Barbour Publishing author Vickie McDonough recently surpassed the 1 million-copy mark in book sales with the company.

“Barbour Publishing appreciates Vickie McDonough’s hard work and congratulates her for hitting the 1 million mark in sales,” the company said in a statement.

GRAMMY-winning producer and Stellar Award-winning artist J Moss escaped a fire that decimated his Detroit home Tuesday evening. The cause is yet to be determined, but J Moss was home alone at the time of the fire.

Known for hit songs “We Must Praise,” “Praise on the Inside,” “Psalm 150″ and collaborations with Kirk Franklin (“Could’ve Been Me”) and Byron Cage (“We Love You”), the PAJAM-label artist has requested prayer for himself, his wife and their two sons in the wake of the fire.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) announced Wednesday that Doug Lockhart will join the company as senior vice president of Bible marketing and outreach. The move to hire the Biblica executive signals a strategic decision by HCCP to continue the focus on its Bible business.

Lockhart joins HCCP from the nonprofit Biblica, a longtime publishing partner of the company’s Zondervan publishing group. Biblica is the copyright holder and worldwide publisher of the New International Version (NIV) Bible translation, and has licensed its North American publishing rights to Zondervan for more than 40 years. Lockhart was CEO, first in North America and then global, for a combined five years. Before Biblica, Lockhart’s senior leadership experience included roles at The McGraw-Hill Companies and Zondervan.

The Family Christian Stores location in Waco, Texas, has closed, at least temporarily.

Voicemail indicates that although the location has closed, the Waco store will be moving “in the upcoming weeks.” Customers are to be notified by email of the grand opening and will receive a “welcome-back” coupon. The store’s new location has not yet been identified.

"We are in the process of relocating this store to 2704 W. Loop 340 in the Central Texas Marketplace between Kohl’s and Belk," Family's corporate office said. "This puts us in a better retail trade area closer to our desired co-tenants. We expect the store to be open for business in less than a week."

Editor's Note: A statement from Family Christian has been added to this story.

Well-known artist Jim Shore has partnered with CB Gift, a division of Christian Brands, for January 2015 new product introductions.

CB Gift will introduce new product categories showcasing Shore’s art to the gift and home-furnishings industry. Shore's new products with CB Gift will be introduced at the Atlanta, Dallas and Las Vegas gift shows.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) today kicked off Retail Jobs Week, a multifaceted effort to push back against long-held misperceptions about working in the retail industry. Through this initiative, NRF aims to continue educating Washington lawmakers about the value that retail jobs deliver for workers and the economy.

”Stubborn misperceptions have existed about retail and the jobs our industry provides,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Once again, we are asking that elected officials join us and stand up for the millions of people who make this industry great, are proud of their work and provide value to our daily lives.”

Baker Publishing Group has announced that Brian Thomasson has been appointed senior acquisitions editor for the Baker Books division.

Thomasson has nearly 15 years of experience in acquisitions and concept development and has worked on books with best-selling authors in the general and Christian markets across a broad range of genres. He served as editorial director at WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group and senior editor at NavPress.