IVP Reports Double-Digit Sales Growth for 2019

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IVP Reports Double-Digit Sales Growth for 2019 IVP, which recently rebranded itself from InterVarsity Press, reported a 16.4% sales increase in the fiscal 2019 year ended June 30 over fiscal 2018. The gain in fiscal 2019 followed a 8.9% increase in fiscal 2018 over the prior year, giving IVP a 27% jump over the past two fiscal years. “It has not been a single book nor a single customer; not a single segment or single new strategy; not the addition…

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InterVarsity Press authors take action for immigration, migrant children

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InterVarsity Press authors take action for immigration, migrant children WESTMONT, IL—As the crisis over immigration and migrant children grows, numerous InterVarsity Press authors are putting power behind their written words as they work to change policies, bring about change, and educate the public about what is happening and what can be done. Jeff Crosby, InterVarsity Press publisher, said, “I am thankful for the work of IVP authors and friends such as Kent Annan and his book You Welcomed Me: Loving…

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InterVarsity Press achieves Best Christian Workplace honors

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InterVarsity Press achieves Best Christian Workplace honors WESTMONT, IL—The Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), a research-based organizational and human resources consulting firm, has announced that InterVarsity Press is certified as a 2018 Best Christian Workplace. Al Lopus, president of BCWI, said, “InterVarsity Press has a strong, healthy culture and has sustained it over the years. This is particularly significant because the publishing industry has experienced significant changes over that time and many similar organizations no longer exist. Effective communication and staff development…

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InterVarsity Press titles honored with 2017 TGC Book Awards

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  InterVarsity Press titles honored with 2017 TGC Book Awards WESTMONT, IL—The Gospel Coalition honored two InterVarsity Press titles, In Search of Ancient Roots and The Economics of Neighborly Love, with 2017 TGC Book Awards. TGC editor Ivan Mesa said, “Each year we review around three hundred titles between our academic journal Themelios and our regular book reviews section, so at the end of the year it’s good to take stock of the most helpful titles from 2017.” In Search of Ancient Roots: The Christian Past…

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IVP announces two new editors

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      IVP announces two new editors WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press is pleased to welcome Katelyn Beaty as a freelance acquisitions editor and to announce the promotion of Ethan McCarthy to assistant editor. As a freelance acquisitions editor for IVP, Beaty will acquire six to eight books a year and work at IVP one day a week to meet with the publishing committee and editorial team about forthcoming titles. Beaty is an editor at large with Christianity Today, where she previously…

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InterVarsity Press welcomes monarch butterflies and reconstructs prairie

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    InterVarsity Press welcomes monarch butterflies and reconstructs prairie WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press is honored to be partnering with the DuPage County (IL) Monarch Project as a result of recent work done to their property’s landscaping. Continuing in their commitment to care for the environment, IVP replaced much of their landscaping with milkweeds and butterfly-friendly native plants and was recognized as an official monarch waystation in the county. “InterVarsity Press has always had a commitment to environmentally responsible publishing through…

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Five InterVarsity Press Titles Chosen as Outreach Magazine’s Resources of the Year

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Five InterVarsity Press Titles Chosen as Outreach Magazine’s Resources of the Year WESTMONT, IL— Outreach magazine named five InterVarsity Press titles as Outreach Resources of the Year, with one additional book making the short list for the “also recommended” resource in its category. Outreach received close to two hundred submissions with release dates between Nov. 1, 2015 and Oct. 31, 2016. Those submissions were divided into twelve categories and panelists were selected for each category. Each panelist chose one Resource of the Year, with some…

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The Listening Life Receives Christianity Today’s 2017 Book Award

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The Listening Life Receives Christianity Today’s 2017 Book Award Contact: Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL—Results of Christianity Today’s 2017 Book Awards are in, and InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction by Adam McHugh was chosen as the book of the year in the Spiritual Formation category. “At a time when we are drowning in words—both digital and spoken—this quiet little book throws us a life preserver,” said Tish Harrison Warren, author of Liturgy of…

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InterVarsity Press and Missio Alliance Announce Co-Branded Line of Books

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InterVarsity Press and Missio Alliance Announce Co-Branded Line of Books Contact | Krista Clayton| 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com  WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP) and Missio Alliance are partnering together to release a jointly-branded line of books. With a number of IVP authors serving as key voices for the work of Missio Alliance, the two organizations have formally decided to leverage the natural synergies that exist between them for the benefit of both the IVP books included and of the Missio Alliance audience. “InterVarsity Press represents one…

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Silence and Beauty Author Serves as Consultant on Long-Awaited Martin Scorsese Film

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Silence and Beauty Author Serves as Consultant on Long-Awaited Martin Scorsese Film Contact | Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL—When IVP author Makoto Fujimura was weighing whether to write a book inspired by Shusaku Endo’s 1966 classic novel Silence, a friend introduced him to Martin Scorsese, who had been considering a film about the same book for nearly thirty years. That conversation with Scorsese led Fujimura to move ahead with writing his book and to become a consultant for Scorsese’s Silence, which is set…

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InterVarsity Press Designers Receive Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

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InterVarsity Press Designers Receive Top Shelf Book Cover Awards Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL— The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) honored InterVarsity Press designers Cindy Kiple and David Fassett with Top Shelf Book Cover Awards last week at PUBu 2016 held at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. The Top Shelf program highlights book design excellence, intelligence, and beauty. “I was honored to lead a session at PUBu16 about the role of excellent design in selling books,” said IVP publisher Jeff…

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“Bedrock” of InterVarsity Press Operations to Retire in September

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“Bedrock” of InterVarsity Press Operations to Retire in September August 2016 | Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 |  kclayton@ivpress.com  WESTMONT, IL—After thirty-two years of managing the behind-the-scenes operations at InterVarsity Press (IVP), Jim Hagen, director of business and finance, has announced that he will retire on September 16, 2016. “Some members of a publisher’s staff are highly visible to those outside the company’s four walls, while others are the bedrock of all that goes on internally,” Jeff Crosby, IVP’s publisher, said. “Jim…

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InterVarsity Press Hosts Latino/a Consultation to Further Development in Diverse Publishing

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InterVarsity Press Hosts Latino/a Consultation to Further Development in Diverse Publishing Alisse Wissman Publicity Manager InterVarsity Press 630-734-4059, @alissewissman ivpress.com/media Westmont, IL—InterVarsity Press was honored to host their first Latino-focused publishing consultation at their offices in Westmont, IL, June 15-17. As a reflection of IVP’s long-standing goal to publish books and authors of diverse backgrounds and voices, the representatives at the Latino/a Consultation included nineteen men and women from within the academy, the church, and religious non-profit world. “We began…

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InterVarsity Press Announces New Series Bridging Science and Faith

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InterVarsity Press Announces New Series Bridging Science and Faith InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce a new series in conjunction with their partnership with the BioLogos Foundation: BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity. BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith while presenting an evolutionary understanding of God’s creation. Launching with the first volume in June 2016, this series aims to advance the mission of BioLogos by publishing a range of titles…

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IVP and the Transforming Center Partner to Carry on Legacy of M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

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IVP and the Transforming Center Partner to Carry on Legacy of M. Robert Mulholland Jr. Contact: Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com Westmont, IL— InterVarsity Press and the Transforming Center® have partnered to re-release expanded editions of Invitation to a Journey and The Deeper Journey, two foundational spiritual formation titles by the late Dr. M. Robert Mulholland Jr. Mulholland has guided tens of thousands of readers into spiritual formation practices for more than twenty years through his writing and teaching. Based on the vision of Transforming Resources®, these…

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