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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 [...]

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 [...]

The International Christian Retail Show, July 10-13 in Atlanta, mirrors the evolution of the Christian publishing/ retail industry, which has struggled over the past 10 to 15 years to adapt [...]

Dale Cramer doesn't want to be typecast as a writer of Amish fiction. He's written three stand-alone novels without Amish themes or characters, along with Levi's Will (Bethany House, 2009), [...]

Publishers of inspirational fiction are blending new and Old tricks to tempt readers to buy, whether at Christian bookstores, megastores, or via the Internet. Past successes--print ads, shelf-talkers, word of [...]

Self-publishing was once the uninvited guest at the publishing table. But as technology advances and authors develop marketing savvy, first-time and even some experienced authors are turning more often to [...]

Janis Heaphy Durham didn't have herself in mind when she decided to write The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death (Grand Central, Apr.). She wrote [...]

The mysteries of the afterlife continue to fascinate readers eager to know how they or their loved ones might fare after death, and publishers are just as eager to help [...]

Danny Gokey's memoir is about so much more than being on American Idol and his rise to fame after finishing in the final three during season eight. Hope in Front [...]

Patty Kirk's Christian equation used to look like this: Duty + Guilt = Spiritual Value. But experience and maturity has taught her to look past that burdensome spiritual math to [...]

For David Swanson, Everlasting Life (Baker Books, June) is the book he's always wanted to write. As senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, Fla., he's been in many [...]

Caryn Rivadeneira has had her struggles as a mother of three. She's been short-tempered, locked herself in a room to avoid the kids, and stood by and watched while her [...]

Rolf Zettersten knew change was afoot more than a decade ago in his role as trade publisher bat Thomas Nelson. He'd been watching sales of religion books move increasingly into [...]

Dale Allison Memory and history Dale Allison spent most of a year reading everything he could about memory and how it works. That research changed the way he thinks and [...]

Sharon Garlough Brown When Sharon Garlough Brown attended Breathe: A Christian Writer's Workshop in 2009, she heard about publisher budget cuts, the time it takes to find an agent, the [...]

Anne Jackson has a pretty good bead on why folks are disillusioned with organized religion. 'Anyone who has spent a fair amount of time in church knows that we like [...]