October 12, 2020 Edition
Industry News
Christianity Today launches Week of Giving with dollar for dollar match
CT has launched its most important week of the year – The Week of Giving – and asks for your partnership to continue elevating transformative truths and sharing powerful stories. During these difficult and disorienting times, the Church needs biblical wisdom and hope, and the world needs a faithful Church more than ever. Donations received this week will receive a dollar for dollar match by a generous donor.
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Art of Writing webinar series continues Thursday with novelists Steven James and Tracie Peterson
ECPA and The Christy Award® program presents the Art of Writing webinar series every Thursday at 7 pm central time through November 5 for writers, fans, and publishers. This Thursday will feature award-winning author STEVEN JAMES, the critically-acclaimed author of 17 novels. He is a contributing editor to Writer’s Digest Magazine and is the author of the groundbreaking book Story Trumps Structure as well as the award-winning guidebook, Troubleshooting Your Novel. He will present on “The Essence of Story: The Pathway to Transformation” and encourage writers to focus on what lies at the heart of story—tension, desire, crisis, escalation, struggle, discovery—rather than plot templates and formulas, in order to write fiction that resonates with your readers.
The session will also include a 5-minute inspirational segment from TRACIE PETERSON, an award-winning, best-selling author of over 100 books. This session is part 2 of the five-part Art of Writing webinar conference which launched last week with NYT bestselling authors Lisa Wingate and William Kent Krueger. Those who register will receive all recordings in the series.
ECPA opens registration for industry’s C-Suite executives
On November 16, 17 and 18, ECPA will present C-Suite Connect, the online version of the annual C-Suite Symposium. The program will feature two interactive webinars a day with thought leaders in the Church, Publishing, Technology, and Higher Education—as well as opportunities for breakout forums for connection and engagement among the industry’s C-suite executives. Speakers include Maria Pallante (AAP), Walter Kim (NAE), Shirley Hoogstra (CCCU), Michael Lindsay (Gordon College), and author & academic Karen Swallow Prior. The program will include a special webcast of the ECPA Industry Awards, honoring Lifetime Achievement Award recipient STAN GUNDRY and Pinnacle Award recipient STORMIE OMARTIAN.
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Milestones
ECPA names 28 finalists for the year’s best novels in nine fiction categories
Last week, ECPA announced 28 Finalists in nine categories for the THE CHRISTY AWARD® program in an online webcast hosted by radio host and Christy Hall of Fame author, Chris Fabry. The Christy Award® exists to celebrate excellence in the art of Christian Fiction and to honor the power of faith in story.
Three Tyndale House novels named Finalists for the 2020 Christy Award
Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to announce that three Tyndale fiction titles and authors have been named 2020 Christy Award finalists (ChristyAwards.com). The Christy Award celebrates excellence in the art of Christian fiction and honors the power of faith in story. They are: "A Long Time Comin’," Robin W. Pearson (First Novel); "The Medallion," Cathy Gohlke (Historical) and "Memories of Glass," Melanie Dobson (Historical).
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B&H wins two Top Shelf Book Cover Awards
ECPA recognized LifeWay’s B&H Publishing for a pair of Top Shelf Book Cover Awards on October 1 via a webcast with author Ruth Chou Simons. The two B&H honors went to “For All Who Wander'' by Robin Dance and “A Holy Pursuit” by Dianne Jago. Art direction for each title was overseen respectively by Jade Novak and Susan Browne.
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IVP author Terence Lester receives American Express NGen Leadership Award
IVP author Terence Lester has received the 2020 American Express NGen Leadership Award. Each year Independent Sector presents the American Express NGen Leadership Award to one emerging leader age forty and under whose creative and collaborative leadership is accelerating transformative social and community change. Lester is an activist, systemic poverty thought leader, founder of Love Beyond Walls, and author of “I See You” and the forthcoming “When We Stand.”
