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Advent Devotionals Bring Spirit, Story, and Song
As the Advent season, the spiritual lead-up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus, begins November 30, Christian publishers have a wide range of devotionals, all out now, designed to enlighten and inspire readers day by day with scripture, stories, and music.
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Religion Book Deals: Nov. 19, 2025
Among recent book deals are an illustrated Bible series, a guide to praying for the nation, and wisdom for grieving women to rebuild their lives.
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Publishing in Color Stays the Course
Diversity may be under attack in some corners of the country, but this seven-year-old organization remains undeterred in its purpose: serving writers of color and growing ethnic diversity in Christian publishing.
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PRH Christian to Launch Reader-Facing Content Hub
Grace Corner, a new direct-to-consumer digital platform for faith-based content, will launch early next year and will include a dedicated e-commerce platform for books, Bible studies, and devotionals, as well as live events with authors.
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For InterVarsity Press, Publishing Diverse Voices Is ‘A Calling’
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November, the religion house reflects on how publishing voices that have too often gone unheard is both God’s work and good business. (Sponsored)
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Turning Heaven Upside Down: PW talks with N.T. Wright
The New Testament scholar, retired Anglican bishop, and prolific author of Bible commentaries elaborates in two new books on an understanding of heaven that challenges many Christians’ ideas, and argues that Paul would be “horrified” by the church today.
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New and Forthcoming Academic Religion Books
Ahead of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint meeting, publishers shared highlights from their new and forthcoming titles on religious history, social issues, theology, the Bible, and more.
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ECPA Names Christy Award Winners
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association celebrated the best in Christian fiction on November 7, with Michelle Shocklee’s All We Thought We Knew and Rhoda McKnight’s Bitter and Sweet taking home two of the evening’s top prizes.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Daily Show Highlights
A look at some of the noteworthy meetings, panels, talks, paper presentations, and performances at this year’s annual meeting.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Reimagining Mary
Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones Says Christianity’s Holiest Woman was Black.
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AAR/SBL 2025: A Cautious Amen to AI
Religious studies and biblical scholars are embracing AI while keeping a wary eye on its potential to negatively impact religion, culture, and society.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Changing People, Changing Worlds
Yale University religious studies scholar Yii-Jan Lin sees parallels between immigration stories and the Book of Revelation.
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AAR/SB 2025: Mitri Raheb’s Existential Questions
The Palestinian theologian draws wisdom from biblical sources while pastoring to community longing for peace and freedom.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Open the Gates: PW Talks with Ehud Ben Zvi
The president of the Society of Biblical Literature talks with PW about navigating a time of political and social change.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Take It to the Streets: PW Talks with Leela Prasad
The president of the American Academy of Religion says the organization is diverse, defiant, and determined to stand for freedom in the academy and society.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Out on The Town
A brief guide to some of the best historical sites, religious landmarks, and restaurants in Boston.
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AAR/SBL 2025: Religion Scholars Step Up
This year’s annual gathering of religious studies and biblical scholars will take a stand for academic freedom.
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The Stories We Envision: PW Talks with Rodger Kamenetz
The author best known for The Jew in the Lotus is back with a new book, Seeing into the Life of Things, about what it means to bring words to our visions and emotions.
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Religion Book Deals: November 5, 2025
Among recent deals are a father-daughter duo’s picture book on God’s creation and a guide to navigating the digital age that draws from art history and Christian wisdom.
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Celebrating a Century of Jewish Books
November 13 marks the start of a monthlong celebration of Jewish literature, an expansion of the first Jewish Book Week in 1925. The Jewish Book Council, which launched Jewish Book Month in 1943, is marking the centennial with a suite of programs and events.



