WaterBrook’s Ink & Willow to publish Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggett’s “Black Joy Playbook” Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work and author of “Black Joy,” Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts’s “Black Joy Playbook” shows Black readers how to find and create joy in their present-day lives. Read More…
Read More …WaterBrook’s bestselling middle grade series releasing as animated series The Wingfeather Saga, an animated TV show based on the bestselling fantasy book series by Andrew Peterson, is announcing the premiere of season one and releasing a featurette on the project. Distributed by Angel Studios, the new show will officially launch for free December 2nd on the Angel Studios app and has released a special featurette. Read More…
Read More …From Latasha Morrison, author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller “Be the Bridge,” two new nonfiction works to WaterBrook In the first book, “Brown Faces, White Spaces,” tentatively slated for release in Spring 2023, the diversity expert and founder of Be the Bridge considers the historic and contemporary circumstances feeding the systemic racism that impacts the daily experience of Brown and Black people and offers practical prompts to help readers reverse the effects of the injustice baked into a variety of institutions and spaces,…
Read More …WaterBrook acquires children’s author Dorena Williamson WaterBrook has acquired from bestselling children’s author Dorena Williamson, two new picture books, including HAIR ARISING, an affirmation of God-created beauty, confidence, and grace for Black and Brown girls; and I KNOW WHO I AM, a celebration of how children around the world find their identity in God’s truth about them, to Laura Barker at WaterBrook, with Bunmi Ishola editing, by Dave Schroeder at Working Title Agency. For rights queries: Denise Cronin, decronin@prh.com
Read More …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…
Read More …NYT bestselling author Jennie Allen signs new deal with WaterBrook Jennie Allen, author of the New York Times bestseller Get Out of Your Head, has signed two new nonfiction works to WaterBrook. In the first book, Find Your People, tentatively slated for release in January 2022, the popular Bible teacher and founder of IF: Gathering explores the universal craving to be known and loved, revealing not only how social connection makes our daily lives more vibrant but why living in community is essential and integral to our…
Read More …Laura Barker promoted to VP and publisher of WaterBrook and Multnomah WaterBrook & Multnomah has announced the following promotion: Tina Constable, Executive Vice President & Publisher, Random House Christian Publishing and Crown Forum, announced today that Laura Barker is promoted to Vice President and Publisher of WaterBrook and Multnomah, effective immediately. Constable said, “Laura is a highly regarded executive in Christian publishing and one of the valued members of the WaterBrook and Multnomah leadership team. For the past five years, most recently as Editor…
Read More …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…
Read More …WaterBrook and Multnomah announce editorial team promotions WaterBrook and Multnomah has promoted two key editors in the Colorado Springs office. Laura Barker, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, announced the promotions of Shannon Marchese to Executive Editor and Susan Tjaden to Senior Editor. “Shannon is highly respected by colleagues throughout Christian publishing for her keen instincts and up-to-the-minute knowledge of current trends. She joined our company as Editor in 2004, and since then she has spearheaded our fiction and children’s programs with passion and energy,” said Barker. Marchese has…
Read More …Constable to be Sole Publisher of WaterBrook and Multnomah After promoting several members of the staff at WaterBrook and Multnomah—imprints of the Crown Publishing Group, senior v-p and publisher of Christian publishing for Crown, Tina Constable, announced that she is not hiring a replacement for former publisher, Alex Field. Constable, who oversaw Field until his departure from WaterBrook and Multnomah in 2017, will remain the sole publisher of the imprints, despite an eight-month search for a possible successor to Field….
Read More …WaterBrook and Multnomah announce promotion of Andrew Stoddard to new position WaterBrook and Multnomah announce the promotion of Andrew Stoddard to the newly created position of Lead Acquisitions Editor, WaterBrook and Multnomah, effective immediately, continuing to report to Laura Barker, Vice President and Editorial Director. Barker states: “In the three years since Andrew joined our editorial team, he has built an incredibly positive reputation within the industry, demonstrating a keen eye for promising acquisitions while helping to shape vague ideas into truly marketable concepts. Over the past year,…
Read More …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…
Read More …WaterBrook book optioned for TV Documentary Series THE CHAMBERLAIN KEY Unlocks Secret Code Encrypted in the Old Testament; Optioned by Jupiter Entertainment & Random House Studio for Major Documentary Television Series NEW YORK (May 4, 2017)—Jupiter Entertainment and Random House Studio have jointly optioned the fascinating new non-fiction book The Chamberlain Key: Unlocking the God Code to Reveal Divine Messages Hidden in the Bible by Timothy P. Smith, published by WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group division of Penguin…
Read More …Blogging for Books Adds NetGalley to Platform For Seamless Digital Galley Distribution Blogging program launched by WaterBrook Multnomah expands to Crown and now offers NetGalley service Contact: Susan Ruszala susan.ruszala@netgalley.com, 908-456-3383 Contact: Carisa Hays chays@penguinrandomhouse.com, 212-782-9277 (New York, – March 6, 2015) — Effective immediately, The Crown Publishing Group’s successful Blogging for Books program — which provides authorized bloggers with access to review copies of the publisher’s latest titles — will now include digital galley fulfillment via NetGalley. Authorized Blogging for…
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