November 20, 2023 Edition
There will not be a Rush to Press edition next Monday. Happy Thanksgiving!
Industry News
The Christy Award® is presented to 11 novels, named as the year’s best in Christian fiction
On Thursday evening, ECPA announced the winners of The Christy Award in nine fiction categories, plus the Book of the Year and The Amplify Award. The Book of the Year was presented to Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt (Kregel Publications).
Tribute to Harvest House author H. Norman Wright
As one of Harvest House Publishers’ longest-serving authors and dearest friends, he has had a special place in our hearts—so it is with great sadness that we mourn over the news that he has entered our Savior’s presence on November 12, 2023.
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Ted Terry of The Noble Marketing Group to retire January 1, 2024 | A Tribute
Ted Terry, founder of The Noble Marketing Group, will retire on January 1, 2024, and the leadership of Noble Marketing will transition to David M. Terry, one of his sons who has been a longtime associate of the company. Terry states, “Working with Christian booksellers and publishers who are now lifetime friends has been a marvelous blessing.”
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Milestones
"Every Moment Holy, Vol. III" debuts at #10 on PW Bestseller List
Rabbit Room Press announces that “Every Moment Holy, Vol. III: The Work of the People” has debuted at #10 on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Frontlist Nonfiction bestseller list (week of November 11). The new volume has also taken the #1 spot for its Amazon category. Every Moment Holy is the top-selling series for Rabbit Room Press with more than 350,000 copies sold; total sales are expected to top 400,000 by year-end.
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Baker Publishing Group authors win five Christy Awards
The Christy Awards celebrated winners in nine fiction categories along with special recognition for the Book of the Year Award and the Amplify Award. Five Baker Publishing Group authors were recipients of this prestigious award.
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Crossway celebrates eleven 2023 Top Shelf Book Cover Award Winners
Crossway is pleased to announce that eleven cover designs were awarded an ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award for design excellence at the ECPA PubU Online event on November 10, 2023. The Biggest Story Curriculum: Box Set (June 2023), designed by Don Clark of Invisible Creature, was named a winner in the Children’s category.
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IVP Creative Director receives six 2023 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards
IVP creative director David Fassett was honored for his design work with six 2023 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). The Top Shelf Book Cover Awards program is managed by ECPA to recognize design excellence in the Christian publishing industry.
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Three Tyndale titles win Top Shelf Book Cover Awards
Three Tyndale books were honored in the 2023 winning class of ECPA's Top Shelf Book Cover Awards, celebrating design excellence in Christian publishing. Top Shelf Awards were presented across the following four categories: Bibles, Children, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
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“Ministers of a New Medium” named best major publication by Concordia Historical Institute
IVP Academic’s Ministers of a New Medium was named the best major publication by the Concordia Historical Institute (CHI) at its fiftieth annual Awards Banquet on November 2. Every year, the CHI Awards Banquet honors scholars who are moving Lutheran history forward through their research and publications.
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Product News
Forefront Books announces three-book deal with #1 NYT bestselling novelist Karen Kingsbury
Forefront Books, a Nashville-based independent book publisher, announces a three-book deal with New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. The first book is slated to be released in early 2025.
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Media Announcements
Author Stephen Arterburn on Jesus Calling Podcast
Stephen Arterburn, founder of New Life Ministries, recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how he has a genuine desire to see parents shepherd their children well through the pitfalls of the online world. Arterburn’s book “Understanding & Loving Your Child In A Screen-Saturated World” is available from Salem Books.
Author Amy Orr-Ewing joins Christian Book Blurb podcast
Acclaimed theologian, author and speaker Amy Orr-Ewing recently joined the Christian Book Blurb podcast to talk about her new Advent devotional book ‘Mary’s Voice’. We discuss advent, the role of women in the church, as well as some of her favorite family advent traditions. “Mary’s Voice” is available from Worthy.
Other News
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRY
- Judge Will Toss Part of Authors’ AI Copyright Lawsuit
- PW releases Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2023
- Hachette Book Group, Hachette UK to Move Under United Management Team
- Sales Remain Sluggish for Big Book Publishers
- Bookstore Sales Fall 8.6% in September; Up 0.3% for the Year
- X remains primary social media platform for publishers
- Nairobi Book Fair Held Its Inaugural Rights Center in 2023
