Emily's Book in Bulgarian

My last post reported on a book that I've been reading by Philip Yancey, but this one is about a book that I edited--in fact, my first acquisition at Discovery House Publishers. One of the first tasks that I was assigned three years ago was checking two Christian writers' Websites for proposals that looked like they might have promise for DHP. I've taken that task quite seriously, and the first book that I've successfully seen from proposal to published book is Who Has Your Heart? by Emily Ryan.

The book is written to single women, and it has a great message about the importance of finding meaning and significance in a relationship with Christ, which ought to take priority over finding a husband. It's fun, witty, an enjoyable read--and most importantly, it meets Discovery House's mission: it's a book that feeds the soul with the Word of God. I was very pleased to be a small part of this great book's being published and to have the opportunity to get to know Emily, the author.

RBC Ministries, with which Discovery House is affiliated, has an international outreach, with offices in locations around the world. Our Daily Bread, RBC's best-known publication, is translated into nearly 30 languages. So it follows that often our DHP books are translated into Spanish and Chinese, as well as many other languages. I was really excited, then, when our publisher announced that there was a publisher in Bulgaria who was interested in publishing Who Has Your Heart? into Bulgarian. Somehow, a publisher's daughter who could read English got the book, read it, and decided that young single women in Bulgaria would benefit!

And they will! How exciting for Emily, a young, first-time author, that her words will touch lives in Bulgaria.

If you want to read more about the translation and publication of this book into Bulgarian, see a picture of its Bulgarian cover, and find out where exactly Bulgaria is, check out Emily's blog.