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Katherine Jacobs named senior acquisitions editor for Zonderkidz

Grand Rapids, Mich. (December 4, 2020) – Zondervan today announced Katherine Jacobs as senior acquisitions editor for Zonderkidz, the children’s imprint of Zondervan. In this role Jacobs will work to acquire key authors and discover new voices in the children’s publishing space while also leading the editorial process for her acquired projects. Jacobs is a […]

HarperCollins Christian Publishing Acquires the Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible Assets

(Nashville, Tenn.) December 3, 2020—HarperCollins Christian Publishing today announced its acquisition of the Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible product assets from Kirkbride Bible Company, Inc. The Bible brand will be stewarded by the Zondervan publishing group, under the direction of v-p and publisher, Melinda Bouma. This acquisition supports the company’s initiative to grow its Bible business through […]

Clark Christian named marketing director for the Thomas Nelson Bible group

Nashville, Tenn. (November 20, 2020)—Thomas Nelson recently announced Clark Christian as the marketing director for the Thomas Nelson Bible group. Christian brings over 16 years of publishing and marketing experience, most recently working in product marketing for healthcare education company, PESI. In this role he managed the launch of over 20 educational products, which included […]

Jerri Helms named v-p of digital marketing and analytics for HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus

Nashville, Tenn. (November 19, 2020)—HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) and HarperCollins Focus (HCF) today announced Jerri Helm’s promotion to v-p of digital marketing and analytics. Helms has led digital marketing efforts in various roles for HCCP for more than 12 years. In 2013 she was named the senior director of digital marketing for the Thomas Nelson […]

The Painted Castle wins 2020 Christy Award

Thomas Nelson congratulates winner, Kristy Cambron, and three finalists (Nashville, Tenn.) November 18, 2020 — Thomas Nelson today announced The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron is a Christy Award winner in the Historical Fiction category. The company also recognized three additional finalists. The Christy Awards, which honor fiction authors in nine categories, were presented by […]