Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy has achieved wide recognition and acclaim since its March 1 release, including top 10 status on three national best-seller lists. The Baker Books title from Baker Publishing Group achieved the No. 2 ranking on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Nonfiction list, No. 6 on the USA Today list and No. 3 on the Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Combined list.

In Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want, Hyatt and Harkavy show readers how to draft a Life Plan, a road map to living the life they truly desire. Hyatt is the former chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. Harkavy has been coaching business leaders for more than 25 years.

Harvest House Publishers announced Friday that its new coloring book line has more than 500,000 copies in print. Harvest House also has a total of 13 titles scheduled to be in print by the end of 2016, with several more slated for early 2017.

The publisher's commitment to deliver unique content to enrich personal and spiritual lives led to the creation of the "Color the Bible" series. These books aim to provide a time of personal renewal and encouragement, while improving concentration and unlocking creativity. Each illustration within the coloring books, including Color the Psalms, Color the Proverbs, Color the Promises of God and Color the Names of God, incorporates scripture for meditation.

B&H Kids is promoting the fall release of Bibleman: The Animated Adventures by revealing an all-new logo, initial character images and the first products in the series. The reboot was announced last summer at ComicCon.

Ultimately, B&H plans to release multiple products, including DVDs, books, building block sets, mini-figures and Bibleman’s sword. The first wave of products will be published Oct. 15, and in late summer, the new website, bibleman.com, will re-launch with previews of the animated series.

Americans anticipate spending more than ever on Easter this year. Spending for the holiday is expected to reach $17.3 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s annual Easter Spending Survey, conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics.

Those celebrating plan to spend an average of $146 per person, according to the survey. That’s the highest level in the 13 years the survey has been conducted and up significantly over last year’s $140.62 per person and $16.4 billion total.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association will honor Bob Fryling with the ECPA Chairperson’s Award. The award will be presented May 3 at the ECPA Leadership Summit in Nashville in recognition of Fryling's publishing leadership at InterVarsity Press (IVP) and his commitment to global student evangelism.

Fryling is the publisher at IVP and has been involved with both InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and InterVarsity Press for 48 years. Under his leadership, IVP has consistently appeared on the list of “Best Christian Workplaces” and has brought diversity to its workplace and diverse voices to the marketplace.

A new Christian retail store, Redemption Bookstore, opened in Onalaska, Wisconsin, last month, according to The La Crosse Tribune. Redemption Bookstore is a division of Redemption Ministries Inc.

Redemption Bookstore operates Monday-Saturday and is located in Crossing Meadows Shopping Center at 201 Sand Lake Road. 

Bookmasters has signed an agreement with Paraclete Press to provide full-service fulfillment in the U.S. and Canada for the ecumenical publisher's catalog of Christian books, CDs and DVDs.

Paraclete Press was incorporated in 1983 and is the publishing house of the Community of Jesus, an ecumenical monastic community rooted in the Benedictine tradition. Paraclete publishes approximately 40 books each year and is headquartered in Brewster, Massachusetts.