Winter to Spring 2021 Releases 2 WINTER TO SPRING 2021 INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS GUIDE CONTENTS Nonfiction 5 Business & Leadership 21 Fiction 27 Children & Young Adult 35 Gift Books 47 Academic & Reference 51 List of Co-Agents 63 3 4 Nonfiction 5 EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY DISCIPLESHIP Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation Peter Scazzero Pastors and church leaders want to see lives changed by the gospel. They work tireless- ly to care for people, initiate new programs and ministries, preach new sermon series, and keep up with the latest trends. Sadly, it would seem that much of this effort is not resulting in deeply changed disciples. Why? Because many churches are unknowingly operating from a shallow discipleship that allows people to recycle the same problems year after year. Church goers are in- creasingly passive with lives not distinct from the culture. People are not able to integrate anger and sadness. Many are defensive and incapable of revealing their own weakness- es. Church leaders desperately need a better way of teaching people what it means to follow Jesus in a transformative way. In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, bestselling author Pete Scazzero combines three decades of wisdom with hard lessons from his own ministry journey. He lays out what is required for church leaders to multiply deeply-changed people who are growing in rela- March 30, 2021 tionship with God, themselves and others. $24.99 Hardcover Scazzero begins with four beneath-the-surface, systemic gaps that undermine serious 256 pages discipleship. He provides a clear vision for a church culture that deeply changes lives 9780310109488 and then practically unpacks the seven biblical marks of emotionally healthy discipleship. RELIGION / Christian Ministry Finally, he lays out practical steps for you to create an emotionally healthy discipleship culture that actually has the power to change the world. Peter Scazzero is the founder of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-three countries represented. After serving as senior pastor for twenty-six years, Pete now serves as a teaching pastor/pas- tor at large. He is the author of two bestselling books: The Emotionally Healthy Church and Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. For more information, visit emotionallyhealthy.org. NO PERFECT PARENTS Ditching Expectations, Embracing Reality, and Raising Kids You’re Proud Of Dave and Ann Wilson with John Driver The authors of the bestselling Vertical Marriage and the national radio hosts of FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson, bring humor, insight, and practical ideas about how to keep God at the center of your parenting, even while you and your family are imperfect. Raising kids with hearts for Christ may be the hardest thing you ever try to do, but it’s also the most important thing. Packed with funny and honest stories, compelling illustrations, biblical insight, and practical steps you can put into practice today, this hands-on parenting manual will encourage and equip every parent through any stage. Founders of a multi-campus church and family coaches with 30 years of experience, Dave and Ann share the hard-earned but easy-to-apply principles that ensure a strong parent-to-child relationship and a strong foundation for your child. You’ll get a front-row seat to the multidimensional nature of parenting through a conversational back and forth between Mom and Dad and even comments from their adult sons on what worked, April 13, 2021 what didn’t work, and why. An inspiring and resourceful guide, No Perfect Parents will $25.99 cover essential topics like learning to discipline without losing your mind or causing more Jacketed Hardcover chaos, the parenting guilt trip, the teen years, and the top five parenting mistakes. 240 pages 9780310362173 For parents and couples preparing to have children, Dave and Ann offer hope and RELIGION / Christian Living / strategies that really work, and some that didn’t. No Perfect Parents will let you into the Parenting real, even raw, struggles and joys of raising kids that can impact their generation in a powerful way. To get the legacy that you’ve been praying for, start here. Your kids will thank you later. Dave Wilson was the Detroit Lions chaplain for 33 seasons, a lead pastor, and a nationally touring speaker as well as the radio host with his wife, Ann, of the nationally syndicated radio show Family Life Today. As the cofounder, alongside his wife, of Kensington Community Church, a national, multi-campus church that hosts more than 14,000 visitors every weekend, Dave’s energy and experience allow him to engage with crowds of any size. Ann Wilson has served alongside her husband for more than twenty-five years, cofounding Kensington Community Church, speaking at FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember®, and hosting their own marriage conferences across the country. They live in the Detroit area, and they have three grown sons and five grandchildren. 