November 15, 2021 Edition
Industry News
Tyndale House and Church Answers announce new partnership
Tyndale House Publishers and Church Answers have announced the formation of a new ministry partnership aimed at serving and equipping local churches to thrive in their God-given mission.
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MetaComet unveils new Royalty Tracker platform
ECPA member and business solutions provider, MetaComet® Systems, has announced its cutting edge Royalty Tracker®, a state-of-the-art platform that provides publishers with the highest level of royalty automation available.
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IPG adds five publishers to distribution programs
Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has added five new publishers to its trade and digital distribution divisions.
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Staff Announcements
WaterBrook names Leslie Calhoun Associate Editor for Ink & Willow
Laura Barker, VP and publisher WaterBrook and Multnomah, announced that Leslie Calhoun is taking on the role of Associate Editor for WaterBrook’s Ink & Willow line of creative product, effective immediately, reporting to Susan Tjaden, executive editor WaterBrook and Multnomah.
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Dave Nelson has been named Director of Baylor UP
Dave Nelson has been named director of Baylor University Press, effective January 4. Nelson joins Baylor University Press after a decade working acquisitions and editorial at Baker Academic and Brazos Press. He currently serves as editor of Lutheran Forum.
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Mountain Brook Ink hires new Publicity Manager
Tim Pietz has taken on the role of publicity manager at MBI. Pietz has previously worked with Tyndale House, Wheaton Press and Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas as a freelance editor.
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Milestones
ECPA presents Top Shelf Book Cover Award to 28 books and two Bibles
ECPA announced 30 winners of the 2021 Top Shelf Book Cover Award during a live broadcast of the closing session of ECPA PubU Online on Friday, wrapping up eight days of training and connection for Christian publishing professionals. A record number of designs were chosen as the year’s best.
Illuminate Literary Agency celebrates 15 years
Illuminate Literary Agency announced its fifteen year anniversary as a national literary agency specializing in faith-based and inspirational nonfiction. The Oregon-based business was founded in 2006 by publishing veteran Don Jacobson, and originally known as D.C. Jacobson & Associates. In 2019, after thirteen years working with agency clients and publishers, Jenni Burke acquired the business from Jacobson, rebranding to Illuminate Literary Agency in 2020.
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Product News
Brian Zahnd signs two-book contract with IVP
Brian Zahnd, a popular conference speaker and author of “A Farewell to Mars,” has signed a contract for two more books with InterVarsity Press. The first of the two books, tentatively titled “The Wood Between the Worlds,” is scheduled to release in Winter 2023.
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Tommy Nelson releases “A Saint a Day” featuring daily historical stories for kids
Author Meredith Hines presents a new resource for learning about the lives of Saints and their legacies of faith for young believers in “A Saint a Day: 365 True Stories of Faith and Heroism” releasing Tuesday, Nov. 23.
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Charisma releases “Setting Broken Bones” by Penny Maxwell
Author Penny Maxwell recounts her traumatic childhood marked by poverty, abuse, and sexual assault and shares the hard truths she learned through her own healing journey in her powerful new book, “Setting Broken Bones: Let God Heal What Hurt You” (Charisma House).
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New Growth Press release focuses on reclaiming the Church for soul care
In “The Church as a Culture of Care: Finding Hope in Biblical Community” (New Growth Press), biblical counselor T. Dale Johnson Jr. explains that the church is still the primary place where those who struggle can receive lasting hope and healing.
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Media Announcements
CT presents webinar "Listening to Native American Christian Voices," with editor of First Nations translation
This week on November 18, CT will host a conversation with indigenous leaders on the power of faith, history, and culture. The free webinar, titled “Heritage and Hope: Listening to Native American Christian Voices,” at 1 pm CST, will feature a diverse array of Native American leaders, including Terry M. Wildman, editor of IVP’s recently released First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament.
Bible Gateway interviews Robert Morgan, author of “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Bible Gateway interviewed Robert J. Morgan about his book, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness: 52 Reasons to Trust God When Hope Feels Lost” (Thomas Nelson, 2021).
Sadie Robertson Huff on Jesus Calling Podcast
Sadie Robertson Huff, author of new devotional “Live on Purpose” (Thomas Nelson) recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she wanted to be faithful to the opportunity given to her to be a light.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
- AAP: August Sales Up, Trade Up: Children’s & Religious drive increase
- PW: ECPA Art of Writing highlights diverse characters & mental health
- YouVersion Bible App celebrates 500 million installs
- CT: Christian Charities and Publishers Plan Around Supply Chain Holdups
- Religion Scholars to Meet in Person Again
- Religion Scholars Work to Inspire Positive Change
- Religion Book Deals: Nov. 10, 2021
- October Religion Bestsellers: ‘Jesus Listens’ Debuts at #1
- PW Call for Info for Feature on Religion and Spirituality 2022
PUBLISHING
- Spotify Expands in the Audiobook Business
- Sweden's Storytel Buys Audiobooks.com
- RR Donnelley Agrees to $2.1 Billion Offer From Atlas Holdings
- Print book sales saw a double-digit boost last week, enjoying a 17.3% bump.
- Publishers Collaborate on Holiday Marketing Campaign
- Nielsen UK projects double digit audio growth
- World Copyright Highlights in Late 2021: Michael Healy’s Overview
