Whitaker House added two new industry veterans to its team this week. Jim Walthour and Myron Detweiler bring years of experience to the Whitaker brand.

Walthour is the new director of sales for Whitaker House. Well known for his extensive career in the publishing industry, Walthour has over 20 years’ experience with CBA and ABA major publishers, including Random House, Penguin, Harper, Simon & Schuster and Hachette.

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released the new BISAC subject headings. The annual update has added more than 500 new codes, including specific codes for Young Adult Fiction (YAF) and Young Adult Nonfiction (YAN).

Former Imperials singer Joe Moscheo died Jan. 11. He was 78. Moscheo had suffered for years from a degenerative neurological disease and was hospitalized weeks earlier after emergency surgery.

Moscheo had a varied career history. He joined the Prophets Quartet in 1962 and The Imperials in the late 60s. During his tenure, The Imperials toured with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1971. Later, Moscheo started the New Direction Artist talent agency in Nashville, went into the banking industry and worked as a pianist and music arranger.

Zondervan announced Thursday that Londa Alderink has been hired as the new vice president of marketing for Zonderkidz and Blink YA. Zonderkidz is the children’s division for Zondervan, and Blink is a young adult imprint operating within the division.

Alderink has been with the Zondervan publishing group for eight years, most recently as a senior marketing director for Zondervan’s nonfiction trade team. She has led very successful marketing campaigns for the New York Times best-selling titles Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford, Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman, Wrestling for My Life by Shawn Michaels and The Daniel Plan by Dr. Rick Warren, Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Daniel Amen. Alderink joins Zonderkidz and Blink with an understanding of its products, authors and publishing philosophy.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) announced Tuesday the company has hired Paul Fisher as the senior marketing director for its fiction publishing group. Fisher will work under the direction of Daisy Hutton, vice president and publisher for fiction.

In his new role, Fisher will be setting and leading the strategic marketing focus for both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan fiction publishing programs. He will be responsible for building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships as well as leading the fiction’s marketing enterprise.

Christian Film Database (CFDb) recently released a list of the top 35 Christian movies for 2016. This list is the majority of the faith-based films to watch out for this year, including trailers, whether releasing theatrically, on DVD or on TV.

The full list is available on the official website. Highlights include Superbook: The Series, God’s Not Dead 2 and Saved by Grace.

Leadership Journal selected Jason Helopoulos’ The New Pastor’s Handbook (Baker Books/Baker Publishing Group) as one of the best ministry books of 2015. Contributors to Leadership Journal created this list to highlight which books benefited their ministry the most. For the full list, please click here.

Helopoulos (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is associate pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. In The New Pastor’s Handbook, Helopoulos comes alongside new pastors as a trusted friend and mentor, offering help and encouragement through the first years of ministry.