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Religion Update 2013: The Promise and Pitfalls of Celebrity Books

By Andy Butcher | 08/30/2013 @ 07:00PM

If celebrity is currency, as rock star and activist Bono says, then publishers need to keep a close eye on its fluctuating exchange rate.
Religion Update 2013: Celebrity Books Reach for the Stars—and the Bestsellers Lists

By Andy Butcher | 08/30/2013 @ 07:00PM

Jonathan Merkh is quacking all the way to the bank at Howard Books.
Religion Update 2013: Books Extend Pastors’ Ministries—and Can Sell Big

By Juli Cragg Hilliard | 08/30/2013 @ 07:00PM

Don’t call them celebrities. The pastor-authors whose books power Christian publishing and these days cross over into general market bestsellerdom are known by their messages and platforms.
Religion Update Fall 2013: In Profile

| 08/30/2013 @ 07:00PM

Conversations with six authors who have been inspired by their faith.
September 2013 Christian Marketplace Bestsellers: Adult, Children's and Young Adult, Bibles

| 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

Your guide to the mega-sellers in Christian books.
Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, August 2013

By Lynn Garrett | 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

Self-publishing news; awards and honors; new imprints; C.S. Lewis online; new Christian retail board members; Osteen breaks a million; gift guidance for Christian stores.
Julian of Norwich: A Contemporary Message Across the Centuries

By Kerry Weber | 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

The message of a 14th-century mystic, revealed in two new translations, resounds with 21st-century readers.
Throw the Body Out with the Box: Thomas Lynch and Thomas Long on Seeing Off the Dead

By Lauren Yarger | 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

A preacher and a funeral director are deadly serious about returning to tradition when it comes to saying goodbye.
PW Talks with Debbie Blue: What Birds in the Bible Mean

By Deonne Lindsey | 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

Debbie Blue explores the nature of scripture’s feathered creatures and their symbolism, illuminating how the birds of the Bible can provide fresh spiritual lessons.
It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, August 2013

| 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

Pastor and prolific author David Jeremiah will release a study Bible with notes drawn from his own lifelong Bible teaching; two new devotional Bibles pair classic writings with scripture.
Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, August 2013

| 08/28/2013 @ 12:00PM

Doubt is no threat to faith, argues an influential pastor; seen theologically, busy-ness may be a sign of prideful self-importance.
PW Talks with Stasi Eldredge: Teaching Women They Are Loved

By J. Victoria Sanders | 08/26/2013 @ 12:00PM

In a conversational and confessional guide, Stasi Eldredge offers insights for women looking to heal old wounds. She talked with PW about her passion for women’s ministry and how women can overcome the obstacles they face in becoming more fully themselves.
Zondervan Signs New Lease in Grand Rapids

By Lynn Garrett | 08/23/2013 @ 11:45AM

Quashing speculation that HarperCollins Christian Publishing would consolidate all staff to Nashville, Zondervan has signed a multi-year lease on a new location in Grand Rapids, Mich.
LifeWay Christian Stores Buys Berean

By Marcia Z. Nelson | 08/23/2013 @ 08:00AM

Continuing its expansion and further consolidating the Christian retail market, LifeWay Christian Stores buys the 17-store Berean chain.
Xulon to Offer Free Publishing for Faith Titles

By Andy Butcher | 08/22/2013 @ 10:30AM

Xulon Press is set to offer free e-book publishing for titles for the faith market.
It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, July 2013

| 07/31/2013 @ 12:30PM

A new, extensively annotated translation of the Qur'an opens Islam's sacred text to students of religion; plus Bibles for teens and kids.
Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, July 2013

| 07/31/2013 @ 12:00PM

A biblical studies scholar offers a look at the theological origins of charity; a pastor casts an eye on birds on the Bible.
Cultural Dynamite: Sales of New Jesus Book Explode

| 07/31/2013 @ 11:30AM

A video gone viral gives author Reza Aslan's controversial new book about Jesus more publicity than money can buy, creating a perfect storm of Jesus, social media, culture wars smackdown, and Islamophobia to boost the scholar’s book about Jesus to bestsellerdom. The sales and media ops are clicking upward almost as fast as a taxi meter in rush-hour traffic.
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Just Plain Good: Cookbooks Serve Up Faith & Food

By Andy Butcher | 07/29/2013 @ 10:00AM

Amish traditions make a strong showing in a bumper crop of cookbooks from religion publishers; others reveal the roots of Abrahamic eating and celebrate Southern cooking.
PW Talks with Joseph Pearce: Renouncing Hate, Embracing God

By Kerry Weber | 07/25/2013 @ 11:00AM

As a young man, Joseph Pearce was more likely to incite riots outside a Catholic church than to enter one. He was a member of an English political party that promoted racist, neo-fascist views, but now he has embraced the faith he once despised.

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