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John Mark Comer’s “Sabbath Meditations” goes to WaterBrook

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025–New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer’s and the ministry Practicing the Way’s Sabbath Meditations, a collection of readings and Bible passages inviting readers into intentional Sabbath practice with their family or faith community, enabling them to more fully experience a day set apart, will be published by WaterBrook.

Scheduled for April 2026, world rights were acquired by Campbell Wharton, publisher of PRH Christian, for WaterBrook in an exclusive submission, with Madison Trammel, editorial director of PRH Christian, serving as editor. John Mark Comer and Practicing the Way are represented by Mike Salisbury and Curtis Yates of Yates & Yates.

For rights inquiries, contact Denise Cronin, decronin@penguinrandomhouse.com.

WaterBrook is an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC

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