October 11, 2021 Edition

ECPA releases October's Christian Bestseller lists

Fall is traditionally a season in which gift books, prayer books and devotionals see an uptick in both new releases and in sales as the gift-giving holidays approach, and this month’s bestseller lists reflect that with several titles from those categories appearing on the overall Top 50 list and the New Releases list.

View the October Christian bestseller lists.

Andrew Peterson added to PubU keynote session with Jennie Allen on November 4th

Andrew Peterson, author and singer-songwriter, will open the PubU keynote session with Jennie Allen on November 4 with a reading from his book, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making (B&H).  Allen, who is the bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head, will present a session for the ECPA PubU Online and Christy Art of Writing communities, about how to “Free Yourself to Thrive in Your Publishing Mission.” This session will conclude the Art of Writing weekly Thursday series for storytellers and curators and will also open the PubU Online conference for publishers.

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Recordings available to those who register.

Industry’s marketing professionals to meet November 8 for PubU Online Marketing track

On Monday, November 8, the industry’s marketing professionals will meet for four sessions and two networking round tables for the PubU Online marketing track. The program was developed by B&H marketing & publicist specialist Jenaye Merida and WaterBrook’s senior marketing manager, Jamie Lapeyrolerie.  Sessions will feature 13 industry experts speaking on:

• How to Be an Author’s Marketing & Publicity Dream Team
• How to Reach Non-Majority Cultural Markets | Panel
• How Bookstagram Can Sell Books | Panel
• Helping an Author Grow Their Platform | Meredith Brock, Proverbs 31

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All those who register will receive access to all PubU tracks, sessions, forums, and recordings.

Christianity Today celebrates 65th Anniversary with Week of Giving, Oct. 11-15

For 65 years, CT has worked to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. It has cast a vision of faith that is humble and heroic, thoughtful and sacrificial, that follows the example of Christ in bringing grace and truth into the world.

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Illinois State University induct Dr. Mary Manz Simon into Hall of Fame

The College of Education at Illinois State University will induct Dr. Mary Manz Simon ’69 into its Hall of Fame on Friday, October 15 during the University’s 2021 Homecoming celebration. Simon is an early childhood educator whose impact has spread far beyond the classroom. Her books, which are available in 11 languages, have sold more than 3 million copies.

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Dr. Mary Manz Simon serves on the ECPA PubU Brain Trust for this year’s PubU Children’s Book Summit to be held online on November 3rd.

Bible Gateway interviews Lee Strobel, author of “The Case for Heaven”

If Heaven is real, what’s it like? How will we spend our time there? And what does it mean to see God face to face? Does the consideration of Heaven stand up to intense investigative scrutiny?  Bible Gateway interviewed Lee Strobel about his book and 5-session video study, The Case for Heaven: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for Life After Death (Zondervan, 2021).

Read this interview.

Sarah Young joins the Jesus Calling Podcast: Jesus listens when we pray

Sarah Young, the writer of Jesus Calling, Jesus Always, and a new book of daily prayers called Jesus Listens recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast. Sarah takes us all the way back to her early years and shares how she began writing in her prayer journals. Young’s new devotional, Jesus Listens, is available from Thomas Nelson.

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