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Chris Jager started selling fiction at Baker Book House, one of the largest independent Christian bookstores in the United States, more than 25 years ago. Back then, the Christian fiction [...]

New religion and spirituality books are offering innovative ways for readers to think about and achieve their health and wellness goals. Wellness--an amorphous topic that includes books on physical, mental, [...]

Seven new and forthcoming titles from biblical and religious scholars are exploring the life and writings of Paul the Apostle--the most studied figure in Christianity after Jesus. His epistles, or [...]

After nearly two years of a pandemic, economic disruption, mass shootings, political unrest, climate change, and so much more, religion and spirituality publishers are turning to books that speak to [...]

Spirituality can be a source of strength for married couples as well as for parents, and religion publishers have long supplied Bible-based guides for those in search of better home [...]

Publishers are stepping into tough discussions about race, equity, and faith as they look to their 2022 lists. New books propose solutions for divided communities and engage in essential discussions [...]

PW TALKS WITH RALPH H. CRAIG III: What's God Got to Do with It? In Dancing in My Dreams (Eerdmans, Nov.; reviewed on p. 70), Craig, a lecturer of religion [...]

The article focuses on the evolving landscape of Christian fiction, highlighting how novelists are increasingly moving away from traditional religious themes towards more nuanced portrayals of human struggles. Topics include broadening content of Christian fiction, the shift towards addressing tougher issues such as trauma, abuse, addiction, and race, and the industry's efforts to cater to diverse voices and preferences.

This country faces huge divides when it comes to politics, systemic racism, economic disparity, the treatment of women and immigrants, and more. Religion publishers' approach to these monumental social issues [...]

Traditional religion children's book publishers, nonfaith houses that are dipping into the religious market, and publishers from across spiritual traditions are addressing issues related to faith and culture in books [...]

Lines between work, life, and faith appear to be blurring more than ever as new books from religion publishers mix biblical principles with professional development and other topics related to [...]

Books on Christian living form the core of many Christian publishers' programs, with titles across a broad spectrum of topics that are meant to help believers deepen their faith and [...]

A number of new and forthcoming devotionals combine the short, digestible format with entries from some of today's most popular authors. Jenn Gott, v-p and publisher for HarperCollins Christian Publishing's [...]

Llewellyn Worldwide, which was founded in 1901 in Portland, Ore., celebrates its 120th birthday in early September in what v-p Gabe Weschcke calls a 'happy, mature, successful, healthy phase' of [...]

Women within the Christian writing and publishing community are coming forward with allegations and complaints of sexual misconduct ranging from 'accidental' touching to being pinned against walls and fondled, and [...]

Bob Goff is following up his bestselling books Everybody, Always and Love Does with a title on living more mindfully: Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose, Rediscover Your Joy (Nelson, Mar. 2022). [...]

Publishing is a tough business these days, in religion as in any other category. The industry is wrestling with how to respond to technology advances, buying trends, and distribution options. [...]

In Under the Bayou Moon (Revell, July; reviewed on p. 60), a schoolteacher leaves Alabama for Louisiana and finds love with a Cajun man. How has your work as a [...]

Women's issues, particularly those related to #ChurchToo and #MeToo, prompt religion publishers' continuing interest in titles that address the silencing and abuse women face in the church and religious institutions. [...]

Christian teen fiction is coming into its own these days as sales rise for both digital and traditional books, and as publishers look for the next bestselling series. While Christian [...]

Despite the much-discussed 15% drop in Christian fiction print unit sales from 2013 to 2014, as reported by Nielsen BookScan, publishers aren't sounding the category's death' knell yet. At the [...]

Diana BUtler BaSS has had a conflicted relationship with evangelicalism over the last several decades. Early in her career, she was fired from the evangelical Westmont College, blacklisted, and ignored [...]

Toni Nieuwhof, author and a former divorce attorney, discusses marriage, staying together, and choosing divorce in Before You Split: Find What You Really Want for the Future of Your Marriage [...]

In The Way of Gratitude: A New Spirituality for Today (Random House, June), Galen Guengerich, senior minister at New York City's Unitarian Church of All Souls, sets out to create [...]

We all want our marriages to flourish, our children to succeed, our families--however configured--to thrive. Publishers are eager to help with books that tap into the need for triage, advice, [...]

Fiction continues to be a mainstay for Christian publishers as they tap into an audience eager to follow favorite authors, find new content, and welcome fresh voices, and publishers employ [...]

Religion publishers are finding a deep and ready market thanks to public libraries that stock their shelves with everything from inspirational fiction to Judaica, numerology to Christian living. The Library [...]

Parents always need a little extra help, families need support, and marriages need fine tuning. Publishers want to pitch in with books that address such issues, and readers of all [...]

Literary agents stand in the gap between Christian fiction authors and publishers, negotiating through the best and worst of both worlds. Their position allows them a unique perspective on a [...]

Acquiring editors face a daunting task when it comes to Christian and inspirational fiction: find gifted writers with strong voices presenting distinctive stories to lure readers looking for familiar yet [...]

Singer-songwriter Ashley Cleveland, winner of three Grammy Awards for her bluesy rock-gospel albums, chronicles her turbulent childhood, her slide into drug and alcohol addiction, her rise as a musician, and [...]

Publishers of Christian fiction aren't trying to reinvent the wheel when it comes to new genres and topics. They're just tweaking the size, width, and tread to make the wheel [...]

Librarians are the usually overworked gatekeepers between publishers and patrons, arbiters of shelf space and reading habits. That makes them obvious targets for publishers eager to tap into a market [...]

Frank Peretti starts his novels with a germ of an idea, letting the book fall together from what he calls 'a zillion different directions.' His newest novel, Illusion (Howard Books, [...]

These days it doesn't take long to change the face of marketing. According to Tom Dean, senior marketing director in the trade book division at Zondervan, The game has changed [...]