotá's Book Fair Closes: Audiobooks and Localization
