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May 8, 2023 Edition

Industry News

Christian Book Award® winners to be announced tomorrow evening

ECPA will host its annual Awards Celebration tomorrow night during its Leadership Summit for industry leaders in Christian publishing.  The Christian Book Award winners will be announced among 72 finalists in 12 categories plus the Christian Book of the Year®.  The event will also honor two authors with significant impact and imprint on Christian publishing:  Philip Yancey will receive the industry’s Pinnacle Award and Luci Shaw will receive the Kenneth N Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award.

Crossway launches phase 2 of initiative to distribute 1 million Bibles in the Global South

Crossway is pleased to announce the launch of phase 2 of an initiative to distribute one million English Standard Version (ESV) Bibles around the world. The focus of phase 2 is to freely distribute Bibles to children throughout the Global South, especially on the continent of Africa.

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ECPA presents free Focus webinar series this summer

ECPA will continue its annual Focus webinar series by presenting three webinars on three Fridays in June, July, and August at 10 am central for its members. Registration is now open for the three summer webinars, talking with experts on topics such as:  The Publishers’ Role in the Digital Age (Dr. John Thompson), AI & Ethics (Jason Thacker and Devin Maddox), and a NonProfit Primer for Publishers (Brian Flagler and Jonathan McCants).  A fourth webinar is planned for later in the year with Skot Welch on A Christ-Centered Action Plan for Cultural Change.  Registration is now open.

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Christian bestseller lists for May released on Friday with Easter lists

The ECPA Christian Bestseller lists in 15 categories will be released end of this week for the month of May, reflecting sales reported to Circana through the end of April.  The bestselling lists for Easter titles, will also be released. To receive the lists in your inbox each month, sign up at ReadGoodBooks.com.  (ECPA member E-Link subscribers automatically receive the monthly publication.)

Supadu launches Supadu Smart Buy Button

Supadu is pleased to announce the launch of Supadu Smart Buy Button, with Ingram’s IndiePubs publishers as their first customers. Publishers can add this button to non-eCommerce websites, marketing pages, landing pages and social channels, allowing readers to buy a book instantly from wherever they are.

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Milestones

“The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell” receives 2023 Nautilus Book Award

The recent winner of a gold Illumination Book Award, The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell by Kelly Flanagan has also been honored with a 2023 Nautilus Book Award. Centered around themes of personal growth, spiritual transformation, and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, "The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell" was awarded the silver medal in the large-publisher fiction category of the Nautilus Book Awards.

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Iron Stream Media is thrilled to announce two 2023 Christian Indie Awards

“Deep End of the Lake” by Carol Stratton won first place for General Fiction and “The Stars in April” won second place in the Young Adult category. The awards recognize outstanding Christian books by indie authors and small publishers.

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Iron Stream Media announces finalists for 2023 Selah Awards and BRMCWC Directors’ Choice Awards

Iron Stream Media is overjoyed to announce four finalists in four different categories for the 2023 Selah Awards and Directors' Choice Awards that will be presented at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in late May.

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Product News

Iron Pen announces April 2024 release of new collection from Luci Shaw

Iron Pen Poetry, an imprint of Paraclete Press, is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 publication of “Reversing Entropy: Poems by Luci Shaw” (April 4, 2024). As ECPA prepares to honor Luci Shaw with the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award at this week’s Leadership Summit, Iron Pen Poetry and Paraclete Press are privileged to present this forthcoming collection.

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GRAMMY-winning Gospel artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard to publish with WaterBrook

Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist of the Decade and multi-GRAMMY award winning singer and songwriter, Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s Do It Anyway offers a revelatory and uplifting message about discovering the transformation unlocked when we show up to hard things with resilient faith and perseverance. The book is scheduled for publication in Summer 2024.

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Media Announcements

Andy and Sandra Stanley on Jesus Calling Podcast on getting it right in parenting

Andy and Sandra Stanley are preachers, authors, and parents of three. They recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share that one of their greatest prayers was that their relationship with their kids would evolve into a friendship and that as adults, they’d still appreciate their family time. The Stanleys’ book, “Parenting: Getting It Right,” is available from Zondervan.

Other News

INDUSTRY

  • The Bindery Expands: Kesia Lupo and Morgan Strehlow Join Agency; Trinity McFadden Promoted to Senior Agent
  • Retired VOICES Executive Editor Joyce Dinkins on Where Ya From? podcast to discuss how her rich family roots inspire her to uplift marginalized stories of faith
  • Announcing the 2023 Winning Titles of the Christian Indie Awards

PUBLISHING

  • Post-Easter US Print Sales Up 5 Percent in Late April
  • Print book sales fell 2.7% last week; adult fiction and YA up
  • S&S Posts Record Quarter, Could Be Sold by End of Year
  • Supadu and VitalSource partner to improve eCommerce digital fulfilment
  • BISG Updates Its Field Guide to Fixed-Layout Ebooks
  • BISG webinar on May 10: Thema for the U.S. Market

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