Religion publishers were busy during BookExpo America's three-day run in New York May 29-31. Their participation seems to have stabilized--there were no new dropouts, and some publishers have returned after taking breaks over costs vs. benefits, finding the show valuable after all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
With half as many vendors and buyers as last year, the 23rd annual Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit was very quiet. But one thing came through loud and clear: Catholic publishers are betting Pope Francis’ popularity will translate into burgeoning book sales,. And speculation on the future of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Image celebrates 60 years; Gary Chapman endows chair at Moody; Cambridge Bibles back to Cambridge; awards and honors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
New books look at the religiously unaffiliated--the "nones"--and what it means to be born anew. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Mormon writer takes a spiritual journey; a Presbyterian minister finds support for same-sex marriage in the Bible. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
World War I is remarkable in military history for its massive scope and loss of life, with more than nine million combatants killed. But its role in religious history is less appreciated, and an array of books coinciding with the July centennial could change that. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julia Roller remembers when she spent uninterrupted, significant time in prayer and Bible study and was able to practice spiritual disciplines as part of her routine. That was before the arrival of a baby boy who didn’t sleep much. And then another. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A desire to make spirituality a more integral part of everyday life combined with the technology that makes that easier would seem a match made in, well, at least Silicon Valley, if not somewhere higher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is timeless and universal,” Sheila Waldman, cofounder of Tristan Publishing, says of the topic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christian church attendance has fallen from 43% in 2004 to 36% today, according to the March 24 Barna Group research report “Americans Divided on the Importance of Church,” and a lot of those who still go do so less frequently. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest news on religion publishing for spring 2014. New books and apps, author interviews and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The topics of marriage and raising children are both evergreen and ever new for first-timers,” says Philis Boultinghouse, senior editor at Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pope Francis sounds key themes of his papacy; the nun on the bus encourages activism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A music publisher is venturing into religion/spirituality with a line of books about the spiritual thoughts of celebrities. Now the company just needs to figure out where it can sell them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
In three days of meetings in the latest of our semiannual Religion Summits, fourteen religion/spirituality publishers presented their new and forthcoming books and talked about the challenges of the business. We heard about new voices to watch for and rising topics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new children's picture book imaginatively depicts Hildegard of Bingen; a Christian pastor welcomes the end of Christendom. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Catholic priest Ronald Rolheiser examines late-life spirituality; scholar Michael Coogan offers a brief history of the Decalogue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost 40,000 Catholics gathered in mid-March in Anaheim, Calif., for the annual L.A. Religious Education Congress, and they bought a lot of books from Catholic publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]