Baker Acquires Bible Translation; Web Tools for Catholics from Houghton Mifflin; New Editor-in-Chief at Guideposts Books

By Lynn Garrett -- Publishers Weekly, 3/25/2008

Baker Publishing Group has acquired exclusive and worldwide publishing rights for the God's Word translation of the Bible from Green Key Books. The translation was first published in 1995 and then re-introduced to the Christian book market in 2003 when it was acquired by Green Key. According to Baker, the God's Word translation “combines scholarly fidelity to the original languages with clear, natural English, exceptional poetry, and a fourth-grade reading level, making it accessible to a wide range of readers.” Some of the titles currently available in this translation include God’s Word for Girls, God’s Word for Boys, and God’s Word for Students. The translation copyright holder, God’s Word to the Nations, is a mission society headquartered in Orange Park, Fla. Baker will contact retailers this month with more information on the transition, including returns and new orders.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion Publishers has launched two new Web tools for Catholic education. Call to Faith eConnect is a subscription Web tool for planning and implementation of catechesis across all ages. Resources for Catholic schools and parishes include catechist and teacher training, e-mail, moderated forums, planning calendars, professional development, podcasts, music and interactive games. Call to Discipleship is a Web-based high school program that combines catechesis with an interface designed to appeal to today’s youth, including handouts with the Vatican’s Imprimatur. It also provides easy-to-use planning and formation resources, communication tools, podcasts, games, downloadable music and professional development.

Guideposts Books and Inspirational Media has announced the hiring of Linda Raglan Cunningham as v-p and editor-in-chief. Cunningham replaces Marilyn Moore, who has retired, and will report to Jonathan Merkh, v-p of book publishing. She will be based at the Guideposts Books New York City office. Cunningham previously was editorial director for Meredith Books, where she acquired bestsellers that included Moving On by Sarah Ban Breathnach; A Hand to Guide Me by Denzel Washington; and the Five Factor Diet by Harley Pasternak. She also held executive positions with Questia Media, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hearst and Bantam Books. Also at Guideposts Books, David Morris has been promoted to managing editor, reporting to Cunningham. Morris began his career with Guideposts in 1996 and most recently was a senior editor.

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