SHANNAN MARTIN’S COUNTERWEIGHTS DEBUTS ON THE USA TODAY BESTSELLERS LIST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2026 |  Contact: Kelli Smith  | nonfictionpublicity@bakerpublishinggroup.com

Ada, Mich., April 26, 2026 — Baker Publishing Group is thrilled to announce that Counterweights by Shannan Martin has debuted on the USA TODAY bestsellers list. Published by Revell, an imprint of Baker Publishing Group, the book has resonated deeply with readers nationwide, affirming Shannan Martin’s powerful voice in the Christian publishing space.

 

Counterweights invites readers into a countercultural way of living, rooted in presence, community, and the quiet resistance of choosing what matters most in a distracted, fragmented world. With her signature warmth and unflinching honesty, Martin challenges readers to examine the forces pulling at their lives and to anchor themselves in what is true, good, and lasting.

 

“Shannan’s writing speaks directly to this moment,” says Kelsey Bowen, senior acquisitions editor for Revell. “She uniquely invites readers to name both their grief and their gratitude while finding meaning through her own honest, vulnerable storytelling. We’re proud to steward her remarkable voice at Revell.”

Martin is holding a nine-city book tour that began on March 25 in Lancaster, PA (sold out), followed by two sold-out stops in Goshen, IN with Jen Hatmaker on March 28 and April 9 Davidson, NC with Emily P. Freeman.

 

The following dates are upcoming:

 

April 10 - Franklin, IN with Tanorria Askew

April 11 - Nashville, TN with Kat Armas

April 12 - East Nashville, TN with Kat Armas

April 18 - Grand Rapids, MI

May 12 - Abilene, TX

May 14 - Waco, TX with Kelly Harp

 

Shannan Martin is the bestselling author of several books, including Start with Hello, and the popular Substack The Soup. She is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan works as a cook at The Window, a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding its community. She and her family live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana. Find her on Instagram @shannanwrites.

 

Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, was founded in 1870 and has spent more than a century focused on publishing books that offer both inspiration and practical help to readers. Over the decades Revell books have included numerous New York Times bestsellers as well as titles in a variety of genres including fiction, Christian living, marriage, family, youth and self-help.

 

Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers.