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November 25, 2019 Edition

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Industry News

MAI conducts LittAfrica 2019: Bringing together Christian publishers and writers in Africa

Pastor Luka, general manager of Africa Christian Textbooks (ACTS), was one of 120 publishing staff and writers from 21 African nations who participated in LittAfrica, MAI’s first all-Africa training conference, November 5 to 7, in Accra, Ghana. Every session was led or co-led by an African resource leader, 27 in all.

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Book Manufacturer’s Institute announces new event, Book Manufacturing Mastered

The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI), has announced that it will be launching a new event focused on helping production staffs of publishers learn more about the latest in printed book manufacturing. The event, Book Manufacturing Mastered, will be held February 10-11, 2020 at the New York Marriott East Side.

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Staff Changes

HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s Children’s and Gift Group announces two promotions

HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) last week appointed Jennifer Gott as the new associate publisher and Kristi Smith as senior marketing director for the Gift book publishing imprints, Thomas Nelson Gift and Zondervan Gift.

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Sara Broun hired as publicity director for W Publishing

Thomas Nelson today announced Sara Broun as the new publicity director for the W Publishing division. Broun has over thirteen years of publicity experience, most recently managing national publicity campaigns for authors including Rachel Hollis, Gary Sinise, Kerri Rawson, and Randy Travis.

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Milestones

Two IVP titles named in WORLD Magazine’s 2019 Books of the Year issue

InterVarsity Press was honored to have two titles make the shortlist for WORLD Magazine’s 2019 Books of the Year. “Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image” by leprosy surgeon Dr. Paul Brand and bestselling writer Philip Yancey was selected for the shortlist for WORLD’s science book of the year. “A Big Gospel in Small Places: Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters” by Stephen Witmer was chosen for WORLD’s shortlist in the accessible theology category.

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“A Subversive Gospel” wins the Conference on Christianity & Literature Book of the Year for Literary Criticism

The Conference on Christianity & Literature has announced that “A Subversive Gospel: Flannery O’Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth” by Michael Mears Bruner was chosen as the 2020 CCL Book of the Year for literary criticism.

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Media Announcements

Bible Gateway interviews author of “The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers,” Amy Hollingsworth

American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers died in 2003 but his influence seems to be growing stronger each year. He was known as the creator, composer, producer, head writer, showrunner, and host of the preschool PBS television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968-2001), known for its slow pace and calm manner. What is the spiritual legacy Mr. Rogers left for all of us? Bible Gateway interviewed Amy Hollingsworth (@AmyHollingswrth), author of “The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World’s Most Beloved Neighbor” (Thomas Nelson, 2007).

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Bible Gateway interviews Steve Green, author of “This Beautiful Book”

Why is the Bible—the most popular and culture-shaping text in the world—still the least understood book of all time? What are the life-changing themes woven through the mosaic of the Bible’s various stories? Bible Gateway interviewed Steve Green (@SteveGreenHL), author of “This Beautiful Book: An Exploration of the Bible’s Incredible Story Line and Why It Matters Today” (Zondervan, 2019).

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Bible Gateway interviews Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, author of “Tap Code”

How does love, honor, courage, and faith sustain a US Air Force pilot for eight years as a prisoner of war? And how does an old, long-unused World War II method of communicating by tapping on a common water pipe offer a lifeline, give strength, boost morale, and build unity among other POWs during their solitary internment? Bible Gateway interviewed Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris about his book, “Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything” (Zondervan, 2019).

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Other News

INDUSTRY

  • PW’s Photo Essay on The Christy Awards® 2019 and The Art of Writing Conference
  • PW on new Crossway book: 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About C.S. Lewis
  • PW: Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: December 2019
  • PW: Religion & Spirituality Update 2019
  • Barna: U.S. Adults See Evangelicals Through a Political Lens

PUBLISHING

  • Publishers Continue the Battle Against Book Tariffs
  • AAP BookStats: Trade Segments Up Through September
  • Amazon Book Orders on the Rise
  • New B&N chief James Daunt says the chain must ‘rip out the boring’
  • HarperCollins Childrens Books to Launch Native-Focused Imprint
  • 2020 Children's Book Week Plans Are Underway
  • BISG webinar Dec. 3: Planning for Changes Across the Supply Chain
  • BISG Opens Its Annual "State of the Supply Chain" Survey
  • Six Seats Open On IBPA Board
  • Canadian Book Buyers Double Book Club Membership in 2019
  • National Book Awards' Lisa Lucas talks about the addition of the translation category last year
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