NY TIMES CHRISTIAN BEST SELLERS - WK OF JULY

• THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #1 in Relationships; and #3 in Advice, How-To & Misc.
• JESUS CALLING by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson) is #1 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
• YOUR BEAUTIFUL HEART by Lauren Scruggs (Tyndale House) is #1 in Fashion.
• LIFE IS SHORT (NO PUN INTENDED) by Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein (Howard Books) is #3 in Family; #8 in E-Book Nonfiction; #11 in combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction; #16 in Hardcover Nonfiction.
• SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) is #3 in Race.
• SCARY CLOSE by Donald Miller (Nelson Books/Thomas Nelson) is #3 in Relationships.
• LOVE DOES by Bob Goff (Thomas Nelson) is #6 in Relationships.
• KEEP IT SHUT by Karen Ehman (Zondervan) is #7 in Relationships.
• BOUNDARIES by Henry Cloud and John Townsend (Zondervan) is #8 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.

• GHOST BOY Martin Pistorius with Megan Lloyd Davies (Nelson Books) is #7 in Health.
• WRESTLING FOR MY LIFE by Shawn Michaels with David Thomas (Zondervan) is #8 in Sports.
• YOU AND ME FOREVER by Francis Chan and Lisa Chan (Claire Love Publishing) is #8 in Relationships.
• LOVE AND RESPECT by Emerson Eggerichs (Thomas Nelson) is #11 in Relationships.
• THE BEST YES by Lysa TerKeurst (Nelson Books/Thomas Nelson) is #11 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
• FOUR BLOOD MOONS by John Hagee (Worthy Publishing) is #12 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
• THE MYSTERY OF THE SHEMITAH by Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine) is #13 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
• HEAVEN IS FOR REAL by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) is #15 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.

NEW HOPE PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) July 2, 2015—New Hope^® Publishers is honored to announce its award for Publisher of the Year presented by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). The award for Publisher of the Year recognizes a Christian publishing house that demonstrates outstanding ministry partnerships with their authors. The AWSA is a professional support group of Christian women in both publishing and speaking. The AWSA celebrated its nominees and winners at the annual Golden Scroll Awards ceremony Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Orlando, Florida. Managing editor Joyce Dinkins was in attendance to accept the award on behalf of the New Hope^® Publisher’s team.  Dinkins also received a merit award for nonfiction editor of the year and two New Hope authors, Brenda Poinsett (He Said What?!) and Elaine Helms (Prayer Without Limits), were awarded merit awards for nonfiction. 

New Hope^® Publisher Judy Patterson responds, “We are deeply grateful to our authors who share our missional goals and whose inspired contributions are reflected in this recognition. New Hope authors are dedicated to missional living, offering words of hope to the hurting, and making an eternal impact in the world for Christ. It is a blessing to be a ministry partner with each author as we work together to accomplish His purposes.”

Dinkins adds: “God is good all the time. At this time, each member of the New Hope^® team experiences His goodness through the authors with whom we work, who acknowledge our service in Jesus’ name.”

The mission of New Hope^® Publishers is to provide books that challenge readers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God. New Hope Publishers is the general trade publishing division forWMU^®, a missions auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention. New Hope Publishers is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

AND THE AUTHOR SAID . . .

“I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.” P.G. Wodehouse

FIRST OR ALL RIGHTS?

Q. I recently submitted an article to a magazine, offering first serial rights. They wanted to buy it, but said they would only accept all rights. However, they assured me that they would reassign those rights to me after the piece was printed. I'm OK with that, but need to know if that reassignment will now happen automatically after the piece is published, or if there is something I need to do to make it happen? Also, is the answer the same whether I was paid for the piece, or just got contributor's copies?

A. It will not happen automatically. As soon as the piece is published, you need to send a written request to get the rights to the piece back. If the publisher sent you a contract for purchasing the piece, the information concerning getting the rights back should be covered in that contract, so be sure to check the contract before you take any action. It makes no difference whether you are paid for the article or just got the copies.

ROSE PUBLISHING ACQUIRES TWO PUBLISHERS

For Immediate Release

Rose Publishing Acquires Rainbow Publishers and Legacy Press Torrance, CA (June 5, 2015)--

 Rose Publishing announced today its acquisition of Rainbow Publishers and Legacy Press. For over 30 years, Rainbow and Legacy have been award-winning industry leaders, specializing in reproducible Bible lessons, devotionals, and fiction books for children and teens. Rose Publishing will acquire over 180 children’s titles from Rainbow Publishers and Legacy Press.

 “We are excited to know a trusted company like Rose Publishing will be carrying on our vision,” says former Rainbow-Legacy CEO, Dan Miley, “Rose is already a leading publisher in reproducible Bible study material and shares our passion for creating easy-to-understand, Biblebased teaching material.” Rainbow Publishers develops age-appropriate, flexible teaching material, including the series Instant Bible Lessons, Five-Minute Sunday School Activities, and Favorite Bible Stories.

Awarded Best in Christian Education by Christian Retailing in 2011 and winner of numerous awards (Retailer’s Choice Finalist, Gold Medallion Finalist, CBA Bestseller), Rainbow Publishers produces all-in-one Bible lessons and like Rose Publishing it focuses on reproducible Bible material. Legacy Press is best known for its God And Me and Gotta Have God series of devotionals for girls and boys; both of which are national best-sellers. Its devotions, journals, and Christian fiction books, including the “Mom’s Choice” award-winner, Bill the Warthog, help kids grow in their faith. CEO and co-founder Gretchen Goldsmith expressed her enthusiasm over the new acquisition and what it means for Rose Publishing.

“Rose Publishing was started by a public school teacher and a Sunday School teacher in 1991 with a passion to make easy-to-understand Bible material,” said Ms. Goldsmith. “We’ve always admired the integrity of Rainbow’s leadership and the quality of their reproducible teaching material. We see this acquisition as a way to combine two family-owned companies who share a joint vision for quality Christian education material.”

Ms. Goldsmith added that she was eager to focus on Christian children’s titles: “Although Rose has created popular kids products before, we’ve never had a full product line devoted just to children and teens. As a Christian educator, creating products that develop and nurture a Christian foundation in the lives of children is close to my heart,” she said. “We know this line is meeting the needs of churches and parents who want practical, easy-to-use Bible curriculum. We look forward to serving children—and all who love them—as we continue to expand this product line. ”

WRITING TIP OF THE DAY

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DO EDITORS STEAL IDEAS?

Q. If I submit a query to a publication outlining an idea I have for article, how do I know the editor won't just steal my idea and give it to another writer to write?

A. You don't. But in all my years in this business, I have never heard of that actually happening. As long as you are capable of writing the piece, there is no reason for the editor to assign it to someone else. Besides, most editors have more than enough ideas coming in that they have no reason to steal ideas. Risk to their reputation would also be on the line.

There is one scenario that could happen along these lines. Sometimes an author will query on an important idea, but the editor (for various reasons) may think that author does not have the necessary skill to write it, or perhaps has not dug deep enough to get the whole story, so they will actually buy the idea from the original writer and assign it to someone more qualified.

It is not unusual to hear a writer complain that their ideas have been stolen, because an article on the same topic came out shortly after their query was rejected. The reality is that a lot of writers do submit articles on a similar topic. Since those topic are often tied to what is going on in the world, it is not unusual that more than one writer would have the same idea. I've been telling writers for years that when God inspires a writer to write on a certain topic, He can't trust them to actually follow through and write it, so He inspires other writers to write the same thing.