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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 03:01 PM America/New_York |
 Carey Casey, CEO of the National Center for Fathering (NCF) and author of Championship Fathering: How to Win at Being a Dad (Focus on the Family/Tyndale House Publishers), was recently appointed to the newly created White House National Task Force on Fatherhood and Strong Families.
"I'm honored to serve as a member alongside Joe Jones and Roland Warren, two colleagues who are also my teammates on the National Fatherhood Leaders Group," Casey, who was chosen to serve on the Task Force last month, said on the NCF Web site. "The task force will position responsible fatherhood as common ground among people who are interested in providing a better future for America's children."
Casey added that he hoped the task force will carry the discussion about fathering beyond Washington, D.C., and Father's Day. "More forums around the country will provide opportunities for leaders to strategize about how to address some of the disturbing trends in fatherhood-nationally as well as regionally," he said.
Click here for more information on Casey's appointment to the White House National Task Force on Fatherhood and Strong Families. |
The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group USA) is scheduled to be ranked No. 2 on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction best-seller list for the week of Aug. 2. Young's debut novel--which spent several weeks in the No. 1 spot last year--has been on the list for 61 weeks in a row, Hachette officials said. 
First Things First: The Rules of Being a Warner (Tyndale House Publishers) by Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and his wife, Brenda, debuted at No. 10 on the New York Times' best-seller list in the Hardcover Nonfiction category for the week of July 17.
A faith-based eyewear company will make a high-profile launch during Disney's Christian music celebration this fall. Eyes of Faith Optical will be the featured sponsor of the Theater of the Stars Stage, one of three major performance stages during Disney's annual Night of Joy event, to be held Sept. 11-12 in Orlando, Fla.
Barbour Publishing has been cited in a social media report for successfully promoting its fiction authors through both general market and Christian market online networks.
Twitter, the social media site that has exploded in popularity in the last year, is helping to add longer life to this year's International Christian Retail Show (ICRS), not only providing connection points for attendees, but also opening up the dialogue and the show to those who did not attend.
Thomas Nelson has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Standard Publishing to represent its adult and children's small group studies and children's church resources. The partnership allows Standard Publishing's direct-to-church and telephone sales teams to present select Thomas Nelson titles to the churches they serve.
