CF SEES THE LIGHT

摘要

This past year has been a game changer in the publishing industry. In the 'wake of the Penguin Random House merger, the traditional Big Six publishers are now five. Likewise, the Christian fiction (CF) landscape has experienced seismic shifts through mergers and changes in publishing strategies. In May, B&H Publishing, a division of Lifeway Christian Resources, announced that it was "realigning" its B&H fiction line. The publisher of such award-winning authors as Amanda Flowers, Brandilyn Collins, and Ginny Yttrup would now only publish novels that tied to other B&H/Lifeway brands and initiatives. Titles scheduled through next spring (Mar./Apr. 2014) would still be released, but B&H in effect was shutting down a fiction imprint that had published about 20 novels annually.