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Chicago Religion Publisher Gets Pope's First Book
Loyola Press in Chicago gets the first book from Pope Francis.
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Religious Firms Support Obamacare Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has said it will weigh in on the constitutionality of a provision in the U.S. Affordable Care Act requiring most for-profit companies to offer insurance coverage for birth control to their employees.
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Religion Update February 2014: In Profile
Profiles of six notable religion authors with new books coming this spring.
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For Christian Fiction Editors, It’s Complicated
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 unique, similar yet special books.
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Religion Update February 2014: Marketers Help Readers Discover Christian Fiction
Someone really ought to weave a tale about selling Christian and inspirational fiction: the overcrowded market, the distracted readers, and the rewards for those who overcome the odds.
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Religion Update February 2014: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Despite mixed fortunes in 2013 in a category that might be feeling digital disruption more than any other, publishers of Christian and inspirational fiction remain optimistic as they look to the coming year.
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A Tribute to Phyllis Tickle
Phyllis Tickle has had a rich career as an author, a respected commentator on the state of religion in America today, and a visionary and futurist for the Church. Among her many other achievements, Phyllis Tickle was the founding editor of PW’s religion department.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, January 2014
Awards and honors; book tours and conferences; an anniversary.
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Publishers 'Bind-up' Content for Christian Fiction Readers
Fiction bind-ups—collections of previously published e-books, novellas or novels—used to be an afterthought for publishers but are now becoming part of a marketing plan to create content that can be accessed on multiple platforms to reach targeted readers.
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‘Faith’ Comics Series Launches with Bio of Jesus
A new biography of Jesus Christ is the first in a new series of comics from Bluewater Productions that will focus on the lives of religious icons from a variety of faiths.
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Terri Blackstock: A Return to Roots
It was the publication of a poem she wrote in 7th grade that cemented best-selling author Terri Blackstock’s path. “I loved knowing that people were reading what I’d written, and from that moment on I was determined to be a professional writer.” For more than 25 years, Blackstock has delivered award-winning romance, selling six million copies of her novels worldwide.
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Bob Fu: God’s Freedom Fighter
A tireless advocate for persecuted Christians in his homeland of China, Bob Fu encourages those in the West to help alleviate imprisonment, torture, and other human rights violations there.
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PW Talks with Thomas Moore: Religion That's Personal
Some things change and others, not so much. Thomas Moore, whose Care of the Soul (1992) helped define an era in which nonsectarian spirituality books administered therapy, returns to argue a personal religion is important.
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Let’s Get Real: Pastors Open Up About Mental Illness
Pastors might encourage confession for their congregants, but few are honest publicly about their own struggles with depression or other mental illnesses. That seems to be changing, with a handful of ministers in secure positions deciding to take the risk.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, January 2014
The idea of the death of God has had a profound influence on contemporary expression; the way to find God isn't by chasing God.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, January 2014
B&H's new Study Bible for Women was created by women for women.
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Self-Publisher WinePress Goes Out of Business
WinePress Publishing, a Christian self-publishing company, has closed its doors.
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Baker Sales Manager Creates Bestselling Joke Books for Kids
What’s black and white and read all over? A pair of little books, Laugh Out Loud Jokes for Kids and Knock Knock Jokes for Kids, which have held the #1 and #2 spots on Amazon’s Children’s Joke & Riddle Books list for the past several weeks and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
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Barbour Launches New Imprint, Shiloh Run Press
Barbour Publishing is launching Shiloh Run Press, a new imprint that will “add some publishing clarity for our staff, authors and agents, trading partners, and ultimately our readers,” according to Barbour CEO Timothy H. Martins.
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