Regal Books’ best-seller Be a Better Dad Today soon will be released in Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.

Commonwealth Publishing, one of Taiwan’s premier publishers, will bring the traditional Chinese version of Gregory W. Slayton’s 2012 fatherhood book to the Taiwan market this month. CITIC Press, mainland China’s largest publisher, will publish the book in simplified Chinese in China next spring.

Howard Books announced that the three books the publishing house has released from the Phil Robertson family—stars of the hit A&E reality show Duck Dynasty—each have more than 1 million copies in print.

“We are extremely excited to be working with the Robertson family on their books,” said Jonathan Merkh, vice president and publisher of Howard Books. “What we are seeing with these books is nothing short of remarkable, maybe even historical. I am not aware of any other family on television or in the public eye that has accomplished what we are seeing.”

The Catholic Marketing Network (CMN) has announced that its 2014 summer trade show will be held in Chicago, in the hopes of revisiting its previous high attendance there.

“We last held our CMN summer event in Chicago in 2003, and it was our largest gathering ever, so we think the timing is right to return to the Midwest,” said CMN President Alan Napleton.

Tommy Nelson, the children’s division of Thomas Nelson, has announced a four-book deal with best-selling author-illustrator Mercer Mayer, creator of the “Little Critter” series.

With more than 150 million copies in print worldwide, the “Little Critter” series for children combines Mayer’s unique art style with wholesome but humorous stories. In each book, Little Critter learns a little more about the world around him—and each depicts his foibles as he learns how best to interact with it.

Four-time GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Matthew West’s hit single “Hello, My Name Is” has broken the record for the most weeks at No. 1, achieving the top spot for 16 weeks in a row on the National Christian Audience chart. The song also continues its 14-week run at No. 1 on the AC Monitored chart. 

“I am absolutely blown away by this run that ‘Hello’ has had,” said West. “Many thanks to all the radio stations across the country for letting the song and its message reach the hearts of listeners.”

Abbey Press is set to release “Gaelic Greetings,” an expansion of its niche Irish Christmas products.

Lisa Engelhardt, editorial director at the St. Meinrad, Ind.-based company, called the new release is “our most concerted and coordinated Irish Christmas effort to date.”

A home-based inspirational gift company that has seen phenomenal growth in just three years came to life after its founder experienced a case of severe baby blues.

“ScriptureArt got started in the summer of 2010 after I gave birth to my third child,” Kelly Shiley said. “I was struggling with post-partum depression. I had index cards with scriptures taped up all over the downstairs that I read at 2 a.m. when I was up with the baby. They really helped pull me through that tough time.