November 2, 2020 Edition
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Industry News
Nekasha Pratt named senior director of marketing for Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction
HarperCollins Christian Publishing recently announced Nekasha Pratt as the company’s new senior director of marketing for fiction books under both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. Pratt brings more than 18 years of marketing expertise to the organization, across multiple industries including non-profit, financial services, and consumer goods. Throughout her career she has helped lead campaigns that have won over 20 creative awards, including three international Cannes Lions.
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Brad Hill promoted to director of audio sales for HCCP and HarperCollins Focus
HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) and HarperCollins Focus (HCF) has announced Brad Hill’s promotion to director of audio sales. Hill began his career at Zondervan, a publishing group within HCCP, in 2006 on the audio production team where he helped bring front list titles to the audio format. Before returning to HCCP and HCF in 2019, he spent six years managing teams at Brilliance Audio where he gained experience in the broader audio publishing industry.
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ECPA gathers industry C-level for last event of the year: C-Suite Connect online conference
On November 16-18, ECPA will present C-Suite Connect — the online version of the annual C-Suite Symposium, which will gather the C-level leaders in the ECPA member companies. The program will focus on the theme: Getting Ready for a Different Kind of Future. Presenters include Walter Kim (NAE); Maria Pallante (AAP); Shirley Mullen (CCCU); Michael Lindsay (Gordon College); author Karen Swallow Prior; Kristen McLean (NPD Book); Jon Frendl (Cappital); Allen Yeh (Biola); Mark Schoenwald (HCCP); Jeff Wright (UMI), and more. The program will also feature an interactive Virtual Town Hall with the executive committee of the ECPA board and the ECPA Industry Awards Celebration, featuring Stormie Omartian as the recipient of The ECPA Pinnacle Award, and Stan Gundry as the recipient of the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award.
Christian publishers participate in decentralized Seoul International Book Fair
The 2020 Seoul International Book Fair, held Oct. 16-25, was held both online and offline as a decentralized festival, linking bookstores and cultural spaces around Seoul. 198 domestic publishers and 32 local bookstores and cultural spaces participated in the book fair including Christian Literature Center, Publishing Bureau of The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea, Jordan Press, Urim Books, and Grace Publishers. The Korean Publishers Association announced that the fair’s major online exhibitions, lectures, and programs will be available on the official website and YouTube until the end of this year.
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Core Publishing Solutions expands into four-color digital inkjet production
Core Publishing Solutions, part of Thomson Reuters, is pleased to announce the installation of new state-of-the-art web press printing technology to provide its customers with high quality inkjet color printing at an affordable cost in multiple trim sizes.
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Last webinar in series to air Thursday: Editors Share What Made Debut Novels Shine
The last installment of the Art of Writing webinar series will air this Thursday with a panel of publishers representing the three First Novel Christy Award® Finalists. They are: JAN STOB, Senior Director of Fiction at Tyndale House Publishers, representing Christy Award® First Novel Finalist, A Long Time Comin’ by Robin W. Pearson; RAELA SCHOENHERR, Senior Acquisitions Editor of Bethany House Publishers, representing Christy Award® First Novel Finalist, Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes; CHRISTINE KINDBERG, author and independent publisher of Bellflower Press, representing her Christy Award® First Novel Finalist, The Means That Make Us Strangers. The conversation will be moderated by Bethany House senior fiction publicist AMY LOKKESMOE. The discussion will cover what aspects of the manuscript, book concept, or author platform made them take a chance on a new author. The session will also include a 5-minute devotional from award-winning and best-selling novelist TERRI BLACKSTOCK.
Milestones
“The #MeToo Reckoning” selected as one of Publishers Weekly’s best Religion books of 2020
As part of its Best Books of 2020, Publishers Weekly has selected The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church’s Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct by Ruth Everhart as one of the best religion books of the year. The PW website posting says, “Everhart, a Presbyterian pastor, uses her own chilling story of sexual abuse to ground this resonant call to action for Christian communities to reject patriarchal systems and end widespread sexual abuse within American churches. Everhart’s voice is bold, and the many shocking statistics she cites bolster her affecting appeal for change.”
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Product News
Candace Cameron Bure announces 3rd Children's book with Zonderkidz
Zonderkidz, the children’s division of Zondervan, is pleased to share actress and author Candace Cameron Bure’s announcement about her next children’s book with Zonderkidz: “Candace’s Playful Puppy” which will release January 26, 2021.
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Zondervan adds three new editions to the NIV Beautiful Word™ Bible line
Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to release three new products in the NIV Beautiful Word Bible line: NIV Beautiful Word™ Coloring Bible for Girls; and the NIV Beautiful Word™ Bible Journal, Mark and Ephesians.
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Faithlife launches latest version of Logos Bible Software with new features
Faithlife, makers of integrated church technology products, today released its highly anticipated new version of Logos Bible Software, Logos 9. Designed to help ministry leaders spend more time serving the Church, Logos 9 includes multiple new features, many of which are specifically focused on helping pastors bring order to the chaos of busy modern ministry life.
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Harvest House releases new title by Pastor Erwin Lutzer
In his latest book with Harvest House Publishers, “We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture’s Assault on Christianity” (October 2020), Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer equips readers with the truth of Scripture to help live out their convictions against a growing tide of hostility. “This book examines every cultural issue we are facing,” writes pastor David Jeremiah in the foreword of Lutzer’s new book.
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Media Announcements
Angel artist and new devotional author Anne Neilson on Jesus Calling Podcast
Artist Anne Neilson, famous for her angel paintings, recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she has felt God’s nudging all throughout her life, starting when she was a little girl and just knew she was meant to be an artist. As she sought to discover her artistic voice, Anne had moments of doubt that this is what she was intended for. But every time she had a doubt, God responded with an amazing coincidence or encounter that left her faith stronger and her belief greater. Now looking back, Anne can see His fingerprints, noticing how He shaped her art into a ministry beyond what she ever imagined. Neilson’s new devotional, “Anne Neilson’s Angels,” is available from Thomas Nelson.
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Other News
INDUSTRY
- AAP: Religious e-books & paperbacks up; Hardcovers, mass market down
- HarperCollins looks for emerging designer for Chronicles of Narnia series
- Barna releases “6 Questions About the Future of the Hybrid Church”
- PW: Religion publishers offer hope and help to parents and couples
- PW: New Books on Paul Raise Fresh Questions
- PW Call for Info: Religion and Spirituality 2021
PUBLISHING
- Unit Sales Declined 5.1% Last Week
- Trade Publishing Sales Were Solid Through September
- Hachette Launches BIPOC Imprint: Legacy Lit
- Mindy Marqués González Joins S&S as Executive Editor
- Amazon Literary Partnership to fund organizations working to champion diverse, marginalized, and unrepresented authors and storytellers
- Amazon Rolls On, Seeing Massive Revenue Surge in Q3
- 2019 North American Comics Sales Rose 11%
- Experts Say Covid Will Change Book Shopping Patterns Forever
- SDG Publishers Compact: Inviting publishers to make a more sustainable future
- An International View of the Frankfurt Book Fair
