Guideposts Book - Press Release

NEW YORK, NY—GuidepostsBooks, the trade book imprint of Guideposts, is pleased to announce the line up for its first selling season, Fall 2006. Nine titles are scheduled to release October 2006. Firstlight: Early Inspirational Writings by Sue Monk Kidd will have an official street date of October 10, 2006.

“This is a day we have long anticipated,” says Marilyn Moore, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, GuidepostsBooks. “Guideposts has more than 60 years of publishing experience so the launch of GuidepostsBooks into the trade marketplace is certainly due. We are honored by the opportunity to publish such a diverse and respected group of authors.”

GuidepostsBooks' first list includes a range of genres and is graced with several award-winning and best-selling authors. Some of the authors, such as Marion Bond West and Sue Monk Kidd, have shared their journeys with Guideposts readers for many decades. Others, such as Sharon Hanby-Robie, are well-known for both their books and their national media appearances (Hanby-Robie regularly appears on QVC Home Shopping Network, PBS and HGTV). And all first-season GuidepostsBooks authors bring a loyal following of readers to the GuidepostsBooks imprint.

The GuidepostsBooks list for the Fall 2006 season includes the following titles. Additional details are provided in the attached fact sheet.

GuidepostsBooks publishes faith-based, inspirational books helping people in all walks of life achieve maximum personal and spiritual potential. GuidepostsBooks is the trade book imprint of Guideposts, one of the most beloved and widely-distributed publishers of inspirational books and magazines. Although Guideposts has published books for more than 40 years, GuidepostsBooks, launched in 2006, marks the first foray for Guideposts into general trade publishing under its own name. GuidepostsBooks editorial and marketing staff is based in New York City. Sales and distribution is handled by Ideals Publications, the retail arm of Guideposts, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Guideposts, a non-profit organization headquartered in Carmel, New York, was co-founded in 1945 by Ruth Stafford Peale and her late husband Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, one of the foremost motivational speakers of the twentieth century. His landmark book, “The Power of Positive Thinking,” has sold over 20 million copies in 42 languages worldwide. Guideposts is a trusted and forward-looking force for positive change empowered by a deep and determined desire to help others by providing life-changing information, products, and services for all in need. Guideposts is America’s pre-eminent publisher of inspirational books and magazines with annual book sales of over 6 million copies and a combined paid magazine circulation of over 4.3 million. Ideals Publications, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the retail book sales and distribution outlet of Guideposts; including Guideposts Books, Candy Cane Press, Williamson Books, and Ideals Press.