Megan Dobson named vice president, publisher for Zonderkidz

Grand Rapids, Mich. (July 15, 2020) — Zondervan today announced Megan Dobson as the vice president, publisher for Zonderkidz, the children’s imprint for Zondervan. She will begin on July 27 and report to Laura Minchew, senior vice president, Children’s and Gift Group publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP). Dobson joins Zonderkidz after serving as publisher […]

Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise Hits the New York Times Best Sellers List

Grand, Rapids, Mich. (June 23, 2020) —The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby has landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for June 28, 2020, at #13 in the Paperback Nonfiction category. “Naturally we are pleased with the renewed interest in The Color of […]

HarperCollins Christian Publishing moves Zondervan Books to Nashville, Tenn.

Webster Younce to be VP, Publisher and Paul Fisher to be VP, Marketing (Nashville, Tenn.) June 22, 2020—HarperCollins Christian Publishing announced today it will be relocating the Zondervan Books and Zondervan Thrive imprints from Grand Rapids, Mich. to be based in its corporate office in Nashville, Tenn.  This will allow for sharing of best practices […]

Artist & Poet Morgan Harper Nichols Signs Two-Book Contract with Zondervan

Grand Rapids, Mich., June 8, 2020 – Acclaimed artist and poet Morgan Harper Nichols has signed an additional two-book contract with Zondervan. The first book in the contract, How Far You Have Come, will feature poetry, personal essays and original artwork with four-color spreads throughout and is scheduled to release in March 2021 through the […]

100 million pages saved with NIV Comfort Print®

Grand Rapids, Mich., April 22, 2020- Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, today announced a reduction in 100 million printed pages since the exclusive release of the NIV Comfort Print typeface in 2017. As part of the company’s Beautiful Bibles initiative launched in 2015, Zondervan partnered with 2K/DENMARK, the foremost Bible type foundry, […]

Adventure Bible Brand Celebrates 10 Million Units Sold

Grand Rapids, Mich., March 2020 – Today, Zondervan Bible Group, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, announced the Adventure Bible brand has surpassed 10 million units sold. Created in 1989 by Dr. Larry Richards, The Adventure Bible is the best-selling children’s Bible in the country. Materials are written at a 3rd grade reading level for […]

GRAMMY Award-Winning Artist, Activist, and New York Times Bestselling Author Lecrae to Publish I Am Restored with Zondervan Books

Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 25, 2020 – Two-time GRAMMY award-winning hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, speaker, thought leader, philanthropist, and New York Times bestselling author Lecrae Moore has signed a contract with Zondervan for his new book, I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion but Found My Faith, which releases October 13, 2020. Lecrae is represented […]

HarperCollins Christian Publishing celebrates 2020 ECPA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Stan Gundry

Long-time Zondervan senior v-p and publisher receives industry’s top honor Nashville, Tenn. (February 24, 2020) — HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) congratulates senior v-p, publisher, and Zondervan editor-in-chief, Stan Gundry, for being recognized as this year’s recipient of the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award from the Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Association (ECPA), announced on  February 17, […]

Zondervan Wins Four 2020 Christianity Today Book Awards

Justification by Michael Horton named Theology/Ethics Book of the Year (Nashville, Tenn.) December 12, 2019—Zondervan is honored to have four books recognized in the 2020 Christianity Today Book Awards, which were announced on December 10. Annually, Christianity Today chooses books in twelve main categories that are “most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.” […]

Infographic Bible Wins Bronze at 2019 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards

Grand Rapids, Mich. Dec. 4, 2019 – The Infographic Bible: Visualising the Drama of God’s Word is the 2019 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards bronze award winner in the category of Arts, Entertainment and Culture. The Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards celebrate excellence and beauty in data visualization, infographics, interactives and information art. Winning entries in each of the 17 categories push boundaries, […]