IF:GATHERING FOUNDER JENNIE ALLEN SIGNS MULTI-BOOK DEAL WITH WATERBROOK MULTNOMAH Contact: Beverly Rykerd, Publicity Director brykerd@penguinrandomhouse.com (719) 268-1935 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 27, 2016)—Jennie Allen, founder and visionary for IF:Gathering, has signed a multiple book deal with WaterBrook Multnomah, imprints of Crown at Penguin Random House. The first as of yet untitled book is scheduled to release on January 31, 2017, in print and digital formats, to coincide with the fourth IF:Gathering Conference on Feb. 3-4, 2017.  Allen is a well-respected…