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The article discusses the popularity of Christian living books released by Christian publishers and major publishing houses with religion divisions as of Autumn 2016, and briefly discusses several religious and spiritual books due to be released in late 2016 and 2016 including "Never Enough Time: A Practical and Spiritual Guide" by Donna Schaper, "Finding God in My Loneliness" by Lydia Brownback, and "Finding the Lost Art of Empathy" by Tracy Wilde.

The article informs that "#MeToo movement" has prompted women within the Christian writing and publishing community to come forward to report complaints of sexual misconduct at Christian writers conferences. It is noted that writing mentor Jeff Gerke, publishing professional Dennis Hensley, literary agent Chip MacGregor, magazine editor Ben Wolf are accused of sexual misconduct in Christian publishing circles.

The article presents information on ways that religion publishers are producing content and marketing products in response to changes in the publishing industry. It provides details related to digital programs in publishing such as electronic books (e-books), online advertising, websites, mobile apps, and digital product development. Other topics include e-book sales, relationships between readers and publishers, and comments from President Mark Schoenwald of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

The article focuses on the Christian fiction business of publishers. Topics covered include the 15% decline in Christian fiction print unit sales from 2013 to 2014 according to Nielsen BookScan, the response of Howard Books, a division Simon & Schuster to the challenges that Christian fiction faces, and the approach taken by Abingdon Press in response to the changes in the marketplace.

The article presents information about the literary genre of Christian fiction and the challenges that publishers face when promoting it. Several Christian book titles are discussed including "Path of Love" by Jennifer Hudson Taylor, "Waiting for a View" by Debby Mayne, and "Take the Trophy and Run" by Gail Sattler. INSET: Working Two Jobs.

The article discusses the growth of religious titles within the publishing industry. It explains that publishers have been looking to expand the presence of religious books within public libraries, noting an increase in visitors from 2008 to 2009. Details concerning the exposure of religious fiction titles in libraries as well as comments from publishing executives Linda May, Ginia Hairston Croker, and Michael Covington are also presented.

The article focuses on literary agents whose clients are authors of Christian fiction. Agent Chip MacGregor says that career counseling of authors has become an increasingly important part of his job. Karen Solem discusses the success of her client author Colleen Cable in both self-publishing and traditional publishing of her fiction. The strong market for Christian fiction is examined.

The article discusses the issues about self-publishing particularly for the religion segment. The concept of self-publishing is said to have blurred by efforts of publishers like WinePress Group, Credo House, Brown Books Publishing Group, Creation House, and WestBow Press to publish quality books that go through traditional distribution channels and have them edited, designed, and printed by professionals. Custom publishers are said to be somewhere between established self-publishing giants such as Xulon and traditional royalty-paying publishers. INSET: A tale of Two Self-published writers.

The article focuses on Faith Words, a division of Hachette Book Group that targets the Christian market. Warner Faith was the original name of the division prior to the acquisition of Time Warner by AOL and the sale of the publishing divisions to Hachette. The estimated number of books published by the division annually is 50. It cites Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer as some of the division's top authors. According to publisher Rolf Zettersten, Faith Words offers big-budget marketing to its authors.