6 OUT OF THE CAVE * Also available: Stepping into the Light when Depression Out of the Cave Darkens What You See Study Guide (9780310117513) Chris Hodges Bestselling author and pastor Chris Hodges helps those struggling with depression find liberating solutions by drawing from the life of the prophet Elijah. Shame about the dark thoughts swirling in your mind. Guilt about how powerless you feel to overcome negative emotions. Alternating bouts of sadness and numbness. You might be asking, Should a Christian even be having these struggles? Depression is the number one health issue in the world today, yet those who suffer are still sometimes stigmatized--especially followers of Jesus. Many assume God’s peace, power, and protection should prevent us from ever feeling anxious, depressed, and afraid. But the Bible teaches otherwise, particularly in its depiction of the life of the Old Testament prophet Elijah. May 25, 2021 In Out of the Cave, bestselling author and pastor Chris Hodges uses Elijah’s life to show $18.99 us that everyone is susceptible to depression. Even when we’re walking closely with God, Softcover we can still stumble and get lost in the wilderness of tangled emotions. But we don’t have 256 pages to stay there, because we serve a God who meets us in the darkness. Out of the Cave 9781400221257 helps us remove the stigma of depression and realize we’re not alone; understand the RELIGION / Christian Living / ways our temperament and view of God affect the way we handle depression; and learn a comprehensive approach to wellness—mind, body, and soul—from Elijah’s journey. Personal Growth With his trademark blend of Bible-based wisdom, practical application, and vulnerability in sharing his personal struggles, Hodges explores the causes of depression we can’t change, the contributors we can conquer, and offers transformative hope and spiritual power to help us win the battle. Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands. Under his leadership, Church of the Highlands has launched campuses all across the state of Alabama and has grown to more than 60,000 people attending weekly. He also cofounded the Association of Related Churches, launched a coaching network called GROW, and serves as chancellor of Highlands College. Chris and his wife, Tammy, have five children and five grandchildren and live in Birmingham, Alabama. WOMAN EVOLVE Break Up with Your Fears & Revolutionize Your Life Sarah Jakes Roberts Reimagining the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts draws lessons from Scripture and from her own life that show women how to use the mistakes of their past to overcome the challenges of today. As the first woman, Eve was also the first woman who had to deal with the mistakes of her past. In a dramatic reinterpretation of Eve’s story in Genesis, Sarah Jakes Roberts shows how the slow seduction of our minds can knock us out of our orbit. Pastor Sarah guides women in identifying the dragons that have taken them down, then encourages readers to get into a new orbit as she reminds them “enmity” is a two-way street. Everyone faces trials, and everyone will mess up. But past failures should not be the focus. A person’s purpose in life does not change; it evolves. In the same way, someone should not be attached to who she was but to who she can become. Chapters include: April 6, 2021 • Identify Your Weakness $26.99 • Silence Is Golden Jacketed Hardcover • Touch but Don’t Eat 224 pages • Naked Is the New Black 9780785235545 • You’re Gonna Mess Up RELIGION / Christian Living / • Rest in Hope Women’s Interests Woman Evolve teaches women that they can use failures and mistakes to break through to their future. Like Eve, they do not need to live defined by the past. Pastor Sarah says, “Bruised heels can still crush serpents’ heads.” Sarah Jakes Roberts is a businesswoman, bestselling author, and media personality who expertly balances career, ministry, and family. She has been the driving force behind grassroots marketing for films, publications, and community programs that inspire and uplift people of all ages and backgrounds. Sarah pastors a dynamic community of artists and professionals in Hollywood alongside her husband, Touré Roberts. Together they have five beautiful children and reside in Los Angeles. 7 HONEST ADVENT Awakening to the Wonder of God-With-Us Then, Here, and Now Scott Erickson For those who are looking for something honest, something real, something with a little more human grit to it and a little less conventional red and green: Honest Advent offers a new kind of devotional. For too many of us, Christmas has lost its wonder. Maybe for you, the joy of the season is painfully dissonant with the hard edges of life right now.