IVP announces contract for the release of “First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs”

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IVP announces contract for the release of “First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs” July 2022 | WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that they will be following up the much-loved First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament (FNV) with the newly contracted First Nations Version: Psalms and Proverbs, to be released in 2024. The First Nations Version is a new translation, attempting to capture the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English, while remaining faithful to the original…

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IVP hosts African American Publishing Consultation

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

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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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IVP announces new podcast partnership with the release of Get in The Word with Truth’s Table

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IVP announces new podcast partnership with the release of Get in The Word with Truth’s Table WESTMONT, IL–InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce its newest podcast, Get in The Word with Truth’s Table. Produced in partnership with the popular show Truth’s Table, the podcast will feature daily Bible readings and prayers narrated by Dr. Christina Edmondson and Ekemini Uwan, two cohosts of Truth’s Table. The first episode will release on January 1, 2022, and will cover the entire canon of the Bible over…

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Brian Zahnd signs two-book contract with IVP

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Brian Zahnd signs two-book contract with IVP WESTMONT, IL—Brian Zahnd, a popular conference speaker and author of A Farewell to Mars, has signed a contract for two more books with InterVarsity Press. The first of the two books, tentatively titled The Wood Between the Worlds, is scheduled to release in Winter 2023. “We are so pleased to continue our publishing relationship with Brian Zahnd,” said Elissa Schauer, managing and associate trade editor at IVP. “This next book focuses on the cross—how it…

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Five IVP titles named 2021 Outreach Resources of the Year

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Five IVP titles named 2021 Outreach Resources of the Year WESTMONT, IL—Outreach magazine has named five IVP titles as 2021 Resources of the Year, with two additional books making the shortlist for the Also Recommended resource in its category. “In an article published in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, author and essayist Daniel Mendelsohn said of literary awards, ‘Whatever the names on the plaques and medals, the real winner, in the end, is culture itself,’” Jeff Crosby, IVP’s publisher, said. “I believe Mendelsohn…

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Jay Y. Kim signs contract with IVP for follow-up to “Analog Church”

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Jay Y. Kim signs contract with IVP for follow-up to “Analog Church” WESTMONT, IL—Jay Y. Kim, author of Analog Church, has signed a contract with InterVarsity Press to release a second book, Analog Christian, in Spring 2022. Ethan McCarthy, associate editor for IVP, said, “Jay’s first book, Analog Church, was released in March 2020, just as churches across the land were suddenly forced to grapple with its themes in new ways. What’s at stake in our trade-offs between digital and analog forms of church? What…

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Nancy and Samantha Beach sign contract with IVP for Mother/Daughter dialogue on the Future of the Church

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Nancy and Samantha Beach sign contract with IVP for Mother/Daughter dialogue on the Future of the Church WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press has signed a contract with Nancy Beach and her daughter, Samantha Beach Kiley, for the spring 2022 release of their coauthored book tentatively titled Next Sunday: A Mother/Daughter Dialogue on the Future of the Church. Ethan McCarthy, associate editor for IVP said, “Nancy and Samantha’s book promises to be a fascinating look at American evangelicalism from a multigenerational perspective. At IVP,…

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IVP announces new initiative to amplify voices of color

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IVP announces new initiative to amplify voices of color WESTMONT, IL-InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce a groundbreaking new initiative to continue its reputation as a leader in multiethnic publishing. The Every Voice Now (EVN) initiative features a sizable fund underwritten jointly by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and IVP for the purpose of supporting the development, marketing, and sales of books by authors of color as well as aiding in the recruitment of diverse staff and the deepening of the…

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IVP launches the AND Campaign’s book, “Compassion (&) Conviction” alongside “Books on Politics & Government” webpage

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IVP launches the AND Campaign’s book, “Compassion (&) Conviction” alongside “Books on Politics & Government” webpage WESTMONT, IL—As the country moves into the 2020 election season InterVarsity Press has announced that it is releasing and providing resources to equip voters in understanding as well as engaging the issues of our day from a faith perspective. On Tuesday, July 21, IVP will release Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, which will be included among the titles on the newly…

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IVP offers free Ebooks as part of Resources for Faithful Justice

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IVP offers free Ebooks as part of Resources for Faithful Justice WESTMONT, IL— In an effort to educate and contribute to the discussions, and ultimately the change in our culture, InterVarsity Press has announced that from June 8 through June 12 they will be offering each person one free ebook with a one-time use promo code. The complete list of free titles and the promo code are available at the new web page, Resources for Faithful Justice. IVP has also committed…

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

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IVP hosts largest missions bookstore in the world at Urbana Missions Conference WESTMONT, IL—With nearly fifty thousand books representing nine hundred titles, InterVarsity Press will soon be hosting the largest missions bookstore in the world at the twenty-fifth Urbana Student Missions Conference. The Urbana 18 Conference, held in St. Louis, Missouri, will include nearly sixteen thousand attendees, two hundred seminars, and two hundred sixty organizations. It starts on Thursday, December 27, and concludes at midnight on New Year’s Eve. During…

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IVP acquires Operation World resources from Global Mapping International

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IVP acquires Operation World resources from Global Mapping International WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP) and Global Mapping International (GMI) announce the acquisition by IVP of GMI’s Operation World product line. For the past five years IVP and GMI have been publishing partners serving the Operation World team in publishing the seventh edition of Operation World. With this acquisition, IVP is now the sole owner and publisher of the Operation World CD, DVD, ebook, and Prayer Map. IVP also acquired the digital…

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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Announces New Publisher for IVP

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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Announces New Publisher for IVP      Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 |  kclayton@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA (IVCF) has announced that Jeff Crosby, the current associate publisher and director of sales and marketing for InterVarsity Press, will succeed Bob Fryling as publisher for IVP and vice president for IVCF starting July 1, 2016. Fryling will retire in June after nineteen years of leading IVP. Jim Lundgren, interim president for IVCF/USA, led the search process for a publisher. He said, “In…

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