WaterBrook & Multnomah add Sarah Rubio and Bunmi Ishola to Editorial team

WaterBrook & Multnomah add Sarah Rubio and Bunmi Ishola to Editorial team Laura Barker, Vice President and Publisher for WaterBrook and Multnomah, announced two new additions to the editorial team both with a focus on children’s publishing. SARAH RUBIO joins WaterBrook as Executive Editor, reporting to Laura Barker. With more than  thirteen years of publishing experience, Sarah most recently served as Senior Editor for children’s and young adult titles at Tyndale House Publishers, where she established a strong reputation for acquiring and…

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Three WaterBrook titles hit New York Times Best Sellers List

Three WaterBrook titles hit New York Times Best Sellers List Three WaterBrook titles appear on the most recent New York Times Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Best Sellers List (6/21/20), including Michael Todd’s Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex at #1. Todd’s book has captured the top spot for three weeks running and has been on the list for six straight weeks since its April 28, 2020, release. In addition, Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of…

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WaterBrook and Multnomah Senior Editor Bruce Nygren retires

WaterBrook and Multnomah Senior Editor Bruce Nygren retires On Monday, December 17, 2018, Laura Barker, VP, Editor-in-Chief for WaterBrook and Multnomah, imprints of Penguin Random House, announced the retirement of Senior Editor Bruce Nygren.  Barker shared the following statement with colleagues: “After more than a decade of serving our imprints with excellence, Bruce Nygren, Senior Editor, WaterBrook and Multnomah, will be retiring at the end of this year. Bruce first joined our team in 2003 and then returned to work with us…

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WaterBrook and Multnomah promotes Laura Barker

WaterBrook and Multnomah promotes Laura Barker Tina Constable, Senior Vice President and Publisher for Christian Publishing for The Crown Group at Penguin Random House, has announced that Laura Barker has been promoted to Vice President, Editor in Chief, WaterBrook and Multnomah, effective immediately. Barker has been a highly valued member of the WaterBrook and Multnomah editorial staff for nearly twenty years, serving in several management roles, including Managing Editor and Editorial Director. In the past year, Barker has done an outstanding job of collaborating on acquisition strategy,…

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WaterBrook & Multnomah mourn the loss of author Boris Vujicic

WaterBrook & Multnomah mourn the loss of author Boris Vujicic COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 16, 2017)—WaterBrook & Multnomah mourn the loss of  friend and author Boris Vujicic, who died May 14, 2017.    Boris Vujicic is the father of New York Times best-selling author and international evangelist Nick Vujicic, who was born without any limbs.    In Raising the Perfectly Imperfect Child: Facing Challenges with Strength, Courage, and Hope (WaterBrook) Boris shared the remarkable journey of how he and his…

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WaterBrook Multnomah announces several staff promotions; Ginia Hairston joins company as VP, Director of Marketing

WaterBrook Multnomah announces several staff promotions; Ginia Hairston joins company as VP, Director of Marketing  Alexander Field, Vice President & Publisher, WaterBrook Multnomah, The Crown Publishing Group announces:   Since joining WaterBrook and Multnomah last December, I have been incredibly blessed to work with such a highly dedicated team that is committed to quality Christian publishing. Having now had time to review our organizational structure and the significant contributions made by key members of our staff across various functional areas, I…

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