April 20, 2026 Edition
Industry News
Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group acquires She Reads Truth
Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group has acquired She Reads Truth, an influential direct-to-consumer publisher focused on building a community of women who together interact with the Bible every day.
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ECPA Christian Bestseller lists released for April
ECPA has released the Christian Bestseller lists for April in 16 book & Bible categories. The #1 bestselling title in the Top 50 and Nonfiction Hardcover is “The King is Coming” by John Bevere (Thomas Nelson). “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers) is #1 in Paperback.
View the lists at ReadGoodBooks.com/bestseller
The Christy Award® comes to Nashville on November 6: Registration is open
ECPA has announced that The Christy Award events will be held in person on November 6 in Nashville, bringing together the Christian fiction community for a dynamic, one-day experience featuring two signature events: the Art of Writing Conference and The Christy Award Gala. Registration is now open.
ECPA thanks companies who will participate in Leadership Summit as sponsors
ECPA extends its gratitude to the eighteen companies supporting the upcoming Leadership Summit, taking place April 28–29 near Chicago. Centered on the theme “The Future of Christian Publishing,” the Summit provides a space for industry leaders to engage key challenges and opportunities shaping the industry. ECPA is grateful for the partnership and investment of these key companies who support Christian publishing: Bookwire, Firebrand Group, GPS Group, knk Software, Lakeside Book Company, Nord Compo, RR Donnelley, Versa Press, Thomson Reuters Core Print Solutions, The Grandview Group, PBD Worldwide, MetaComet, Kingery Printing, IPG, Ingram, FrontGate Media, Bradford & Bigelow, Bethany Press.
FrontGate Media expands portfolio with four new relationships
Building on the momentum of its 25th anniversary year, FrontGate Media has announced that it has expanded its advertising and promotion representation portfolio with four new strategic relationships: Family Research Council, Kevin Sorbo and Sam Sorbo, and Pastor Greg Locke.
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MetaComet® Systems now offers free implementation
MetaComet® Systems, the publishing industry’s leading provider of rights and royalty management software, today announced that all new Royalty Tracker® subscriptions will include free implementation at no additional cost beyond the monthly subscription.
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Milestones
Dr. Jeremiah Johnston’s “The Jesus Discoveries” climbs to #3 on NYT bestsellers
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that “The Jesus Discoveries: 10 Historic Finds That Bring Us Face-To-Face with Jesus” by Dr. Jeremiah Johnston has climbed to #3 on the New York Times Bestsellers List this week. The book is also #4 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list, continues to rank on USA TODAY’s Bestselling Booklist, and currently ranks #3 on Amazon charts, and #31 overall on Amazon Books, where it holds the #1 bestseller spot in three categories.
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Product News
TODAY, NBC, feature Sissy Goff & David Thomas as “Capable” gains national attention
Expert therapists and bestselling authors Sissy Goff and David Thomas combat the childhood crisis of capability on the national stage as they launch, “Capable: How to Teach Your Kids Strength, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience” (Baker Publishing, April 21). On Wednesday, April 22, the pair will be featured live on The TODAY Show and NBC News Now.
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Malcolm Guite's "Galahad and the Grail" releases today as an Amazon bestseller
"Galahad and the Grail," the debut volume in renowned British poet and priest Malcolm Guite’s highly anticipated new series, Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad, bows today from Rabbit Room Press, having already topped Amazon’s “Best Sellers in Religious Poetry,” "Best Sellers in Epic Poetry," and “Best Sellers in British & Irish Poetry” charts.
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