Thomas Nelson and Zondervan have signed an agreement with Brilliance Audio for global distribution rights of frontlist and backlist products for the sister companies, which form HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP).

The three-year partnership includes all nonfiction and fiction titles from authors such as Rick Warren, Max Lucado, Colleen Coble and Lysa TerKeurst in CD and MP3 CD format.

"With certain backlist titles being available in hard goods for the first time, this new partnership will increase our audio presence in the world's retail and libraries markets," said Cat Zappa, HCCP's director of licensing. "We are thrilled that loved titles like America the Beautiful by Ben Carson and Grace, Gold and Glory by Olympic champion Gabrielle Douglas will now be available to our audio listening audience."

Francis: Man of Prayer by Mario Escobar, a biography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) released this month by Thomas Nelson, will be one of the first audio titles to be distributed by Brilliance Audio, a subsidiary of Amazon.com.

"The audiobook space is evolving quickly, and as a publisher, we need to be nimble to appropriately respond to the changing market," said Gabe Wicks, HCCP's vice president of creative services group. "Partnering with Brilliance guarantees we'll be able to do that while at the same time expanding our audio product list. This new relationship is a positive for both Brilliance and HCCP, but it's an even more exciting development for our authors and their fans."

For more information, visit www.brillianceaudio.com/harper-collins-christian.

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