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 | GRAMMY®-winning Christian music artist and author Mandisa has diedGRAMMY®-winning Christian music artist Mandisa, 47, passed away at her home in Nashville on April 18, 2024. The platinum-selling singer first rose to fame while competing on season 5 of “American Idol.” She went on to release six studio albums and win a GRAMMY® for 2014’s “Overcomer.” In 2022, she bravely revealed her battle with depression in her intimate memoir, “Out of the Dark: My Journey Through the Shadows to Find God’s Joy” (K-LOVE Books).
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 | ECPA presents summer webinar series for membersECPA will present a series of Focus member webinars this summer starting in June. Registration is now open for these important Friday conversations on industry topics:
- The Way Forward – How DEI is Shaping the Future of Publishing with Hachette Book Group’s Chief Diversity Officer Carrie Bloxson – JUNE
- Application of the First Amendment to the Publishing & Distribution of Christian Books with Flagler Law Group’s Craig Gipson and Brian Flagler – JULY
- Reimagining the Retail Landscape with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble – AUGUST
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 | InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that Shane White has been named Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Publicity. White joins IVP with more than twenty-eight years of sales management experience, most recently as the Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Publicity for Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
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 | Inter-Varsity Press (IVP) has appointed Professor Beth M. Stovell, Chair of General Theological Studies at Ambrose Seminary, Canada, as the new editor for their Apollos Old Testament Commentary Series.
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 | Coming off a strong 2023 where David C Cook saw 24% growth in book sales, the company experienced its best Easter week ever, according to Bookscan, with a 45% increase over its previous top Easter week in 2021, significantly outperforming publishing industry averages for that same week.
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 | ECPA presents Milestone Sales AwardsECPA recently presented a Gold Award to Inspire Bible NLT (Tyndale House Publishers and Christian Art Publishers) for achieving over 500,000 in sales.
Additionally, Bronze Awards were presented to the following titles for surpassing 100,000 in sales:
- All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore, Tyndale Momentum
- The Awe of God by John Bevere, W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
- CSB He Reads Truth Bible, CSB Bibles by Holman, B&H Publishing
- Blessed Are the Chosen by Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins, Dr. Douglas S. Huffman, David C Cook
- The Way of the Chosen by Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins, Dr. Douglas S. Huffman, David C Cook
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 | Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce it recently signed a third book with David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby stores.
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 | “Kingdom of Rage” by Elizabeth Neumann explores the forces within American society that have encouraged the radicalization of white supremacist, anti-government and other far-right terrorists by co-opting Christian symbols and culture and perverting the faith’s teachings.
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 | “Star for Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit),” by Kimberly Stuart and Bob Goff brings readers through both big and small moments that teach us to cling to the fierce love of God instead of the flimsier versions we find elsewhere.
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 | “Do Your Best” by Bear Grylls featured in Boy Scouts of America“Do Your Best” by Bear Grylls (Hodder Faith) was recently featured in an article by Aaron on Scouting, a blog by the Boy Scouts of America. The book released by Hodder Faith on April 16.
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 | Author Molly Stillman on Jesus Calling PodcastAuthor, speaker, blogger, and podcast host, Molly Stillman, recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast sharing how she came to know what it was like to hold both joy and grief in her heart as she navigated life after her mother’s death. Stillman’s book, “If I Don’t Laugh I’ll Cry,” is available from Thomas Nelson.
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- 3. GOD CALLS YOU BLESSED, GIRL
- 4. ADORED
- 5. TEEN TO TEEN: 365 DAILY DEVOTIONS BY TEEN GIRLS FOR TEEN GIRLS
- 6. TEEN TO TEEN: 365 DAILY DEVOTIONS BY TEEN GUYS FOR TEEN GUYS
- 7. SINGLE, DATING, ENGAGED, MARRIED
- 8. SPORTS SHORTS
- 9. THE CASE FOR FAITH
- 10. GOD IS WITH YOU EVERY DAY
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