End Game Press celebrates winner and finalist for ECPA’s 2023 Christian Book Awards® ECPA honored two End Game Press titles in their prestigious Christian Book Award® celebration past week in Nashville. “Our God is Bigger That That!” by award-winning authors, Michelle Medlock Adams and Eva Marie Everson, tied as one of the winners in the Children’s Book category. Read More…
Read More …Rev. Dr. Jacob Corzine is named Vice President of Publishing at Concordia Publishing House Jonathan D. Schultz, President and CEO of Concordia Publishing House (CPH), has announced that Rev. Dr. Jacob Corzine has accepted the call to serve as vice president of publishing. Corzine will begin service at CPH on July 1, 2023. Read More…
Read More …Joyce Dinkins named as new director for Publishing in Color Writing for Your Life’s new director Kate Rademacher, former director Brian Allain, and Joyce Dinkins announce Joyce Dinkins Publishing, LLC will own and direct Publishing in Color (PIC), effective April 1, 2023. Read More…
Read More …Rend Collective’s Ali Gilkeson to publish children’s book with WaterBrook From Ali Gilkeson, of the folk rock band Rend Collective, the children’s picture book MY LIGHTHOUSE offers a whimsical and tender tale of finding adventure, losing your way, and learning to appreciate what you already have. The story is inspired by Rend Collective’s platinum-selling song by the same name, beloved by adults and kids alike. Read More…
Read More …Voice actor and Tyndale author Jodi Benson is on Jesus Calling Podcast Jodi Benson is best known as the voice actor of Ariel in The Little Mermaid. She recently joined The Jesus Calling Podcast to share that has had the honor and privilege of creating a character that has been known by several generations of parents and children. Benson’s book, “Part of My World,” is available from Tyndale Momentum. CEO of Ancestry.com Deb Liu on Jesus Calling Podcast Deb Liu recently joined The Jesus…
Read More …Bestselling children’s author, internationally known storyteller Bob Hartman shares the latest adventures from his popular Clever Cub Bible Stories series, on Sept. 6 from David C Cook Author of the YouVersion Bible App for Kids Bible Stories Releases Two New Picture Books from the Clever Cub Series Created to Remind Young Children Of Their Part In God’s Story Bestselling Children’s Author and internationally known Performance Storyteller Bob Hartman brings to life two all new stories poised to entertain and inspire young children with the…
Read More …IVP Kids line grows to twelve children’s books Since the launch of “Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver” in October 2021, InterVarsity Press (IVP) has continued to build its IVP Kids imprint. The line now includes seven picture books for children ages four to eight with five more contracted to release in 2023 and 2024. Read More…
Read More …ECPA honors six titles with Bronze Sales Awards for 100,000 sold ECPA recently presented the following titles with a Bronze Milestone Sales Awardfor achieving more than 100,000 sold: The Chosen: I Have Called You by Name by Jerry B. Jenkins (Focus on the Family and Broadstreet Publishing) 100 Days of Bible Promises by Shanna Noel (DaySpring) 100 Days of Believing Bigger by Marshawn Evans Daniels (DaySpring) One Step Closer Bible in partnership with Candace Cameron Bure (DaySpring) Sweet Tea for the Soul by Linda Kozar (DaySpring) Truth…
Read More …New digital platform combats Cancel Culture and provides a safe harbor for Christian and conservative eBooks, audiobooks and digital content Cary, NC, July 11, 2022 — CrossCurrent Digital is a Christian, conservative, family-friendly digital platform that will provide consumers with the option to purchase their eBooks, audiobooks, and digital content from a company that shares and protects content with a biblical worldview. Many Christian and right-of-center publishers depend on Amazon for the majority of their sales. In 2021, Amazon removed the book…
Read More …Iron Stream Media receives eight awards at Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers conference Iron Stream Media is thrilled to have received eight awards at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Awards included five Selah Awards, a Director’s Choice Award, the Yvonne Lehman Award, and a Foundations Award for a book releasing in Feb 2023. We are blessed to have so many authors who have done so well across so many aspects. SELAH AWARDS Messy Hope by Lori Wildenberg ISBN: 978-1563094781…
Read More …Christian bestseller lists released for June in 15 categories ECPA has posted the Christian bestseller lists for June at ReadGoodBooks.com, based on sales data from NPD Bookscan. The #1 bestselling book for the month is Revealing Revelation by Amir Tsarfati (Harvest House), which is also #1 on the Non-Fiction list. View the month’s bestsellers
Read More …ECPA names industry leaders developing 2022 PubU program, held Nov. 16-17 in Nashville ECPA’s annual Fall training program – ECPA PubU – will return as an in-person event in 2022 after being presented online for the past two years. PubU will be held on November 16-17 at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Developing the program will be a group of industry leaders – called the ECPA PubU Brain Trust, led by Jamie Lapeyrolerie, editor at WaterBrook & Multnomah. ECPA PubU will…
Read More …PGA golfer Bubba Watson on Jesus Calling Podcast PGA golfer Bubba Watson recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how his faith got him off the floor, and what his devotional routine looks like now. Watson’s book, “Up & Down” is available from Thomas Nelson. More… Legendary fisherman Jimmy Houston on Jesus Calling Podcast Jimmy Houston, legendary fisherman who hosts the popular TV show Jimmy Houston Outdoors, recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast. Houston’s devotional, “Catch A Better Life,” is available from Thomas Nelson….
Read More …ECPA to announce the finalists for the Christian Book Awards this week Finalists in 12 categories for the 2022 Christian Book Award® program will be announced later this week. Winners will be presented on May 3rd at the ECPA Awards Celebration in Philadelphia featuring Latasha Morrison, author of the 2021 Christian Book of the Year®, “Be the Bridge.” More…
Read More …ECPA celebrates 10 Year anniversary of Top Shelf Book Cover Award program The 2022 program will award in four categories, and invite art directors from submitting publishers to participate in judging panel. Submission period opens April 15 through August 15 with winners announced at ECPA PubU in Nashville this Fall APRIL 4, 2022, TEMPE, ARIZ. – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) will celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the industry’s premier award program for book design, the Top Shelf…
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