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IVP author Esau McCaulley wins 2020 Emerging Public Intellectual Award
InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that Esau McCaulley, author of “Reading While Black,” was named the winner of the 2020 Emerging Public Intellectual Award. The award, hosted by Redeemer University and sponsored by Acton Institute, Cardus, the Center for Public Justice, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), and Henry Institute, is intended to recognize and foster emerging talent, those working in the Christian academy who excel in both academic and public spheres and whose work affects the common good.
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Product News
Top U.S. civil lawyer signs contract with IVP for Spring 2022 Release of “World Religions on Trial”
Mark Lanier, author of “Christianity on Trial” and one of the top civil trial lawyers in America, has signed a contract with InterVarsity Press to release his next book, tentatively titled “World Religions on Trial,” in Spring 2022.
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Jemar Tisby encourages readers to participate in the struggle for human dignity in new book
Racism is pervasive in today's world, and many are complicit in the failure to confront its evils. Jemar Tisby, author of the award-winning “The Color of Compromise,” believes we need to move beyond mere discussions about racism and begin equipping people with the practical tools to fight against it.
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Russell Moore's latest book with B&H calls for Christ-centered courage
Fear, anxiety, panic and paranoia could be used to describe most people’s experience of 2020. A global pandemic—and all the ways it has turned “normal life” upside down—has taken its toll on our mental health and our sense of safety and belonging. “The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear Without Losing Your Soul,” (B&H Publishing, Oct. 6, 2020), the latest book from bestselling and award-winning author Russell Moore, offers a bold and relevant message for those who struggle to face the unknown, fight fear that can be paralyzing and find courage when they need it most.
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New Hope releases book on the hard journey of an adoptive parent
Adoptive parents often discover that opening their hearts to adoption was the easy part. It’s the emotional journey after the surrender to the idea of adoption that leads to the hard seasons of testing. In “Hope When It’s Hard,” author Jennifer Phillips beautifully weaves together elements of her personal adoption journey with Scripture and encouraging words that will feed the soul of an adoptive parent. Jennifer’s authenticity will lead parents to finally feel understood, with the ability to finally see the beauty of God’s adoptive heart.
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Tommy Nelson to release inspiring stories from Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary
One may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks but the four-legged, senior residents at the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary can teach their own lessons of character building, friendship and how love never grows old. Published by Tommy Nelson Books, Homecoming Tales, 15 Inspiring Stories from Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary now is available for pre-purchase and wherever books are sold beginning Wednesday, Nov. 3.
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Media Announcements
New podcast from Ligonier Ministries allows listeners to experience the life of Martin Luther
Ligonier Ministries will release the first episode of a new podcast, Luther: In Real Time, on October 10. As its title suggests, the dramatic podcast enables listeners to walk in Martin Luther's footsteps five hundred years to the day, from his heresy charges on October 10, 1520, to his famous stand for God's Word at the Diet of Worms in April 1521. Listeners should subscribe to the podcast soon in order to receive each episode exactly five centuries after every twist and turn. More information is available at LutherInRealTime.com.
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Other News
- Unit sales of print books fell 1.2% compared to week ending Sep. 26
- Publishers report incoming shipment delays at Amazon
- Amazon accused of anti-competitive practices by US subcommittee
- Key Takeaways From Congress’ Digital Competition Report on "monopoly power" of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
- BISG to hold free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Town Hall on Oct. 21
- Hachette, HarperCollins and PRH join in webinar to mark Black History Month
- Farris Named VP and Director of Multicultural Marketing at S&S
- Fox signs deal with HarperCollins: Broadside Books to oversee the imprint
- Poet Louise Glück Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 2020 National Book Award Finalists Announced
- Frankfurt Book Fair Online: Focus on Publishing Perspectives Talks 2020
- Nielsen Book Releases Australian Audiobook Consumer Research
- Amazon Prime Day will be Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13-14
- Amazon to Buy $400M in Kornit Digital Printing Equipment, Open New Merch by Amazon Facility
