For Immediate Release
May 1, 2007
Carol Stream, IL--Tyndale House Publishers continues to celebrate a long relationship with award-winning, bestselling novelist Francine Rivers in announcing the acquisition of her next new full-length novel. This contemporary story, still to be titled, is her first non-series release since And the Shofar Blew, (2003). A spring 2009 release is planned.
Featuring a historical plot and a parallel contemporary storyline, the new novel is centered on four generations of mothers and daughters – their life choices, struggles, triumphs, and ultimately, God’s freedom when the women choose to sacrifice – forever – the way they have lived.
Whether it is contemporary, historical, or a novel based on biblical characters and events, the Truth revealed in Jesus has been the focal point of every Francine Rivers’ novel since 1986. A writer for more than thirty years, Francine had a successful writing career in the general market from 1976 until 1985 where she won numerous awards. After becoming a Christian in 1986, Francine wrote Redeeming Love as her statement of faith. More than twenty years later, this book consistently appears on bestsellers lists and continues to inspire and challenge readers.
In 1993 A Voice in the Wind, the first title in her Mark of the Lion trilogy, and the first title published with Tyndale House, was released. Subsequently, Francine has written several bestselling novels which have been awarded or nominated for numerous awards including the Rita Award, the Christy Award, the ECPA Gold Medallion, and the Holt Medallion in Honor of Outstanding Literary Talent. In 1997, after winning her third Rita award for Inspirational Fiction, Francine was inducted into the Romance Writers’ of America Hall of Fame. Her Gold Medallion Award-winning historical novel, The Last Sin Eater, first published by Tyndale in 1999, was recently re-released in a limited special movie tie-in edition to correlate with FoxFaith Films’ 2007 movie and DVD release.
Francine Rivers has “championed” the writing of novellas with her bestselling five-book Lineage of Grace series (nearly 800,000 sold), followed by the Sons of Encouragement series (over 250,000 in print), which will be completed with Tyndale’s release of The Scribe, #5, in July, 2007 In September 2007, Tyndale House will publish Bible Stories for Growing Kids, a collaboration of Francine Rivers and her daughter, Shannon Rivers Coibion.
Then, until the much-anticipated release of Francine Rivers’ full-length novel, readers can enjoy her many bestsellers, most of which have debuted on CBA’s Best Sellers list and still continue to be a strong part of Tyndale’s backlist.
“We are blessed to continue this association with Francine Rivers,” said Rebekah Nesbitt, Fiction Acquisition Director. “Francine views her writing as ministry. Not only has she helped many readers to discover the truth of God’s Word, she has motivated and encouraged other novelists, many of whom now write for Tyndale House or other publishers, to write words of hope and truth.”
Tyndale House Publishers was founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor as a means of publishing The Living Bible. It is now one of the premier publishing houses in the industry. Tyndale products include numerous New York Times bestsellers, including the popular Left Behind series. Tyndale also publishes the New Living Translation Bible and many other resources for church and family. Tyndale House Publishers is located in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
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