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Religion Book Deals: April 8, 2020
A former beauty queen lands at Convergent, country music singer Sara Evans brings a memoir to Howard Books; and more.
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New Faith-Based Books for Parenting During the Pandemic
New and forthcoming titles are offering parents advice on how to find peace, calm, and connection in a time of uncertainty.
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Buddhist Pubs Find New Ways to Cope with Covid-19
Publishers of books on Buddhism are focusing on digital products, compiling reading lists, promoting online author events, and more in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic and rapid changes in the marketplace.
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Marchese Joins Tommy Nelson as V-P, Publisher
Shannon Marchese, formerly executive editor at Penguin Random House imprints Waterbrook & Multnomah and Convergent, has been hired as v-p, publisher of Tommy Nelson, Thomas Nelson’s children’s imprint.
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: April 2020
New books coming out from religion and spirituality publishers in April include 'A Woman Called Moses,' ‘The Myth of the American Dream,’ ‘Confessions of a Gay Priest,’ and more.
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Paraclete Postpones Two Books Amid Covid-19 Disruptions
Paraclete Press announced that it is delaying the publication of two titles originally slated for release May and early June due to the new coronavirus outbreak and “a mostly disrupted book market at every level,” the publisher said.
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How Christian Publishers, Retailers Are Responding to Covid-19
Christian publishers and retailers are faced with challenges amid the novel coronavirus, Covid-19 outbreak, but are finding ways to cope.
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Books Help Seekers Find Spiritual Practices in Strange Places
Fewer and fewer people identify as religious in the traditional sense, but unconventional spiritual practices are on the rise, as evidenced by several new books.
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Gratitude as a Way of Life: PW Talks with Galen Guengerich
Guengerich, a senior minister at New York City’s Unitarian Church of All Souls, sets out to create a modern template for spirituality based on gratitude in 'The Way of Gratitude: A New Spirituality for Today' (Random House, June).
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A New Spiritual Age Dawns, and Publishers Are Pivoting Toward It
Books for and about unconventional seekers of faith and spirituality are multiplying.
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Religion Book Deals: March 11, 2020
Two new books on mental health land at religion houses, plus IVP signs a new series about the seasons of the church year.
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February Religion Bestsellers: ‘Dangerous Prayers’ Takes #2, Rachel Hauck Returns
Craig Groeschel’s guide to a deeper faith in ‘Dangerous Prayers’ debuts at #2 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction chart; a new romance by 'The Wedding Dress' author Rachel Hauck takes #3 in Religion Fiction.
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Agents Highlight Leading Christian Publishing Trends
Literary agents specializing in Christian publishing discuss the latest industry trends, including a growing interest in self-help as well as books geared toward millennials.
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Reading Up on Whiteness: Religion Publishers Tackle Racial Inequality
Religion publishers are leading discussions about race in an attempt to explain how white Christians can help heal racial divisions in several new books publishing between now and fall.
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WaterBrook Launches Gift Books Line
Random House’s WaterBrook imprint will debut six Christian gift books and products in the fall through its new line, Ink & Willow.
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Religion & Spirituality Books Preview: March 2020
A faith-based critique about the concept of self-improvement in ‘Enough About Me,’ pastor Tim Keller’s book on marriage written with his wife Kathy, and new novel by bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter are some of the religion and spirituality books slated for publication this March.
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Christian Publishers Find Added Value in Book Awards
Award-winning Christian titles can often break into the broader market, and publishers are taking notice.
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Religion Book Deals: February 26, 2020
Zondervan nabbed a new book by Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae; Jordan Lee Dooley brings two books to WaterBrook, a memoir on autism lands at Brazos, and more.
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Finding 'Grace in the Rubble' 25 Years After the Oklahoma City Bombing
After writing about forgiving her sister’s murderer in 2015’s ‘Change of Heart,’ Jeanne Bishop is telling the story of an unlikely friendship between the father of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and the father of one of his victims in her new book.
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Christian Publishing Veterans Launch Consulting Firm
Longtime Christian publishing executives David Moberg and Byron Williamson are starting a consulting firm, Moberg | Williamson Consulting, which will serve mass media clients including publishers.