October 19, 2026 Edition
Industry News
October ECPA Christian Bestseller lists released
The October ECPA Christian Bestseller lists are now available, featuring top-selling titles across 16 categories, including the Top 50, Nonfiction Hardcover and Paperback, Fiction, YA, Children’s, Bibles, Spanish-language, Value-Priced, and more. Leading this month’s lists are The Elijah Mandate by Amir Tsarfati and Tolik Piflaks (Harvest House Publishers) and Making Peace With What I Can’t Control by Lysa TerKeurst (Thomas Nelson).
HarperCollins Christian Academic launches largest collection for universities
HarperCollins Christian Publishing has announced the launch of HarperCollins Christian Academic, giving colleges and universities access to the company’s catalog of more than 21,000 titles, the largest collection of Christian titles available to universities anywhere.
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Cardinal Publishers Group partners with Total Printing Systems
Total Printing Systems and Cardinal Publishers Group are pleased to announce that on October 2, 2026, Cardinal Publishers Group began to operate as a partner of TPS to allow both entities to operate in a greater capacity within the industry.
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Join nearly 200 publishing professionals in Nashville for ECPA PubU
Nearly 200 Christian publishing professionals are already registered for ECPA PubU, gathering November 4-5 in Nashville for two days of learning, networking, and industry connection in training tracks for Editorial, Marketing, Sales, Production & Operations, and Design. Bestselling author Douglas McKelvey will deliver the opening keynote. There’s still time to register and join your industry colleagues at the last in-person PubU until 2028.
Bundle and save on The Christy Award® events in Nashville
Make the most of The Christy Award® events on November 6 in Nashville with special registration savings for those attending all three events. Attend both the afternoon Art of Writing Seminar and evening Christy Award® Gala for a bundled rate, then add the morning Beyond the Book finalist author gathering for just $29. ECPA PubU attendees can register through their PubU registration form. Attendees of the next day’s Read Write Rendezvous qualify for a $10 discount on Christy event registration.
Call for Entries: Outreach Magazine Resources of the Year
Outreach magazine is now accepting submissions for its annual Outreach Resources of the Year, which will be featured in the Spring 2027 issue. The Resources of the Year honors resources specifically focused on outreach in areas such as evangelism, apologetics, compassionate service and cross-cultural ministry.
Milestones
Wm. Paul Young’s "Return to the Shack" debuts at No. 9 on NYT bestseller list
Hachette Nashville/Apiary is thrilled to announce that New York Times bestselling author Wm. Paul Young’s highly-anticipated novel, "Return to the Shack," has debuted at No. 9 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list, following its October 6, 2026 release.
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Paraclete Press title wins Word Award in Poetry
D.S. Martin’s newest collection, “The Role of the Moon: Poems” (Paraclete Press) won the WORD GUILD award in Poetry. The work is a compelling, imagined dialogue with some of the most beloved Christian poets (John Milton, William Shakespeare, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and others), engaging them in our modern world.
Christianity Today celebrates magazine’s 70th anniversary
In the September/October issue of Christianity Today, outgoing editor in chief Marvin Olasky compiled seven articles, one for each decade CT has been around in celebration of the magazine’s 70th anniversary. A look back “reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.” One consistency has been CT’s Christ-centeredness and our sense of how good societies develop.
Product News
Align Insight welcomes NBA Champion Jeremy Lin
Align Insight, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, welcomes trailblazing athlete, speaker, philanthropist, and NBA Champion Jeremy Lin to its publishing program with his debut book on achieving genuine success.
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Zondervan introduces the NIrV Question and Answer Bible for Kids
Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, announces the release of the NIrV Question and Answer Bible for Kids. Designed for kids ages 6 to 10, the new Bible addresses real questions kids are already asking about God, faith, and the Bible.
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Publishing in Color voices partner together in “Free to Write”
More than 25 ethnically diverse publishing professionals share their expertise in “Free to Write: Essential Insights to Equip and Encourage Christian Writers of Color,” released on September 30, 2026, in collaboration with Publishing in Color (PIC).
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Align Insight acquires memoir by Epstein survivor Johanna Sjoberg
Align Insight has acquired North American rights to “This Little Light of Mine: A Memoir of Purity, Dark Secrets, and Escaping a Man Named Jeffrey Epstein” by Epstein survivor Johanna Sjoberg, for publication in September 2027. The book recounts Sjoberg’s experience of grooming and survival, and her journey to reclaim the faith she thought she had lost.
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Nelson Books releases Chuck Swindoll's memoir, “Awakened by Grace”
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, has released “Awakened by Grace: The Life Story of Chuck Swindoll,” the long-awaited memoir by internationally known pastor, bestselling author, and founder of the global radio ministry Insight for Living.
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Hodder Faith to release “Gospel Integrity” by Talbot professor Dr. Eddie Byun
On October 20, Hodder Faith will release “Gospel Integrity” by Dr. Eddie Byun, an Associate Professor of Christian Ministry at Talbot School of Theology, California, offering a gentle yet urgent invitation for Christians to rediscover the beauty, depth, and transforming power of the gospel.
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