Zondervan Signs Jeanne Bishop
Public defender Jeanne Bishop, who wrote 2015’s Change of Heart: Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer (WJK), is bringing her second book to Zondervan. Bud and Bill tells the unlikely story of forgiveness and friendship between Bud Welch, the father of 23-year-old Julie Marie Welch who was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, and Bill McVeigh, the father of her killer, Timothy McVeigh. Mick Silva bought world rights from Greg Daniel of the Daniel Literary Group to the book, which is slated for publication in April 2020.
Worthy Kids Prepares for Santa
Melinda Rumbaugh at Worthy Kids, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, took world rights to The Night Baafore Christmas, a children’s picture book by Dawn Young and illustrated by Pablo Pino. The story follows a young boy who has trouble falling asleep waiting for Santa, especially after he puts the counting sheep to sleep instead. The book is scheduled for publication in October. Mary Cummings at Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises represented the author and Atlanta Japp at Advocate Art represented the illustrator in the deal.
Discovery House Goes on Tour
Mike Nappa at Discovery House took world rights from Tim Beals at Credo Communications to 44 Biblical Places You Can Still Visit Today by Dave Branson. Slated for publication in fall 2020, the book features a “virtual tour” of the Holy Lands, including Bethlehem, En Gedi, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, King David’s Palace, Golgotha, and other places relevant to the Christian faith, according to the publisher.
