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Gilead Publishing is Announced!

By Steve Laubeon April 18, 2016
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Gilead Publishing logo wo tagIt is very exciting when some good news happens in our industry. We’ve talked so much about bankruptcies and industry challenges that we also need to celebrate when the good stuff comes along.

Today is the official first day of a newly formed Christian publishing company called Gilead Publishing. The CEO is Bill Giarratana, the President and Publisher is Dan Balow, and the Vice President of Editorial is Sue Brower.

You may know Sue in her previous role as the Executive Editor for fiction at Zondervan and HarperChristian and was named the editor-of-the-year by ACFW. Dan is best known as the head of marketing for the Left Behind series during his days at Tyndale. Plus for the last three years Dan has been (and will still be) a part of The Steve Laube Agency, representing non-fiction projects. Bill is a very experienced marketing person with years of working with major ministry fundraising. He has spent time with both the American Bible Society and Biblica (aka the International Bible Society).

The neat part about Gilead is that they will only be publishing fiction. This means they are extremely targeted and will create a myriad of new opportunities for novelists. In an industry that has been reducing the number of slots available, this is welcome news indeed.

The main operations office is in Wheaton, Illinois and the editorial acquisitions/management office is in Grand Rapids, Michigan. An initial staff of ten employees will be assisted by several key strategic partnerships with service providers. The company is planning to publish from 40-50 titles in 2017, with a few already scheduled for release in late 2016.

Balow comments, “This has been a long time coming as we have been writing business plans and preparing the vision for a company like this for almost a year. When the commitment for investment in a startup traditional publisher was made at the end of last year, we started the count-down toward making this a reality. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks, but we are honored to be a sponsor at the 2016 ACFW conference in Nashville this year and will have plenty to talk about.”

This is the real deal. It is not something run out someone’s basement or on a shoestring budget. We look forward to seeing what impact they will have on the Christian fiction landscape in the years to come.

A preliminary landing page for the company website is at www.gileadpublishing.com with contact information included.

The company is only considering proposals from recognized literary agents at this time.

 

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Category: Book Business, New Book Releases, News You Can UseTag: Gilead Publishing, Publishing News

News You Can Use – March 26, 2013

By Steve Laubeon March 26, 2013
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Is Baby Boomer Lit the Next Hot Genre? – Yet another parsing of the genres. What do you think about this one?

The Economics Behind the Big Publishing Mergers – Eoin Purcells explores some of the big picture considerations.

Author Intuition – Roseanna White writes a great article. I appreciate her words “Don’t mistake pride for intuition.” Well said.

An Amazon Bestseller Earns the Author …

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News You Can Use – Dec. 4, 2012

By Steve Laubeon December 4, 2012
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Guideposts sells Ellie Claire Line and Selected Summerside Titles to Worthy Publishing - Worthy Publishing adds a great gift book line along with some Summerside non-fiction to their company. Plus they added a new VP, Jason Rovenstine, who joins them from his similar role at Ellie Claire/Summerside. The Summerside fiction line remains with Guideposts with no editorial changes. Guideposts fiction …

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News You Can Use – Nov. 20, 2012

By Steve Laubeon November 20, 2012
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Family Christian Stores in a Buyout - The largest Christian bookstore chain in the country will have new owners. They have 280 stores in 36 states. The chain's management in partnership with some investors has acquired the chain from its previous private equity owners.

Tyndale House Publishers Wins Their Courthouse Battle - Great news! I previously posted regarding the potential that an …

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New Releases May 2010

By Steve Laubeon June 2, 2010
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Below are new books published last month which our agency represented. (In alphabetical order by author. Descriptions are from publisher’s web sites). May 2010 Claim – Lisa Bergren David C. CookSent west by their father to make a new life, the St. Clair siblings have done so-but hardly as he’d wished. Beautiful, headstrong Moira, after pursuing a stage career in Paris, has returned to …

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New Releases April 2010

By Steve Laubeon May 2, 2010
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Below are new books published last month which our agency represented. (In alphabetical order by author. Descriptions are from publisher’s web sites). April 2010 Who Speaks to Your Heart?: Tuning in to Hear God’s Whispers – Stacy Hawkins Adams Zondervan‘I wrestled with whether a God that I couldn’t see or touch would be willing to single me out from the millions of other …

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New Releases March 2010

By Steve Laubeon April 1, 2010
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Below are new books from March 2010 which our agency represented. (In alphabetical order by author. Descriptions are from publisher’s web sites). March 2010 Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue – Chuck Black MultnomahDetermined, smart and a master of both the sword and the bow, Lady Carliss has proven herself as a veteran Knight of the Prince. Returning from a mission of aid, Carliss is …

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New Releases January & February 2010

By Steve Laubeon March 19, 2010
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Below are new books by our clients which released in January & February 2010 (in alphabetical order by author and descriptions from publisher’s web sites). January 2010 Dreams That Won’t Let Go – Stacy Hawkins Adams Revell Indigo Burns is excited. Her wedding preparations to the man of her dreams are under way, her photography career is a success, and her family seems to be …

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