The 2018 Christy Awards recognized 10 works of Christian fiction in Nashville, Tenn. on November 7, including 'True to You' by Becky Wade, which was named Book of the Year. And adjacent to the Christy Awards, the second annual Art of Writing conference doubled its attendance from last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Katie Ganshert and editor Shannon Marchese say more readers are open to fiction that takes on today's powerful issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite recent challenges, the category keeps drawing in publishers—and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the ever-changing terrain of Christian fiction to a preview of religion books getting big-screen adaptations, here are PW’s most-read religion and spirituality stories of 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
With over 7.8 million copies sold in the Baxter Family series alone and a new collection on the way, Christian fiction star Karen Kingsbury reflects on her writing career. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beth Moore, the author of bestsellers ‘So Long, Insecurity’ and ‘Audacious,’ is breaking into Christian fiction with ‘The Undoing of Saint Silvanus.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pricing pressure and the shifting genre tastes of readers are two big issues for publishers of Christian fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2014, sales of Christian fiction were down 15% over the previous year, and several houses have either cut back or eliminated their fiction acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Awards and honors for Catholic books and Christian fiction; conferences and trade shows in September and beyond. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even while publishers at the International Christian Retail Show celebrated top books in Christian fiction, publishing programs are being cut back in this crowded category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The more things change, the more they stay the same”—the old saw describes the state of Christian fiction in 2012. Try to spot inspirational fiction trends for spring, and you could get run over by an Amish buggy. But could the bonnet craze be cooling off? As PW looks at the category at the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]