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Thomas Nelson wins six 2019 Christy Awards, including Book of the Year

November 8, 2019

Thomas Nelson fiction authors honored in five categories and hall of fame induction (Nashville, Tenn.) November 8, 2019 — Thomas Nelson is pleased to congratulate all five of its fiction authors who received Christy Awards, including Patti Callahan for taking home the Christy Award’s top honor – Book of the Year for her novel Becoming […]

Zondervan Books to Publish the Heart-Stirring Story of Bud Welch and Bill McVeigh and Their Unlikely Friendship 25 Years after the Oklahoma City Bombing

November 7, 2019

A Moving Story of Two Fathers—One Whose Daughter Was Killed in the Bombing, and the Other the Father of Her Killer, Timothy McVeigh—and of Forgiveness and How Good Can Overcome Evil Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 4, 2019 – Zondervan Books has contracted to publish Grace from the Rubble: Two Fathers’ Road to Reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing, the riveting true story of […]

Thomas Nelson announces Damon Reiss as VP, Publisher for W Publishing

November 7, 2019

(Nashville, Tenn.) November 7, 2019—Thomas Nelson today announced that Damon Reiss, former senior director for HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s (HCCP) custom and backlist program as well as the Christian bookstore key accounts and distributor channels, will become the v-p and publisher for its non-fiction imprint W Publishing. Reiss will lead the acquisition and editorial strategy in […]

Philip Nation named VP and Publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles

November 4, 2019

Nashville, Tenn. (November 4, 2019) — HarperCollins Christian Publishing today announced the company has hired Philip Nation to lead as v-p, publisher for Thomas Nelson Bibles. He will join the organization on December 2nd and report to John Kramp, senior v-p, Bibles and Spanish Group publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing. In this role, Nation will […]

Don Jacobson named SVP and Books Group Publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus

October 3, 2019

Nashville, Tenn. (September 30, 2019)—HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus today announced that Don Jacobson will lead the organizations’ book publishing programs as senior v-p and group publisher.  Joining the organization on October 7, Jacobson will be based in Nashville, Tenn., report to Mark Schoenwald, president and CEO, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, and will serve on […]