New Growth Press releases “Faith Builder Catechism” family devotional this week

New Growth Press releases “Faith Builder Catechism” family devotional this week “Faith Builder Catechism: Devotions to Level Up Your Family Discipleship” (New Growth Press, September 25, 2023) gives kids fifty-two questions and answers in a fun and interactive format to help them “level up” on biblical truth. This weekly devotional will help families press pause on screen time and develop healthy discipleship rhythms. Read More…

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Worthy Books releases “Lucky Girl” by professional athlete and Paralympian Scout Bassett

Worthy Books releases “Lucky Girl” by professional athlete and Paralympian Scout Bassett In “Lucky Girl” (Worthy Books, September 26, 2023) Scout Bassett shares ten lessons she’s learned to help readers overcome some of the most difficult challenges in life today. With vulnerability, humor, and warmth, she addresses issues of identity, loneliness, image, purpose, and high expectations, among others, and offers advice for how to face them. Read More…  

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Zondervan author, YouTube home & DIY designer Anh Lin on Jesus Calling Podcast

Zondervan author, YouTube home & DIY designer Anh Lin on Jesus Calling Podcast With a mixture of home design styling, DIY projects, and preaching from God’s Word, Anh Lin has created a truly unique space on her YouTube channel, Girl and The Word. Now, she works to help others transform spaces into healing sanctuaries of peace and reflection and recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to talk about it.  Lin’s book, “Forever Home,” is available from Zondervan.  

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InterVarsity Press announces next host of The Disrupters Podcast

InterVarsity Press announces next host of The Disrupters Podcast InterVarsity Press has announced that the host for the fifth and sixth seasons of The Disrupters podcast will be writer and speaker Kaitlyn Schiess. Her list of guests for the fifth season will be announced along with the release of the first episode of The Disrupters on Monday, October 16. Read More…

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Multiple Milestone Sales Awards presented to Thomas Nelson Bibles

Multiple Milestone Sales Awards presented to Thomas Nelson Bibles ECPA recently presented the following Bibles, published by Thomas Nelson, with Milestone Sales Awards for their remarkable impact, including the Diamond Award for the NKJV Gift & Award Bible, recognizing over 10 million sold. DIAMOND AWARD NKJV Gift & Award Bible (over 10 million sold) PLATINUM AWARD NKJV Precious Moments Bible (9 million sold) NKJV Giant Print Bible (5 million sold) The MacArthur Study Bible (4 million sold) The Woman’s Study Bible (4 million sold) Spirit-Filled…

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Calling marketing professionals in Christian publishing: PubU Online Marketing Track

Calling marketing professionals in Christian publishing: PubU Online Marketing Track Coordinated by B&H marketing strategist Whitney Alexander, the PubU Online Marketing Track will feature four sessions and a networking meetup for industry marketing professionals. Held at 12 pm (central) each day on Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, the track will include these topics and speakers: The Importance of SEO Keywords for Book Discoverability with Jerri Helms, VP Digital Marketing and Analytics, HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus Targeting Audiences in…

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Advance your writing and learn about the process of publishing through webinar series

Advance your writing and learn about the process of publishing through webinar series The Christy Award® program, recognizing excellence in Christian fiction, will present a webinar series to elevate the Art of Writing on four subsequent Thursday evenings, Oct. 19 to Nov. 9.  Publishers, agents and authors will present these sessions: Dispelling the Myths Around Christian Fiction with publishers Kelsey Bowen and Jamie Lapeyrolerie, and author/agent Rachel McMillan How Great Books Can Improve Your Novel with author Claude Atcho and editor Jamie…

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Last week for Christian Book Award® submissions

Last week for Christian Book Award® submissions ECPA members can nominate their recent titles (published Oct 22 to Oct 23) until September 30 for the 2024 Christian Book Award program.  Submission categories are Audio, Bibles, Bible Reference, Bible Study, Ministry Resources, Biography & Memoir, Christian Living, Faith & Culture, Devotion & Gift, Children, Young People’s Literature, and New Author. ChristianBookAwards.com    

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Last call for early bird rate on ECPA PubU Online: Deadline is Friday

Last call for early bird rate on ECPA PubU Online: Deadline is Friday The early bird rate of $109 for ECPA PubU Online ends this Friday.  Registration includes all-access to customized training in six publishing tracks, master classes, networking meet-ups, opening keynote and the Top Shelf Book Cover Award winners webcast.  After September 29, the rate goes to $149.  ECPA members are encouraged to register their teams this week. ECPAPubU.org  

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Tomorrow: Free webinar on AI & the Future of Religious Publishing

Tomorrow: Free webinar on AI & the Future of Religious Publishing ECPA, PCPA and CPA are co-sponsoring tomorrow’s free webinar on Harnessing the Power of AI in Religious Publishing.  Explore the basics of AI, with a deep dive into generative AI’s potential in product development, sales and marketing, and the supply chain — featuring speakers Craig Gipson (Flagler Law Group) and Ken Brooks (Treadwell Media Group). Register

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Zondervan welcomes Keren Baltzer as the new Associate Publisher for Zondervan Books

Zondervan welcomes Keren Baltzer as the new Associate Publisher for Zondervan Books Zondervan has announced that Keren Baltzer has joined the company as associate publisher for Zondervan Books. Zondervan Books is the home to multiple award-winning books and bestselling authors including Rick Warren, Shauna Niequist, Craig Groeschel, Lee Strobel, and Rebekah Lyons. Read More…

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Jesus Calling Podcasts

WaterBrook author Madison Prewett Troutt on Jesus Calling Podcast Madison Prewett Troutt, a former contestant from ABC’s The Bachelor who is now an author, recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she always longed to be in a relationship. Troutt’s book, “The Love Everybody Wants,” is available from WaterBrook.   Dr. Anita Phillips discusses mental health, faith, and culture on Jesus Calling Podcast Dr. Anita Phillips joins The Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she has studied the intersections of mental health, faith, and culture—and made…

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Harvest House releases treasured Advent lessons from the Old Testament

Harvest House releases treasured Advent lessons from the Old Testament In her new book, “Awaiting the Manger: Whispers of Advent in the Old Testament,” best-selling author Ocieanna Fleiss invites readers not to rush through the 25 days of Advent, but to relish those days by delving into the timeless stories of the Old Testament. Read More…  

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Tyndale Momentum to release companion journal for bestselling “So God Made a Mother”

Tyndale Momentum to release companion journal for bestselling “So God Made a Mother” Tyndale Momentum, a nonfiction imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, will release So God Made a Mother’s Story, a keepsake journal to the bestselling “So God Made a Mother” by Leslie Means, in April 2024. Read More…

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