Zondervan has signed an exclusive agreement with Dr. Rick Warren, pastor, leader and author of the bestselling book, The Purpose Driven® Life, to publish his next major book release. Seven years after the success of his signature title that became the No. 1 all-time bestselling hardcover non-fiction book in publishing history, Warren has gone back to the writing studio to create The Hope You Need.
“My motivation as an author has always been the message, not the market and I have been waiting for the right time, until I had something to say that would speak to the personal and societal problems we all face, ” Warren said. “With unemployment in some parts of the country running as high as 15 percent, many individuals – including my own congregation – are feeling the pinch of this recession, and are in need of hope.” Read More
Anne Graham Lotz, bestselling author and daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, was recently featured in Time.com and on the CBS Early Show. From Time.com:
“In her new book, The Magnificent Obsession, Graham Lotz writes about feeling alienated at times from "religious people" and pursuing her own religious calling despite the disapproval of her famous parents.” Read More
In her interview on the CBS Early Show, Anne discussed her mentor, Abraham, and how she strives to model her relationship with God after Abraham’s. Watch Video
Learn more about The Magnificent Obsession.
This is a very special day for Zondervan. We announced earlier today that Zondervan is partnering with Biblica and the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) to bring you an updated NIV in 2010. I am excited about launching this updated translation and wanted to share this news with everyone as soon as possible.
Since the NIV was first published in 1978, more than 300 million copies have sold worldwide – making it one of the most popular English books ever sold. However, the current NIV has not been updated since 1984, and it’s time to refresh the text by going back to the original Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew and translate God’s unchanging word using today’s most contemporary English.
The CBT is already working on the revisions and the process should be complete by late next year. The updated NIV will be available in 2011.
I hope this announcement is the first step toward an NIV that’s even easier to read and understand, and that it will continue to find its way into the hands and hearts of millions. For more information please visit www.NIVBible2011.com.
—Moe Girkins, Zondervan President and CEO
Look for Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia, a modern parable by Dr. David L. Cook, on usatoday.com.
The book is featured in the Religion section in an article by Mike Snider, David L. Cook is featured in a Q & A article, also by Mike Snider, and both are featured in a blog post by religion editor Cathy Lynn Grossman.
Author, speaker, entrepreneur, and performance psychologist are the roles Dr. David L. Cook has assumed over the past two decades. His clients have included NBA World Champions, National Collegiate Champions, PGA Tour Champions, Olympians, and many Fortune 500 companies.
Golf’s Sacred Journey is about influence. The story is based on thousands of athletes the author has counseled, and the great mentors and teachers from whom he has learned, told through the lives of two characters—a rancher with a passion for teaching truth and a young golf professional at the end of his rope.
In a recent radio interview with Iron Sharpens Iron, Latayne C. Scott, former Mormon and author of The Mormon Mirage, discussed her book and the decision by the LDS church to elect Joseph Sitati, a black African, to the First Quorum of Seventy. This election is controversial in light Mormonism’s history of doctrinal racism as clearly taught in The Book of Mormon.
Listen to the interview here. Read the related article here.
Three decades after leaving the Mormon faith, Latayne C. Scott looks back to her original journey out of Mormonism and the reasons why she left in the third edition of her book The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member looks at the Mormon Church Today.
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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) has honored bestselling author Cecil Murphey by giving him the 2009 Extraordinary Service Award, one of their most prestigious awards. This award reflects the great respect the ASJA membership holds for Murphey and his extraordinary service to other writers. Read More
In addition to his own works, Cecil has assisted well-known personalities in writing their biographies including one about renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson titled Gifted Hands.
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Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, March 9. The Gosselins star in the hit TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8 and have a bestselling book about their experiences raising a set of twins and sextuplets titled Multiple Blessings, available at booksellers everywhere.
Multiple Blessings by Jon and Kate Gosselin with Beth Carson reached The New York Times and the USA Today bestseller lists after just one week of sales. BUY NOW
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Tune in to Dr. Phil on Wednesday, February 11, to catch Kate Gosselin, co-author of The New York Times bestseller Multiple Blessings, as she talks about raising a family of multiples.
Multiple Blessings by Jon and Kate Gosselin with Beth Carson reached The New York Times and the USA Today Bestseller lists after just one week of sales. The book tells the amazing story of how the Gosselins survived the overwhelming odds and the emotional roller coaster of birthing and raising two sets of multiples — twins and sextuplets — in three years. BUY NOW
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