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Nashville, TN—Books by Colleen Coble and Denise Hunter have been named finalists for the Booksellers’ Best Award, sponsored by the Greater Detroit chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA). Coble’s Anathema and Lonestar Sanctuary are nominees for the Inspirational fiction award.  Hunter’s The Convenient Groom is nominated in the Traditional category.  An award open to published authors with books released in 2008, the Booksellers’ Best Awards are bestowed after a vote by 200 booksellers and librarians. The winners will be named at the national RWA convention to be held in Washington, D.C., July 15-18, 2009.

“Life is short and the world is waiting”

(Nashville, Tenn.) In every way, nine-year-old Austin Gutwein was a typical little boy who could often be found shooting hoops in his backyard in Phoenix, Arizona. That is until he had his “Maggie moment” in 2004.  After that, everything changed for him and more importantly, for the lives of children halfway across the world.

Austin was captivated by a video that told the story of a little girl named Maggie.  Maggie lived in Zambia in Southern Africa.  She lost almost everyone she loved to AIDS, an epidemic that ravaged the country and deprived it of an entire generation, leaving nearly a million children orphaned.   READ MORE »

Nashville, TN—Ami McConnell, Senior Acquisitions Editor for Thomas Nelson’s fiction division, is one of three finalists for a top industry honor, the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) 2009 Editor of the Year.

McConnell’s career at Thomas Nelson spans twelve years.  She helped launch the dedicated fiction line at Thomas Nelson in 2003, then named WestBow Press.

“This is a major honor for Ami and shows what a major strength she brings to our team every day,” said Allen Arnold, Senior VP and Publisher for Fiction.

ACFW will announce the Editor of the Year during a banquet at the 2009 ACFW Conference to be held September 17 – 20 in Denver.

The X and Y of Buy

(Nashville, Tenn.) Unraveling the mystery of how men and women make buying decisions just became easier with the new book, The X and Y of Buy, (Thomas Nelson, June 9, 2009) by veteran branding, marketing, and salesperson, Elizabeth Pace.

Shopping for a man’s suit? Walk right into a department store and there they are: men’s suits in every color, size, and design, all displayed together. You’re in and you’re out in plenty of time for kickoff.  Need a women’s suit?  Block out the afternoon and let the hunt begin. There are numerous stores to visit, prices to compare, and sales to check out. It’s a truth as old as time; women love the search, men love the kill.  Men and women are wired differently and smart marketers know it. READ MORE »

Best-Selling Author Dispels Depiction of a Meek and Mild Savior in The Jesus You Can’t Ignore

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1, 2009—Fierce.  Blunt.  Confrontational.  These are hardly words that most people would use to describe Jesus.  But the meek and mild, politically correct version of Jesus often depicted by Christians and non-Christians alike is an inaccurate portrayal of who Jesus really was, says best-selling author and pastor John MacArthur in his new book, The Jesus You Can’t Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ (Thomas Nelson, July 2009, ISBN: 978-1-4002-0206-5, $22.99).

In The Jesus You Can’t Ignore, MacArthur surveys the entire public ministry of Christ, reintroducing readers to His passionate mission to make the Gospel clear and bring people into the Kingdom of God—even when it caused offence to those promoting inaccurate doctrine.  Jesus fiercely and unapologetically defended truth against the insidious hypocrites of His day. READ MORE »