IVP honors life and legacy of longtime director James F. Nyquist

IVP honors life and legacy of longtime director James F. Nyquist James F. Nyquist, a foundational figure in the development of InterVarsity Press (IVP), passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023. Nyquist served as IVP’s director from 1964 to 1983. “Jim Nyquist was a skilled manager with an entrepreneurial spirit who guided IVP for twenty years from a shoestring operation to a significant voice in Christian publishing,” said Andy Le Peau, a long-time associate publisher for editorial at IVP, where…

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Four IVP titles names 2023 Outreach Resources of the Year

Four IVP titles names 2023 Outreach Resources of the Year Outreach magazine has named four IVP titles as 2023 Resources of the Year. The honored books include “Wandering Toward God” by Travis Dickinson; “Agents of Flourishing“ by Amy L. Sherman; “Inalienable” by Eric Costanzo, Daniel Yang, and Matthew Soerens; and “Analog Christian” by Jay Y. Kim. Read More…

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IVP announces distribution and product fulfillment outsourcing to Longleaf Services

IVP announces distribution and product fulfillment outsourcing to Longleaf Services Building on its seventy-five-year tradition of developing and publishing thoughtful Christian content for both trade and academic markets, InterVarsity Press has announced a shift in its business operations. Starting in September 2023, IVP will begin outsourcing its order processing, customer service, and product fulfillment operations to Longleaf Services. Read More…

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Four IVP authors listed as The Gospel Coalition’s Keller Center Inaugural Fellows

Four IVP authors listed as The Gospel Coalition’s Keller Center Inaugural Fellows Authors Trevin Wax, Alan Noble, Michael Kruger, and Gavin Ortlund were named to the inaugural fellows list for The Gospel Coalition’s new Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. These award-winning, accomplished authors join twenty-two other Christian writers, teachers, and thinkers who will come together to create rich discipleship and evangelism content for the church. Read More…

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IVP honored with three 2023 CT Book Awards

IVP honored with three 2023 CT Book Awards InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that it received top honors in three categories of the CT Book Awards: Church and Pastoral Leadership, Marriage and Family, and Politics and Public Life. Another IVP title received the Award of Merit in the Popular Theology category, and three IVP books were finalists in Biblical Studies, Culture and the Arts, and Politics and Public Life. Read More…   

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The Gospel Coalition honors three IVP titles with Awards of Distinction

The Gospel Coalition honors three IVP titles with Awards of Distinction The Gospel Coalition has announced that three IVP books have received Awards of Distinction as part of the TGC 2022 Book Awards. Drawing from the thousands of resources produced by Christian publishers this year, the TGC staff, along with dozens of key contributors, took stock of the best Christian books across twelve categories and recently announced their top choices. Read More…

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IVP hosts largest missions bookstore in the world at Urbana 22 Missions Conference

IVP hosts largest missions bookstore in the world at Urbana 22 Missions Conference With more than 34,000 books representing more than 700 titles, InterVarsity Press (IVP) will soon be hosting the largest missions bookstore in the world at the 26th Urbana Student Missions Conference. The Urbana 22 Conference, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, will include more than 5000 attendees and nearly 200 seminars and organizations. Read More… 

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IVP Creative Director honored with four 2022 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

IVP Creative Director honored with four 2022 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards InterVarsity Press is pleased to congratulate its creative director, David Fassett, for his work on four designs chosen for 2022 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards by ECPA. The Top Shelf Book Cover Awards program is managed by ECPA to recognize design excellence in the Christian publishing industry. Read More…

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IVP’s Karin DeHaven named PW Star Watch honoree for 2022

IVP’s Karin DeHaven named PW Star Watch honoree for 2022 Karin DeHaven, publicist for IVP Academic, was named a PW Star Watch honoree. DeHaven is one of forty-one honorees selected for the 2022 awards, which identify and celebrate innovators in book publishing. The group of honorees includes representatives from the Big Five publishers, independent houses, comics publishers, literary agents, booksellers, and others who influence books that get read. Read More…

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IVP welcomes Nilwona Nowlin as Associate Editor

IVP welcomes Nilwona Nowlin as Associate Editor InterVarsity Press has announced that Nilwona Nowlin will serve as its new associate editor. Cindy Bunch, IVP Vice President, Editorial, said, “Nilwona’s breadth of ministry experience, professional training, and wide networks will be an asset to IVP. But most of all her pastoral heart will guide her as she mentors authors through the publishing process.” Read More…

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Two IVP Kids titles named finalists for Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards

Two IVP Kids titles named finalists for Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards Two IVP Kids titles have been named finalists for the first annual Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards. “The Celebration Place” and “Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit” are two of five finalists in the religion category. The Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards are sponsored by the National Black Book Festival (NBBF) and were established in honor of the late Jerry Pinkney, a world-renowned children’s book illustrator. Read…

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IVP hosts African American Publishing Consultation

IVP hosts African American Publishing Consultation June 2022 | As a continuation of its initiatives to learn from and amplify voices of color, InterVarsity Press hosted an African American Publishing Consultation June 8–10 at IVP’s main office in Westmont, Illinois. The gathering was led by IVP president and publisher Terumi Echols and Ed Gilbreath, vice president of strategic partnerships at Christianity Today. The press welcomed activists, professors, pastors, entrepreneurs, theologians, podcasters, and authors to gain insights on how to further elevate…

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“Prayer in the Night” receives 2022 Christian Book of the Year® Award

“Prayer in the Night” receives 2022 Christian Book of the Year® Award InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren was named the Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) at its awards ceremony in Philadelphia on May 3. Prayer in the Night was also selected as the top book in the Christian Living category of the 2022 Christian Book Awards. Framed around a nighttime…

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IVP Academic announces new associate editor

IVP Academic announces new associate editor WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP) has announced that Rachel Hastings has been appointed associate editor for IVP Academic. Hastings joined IVP in 2021 as assistant project editor and was soon promoted to associate project editor for trade books. In the role of associate editor for IVP Academic she will be leading acquisitions and the development of academic books in biblical studies and related fields. “Rachel has already been working on a number of academic titles this year, and…

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Four IVP titles named finalists for 2022 Christian Book Award® program

Four IVP titles named finalists for 2022 Christian Book Award® program The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) has announced that four IVP titles are among the finalists for the 2022 Christian Book Award® program. “As a community of people committed to excellence in publishing, we don’t invest in the challenging and complex work that brings books, Bibles and other resources to people throughout the world merely to win awards,” stated ECPA president Jeff Crosby. “Rather, we publish to fulfill our distinctive, gospel-advancing…

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