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Blending Faith with YA Fiction: PW Talks to Jody Hedlund
Adult romance-turned-YA author Jody Hedlund explains the importance of writing books for young people and how she weaves a clean, faith-focused story together with relationships and adventure.
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: April 2016
A memoir by Joel Osteen’s mother, the latest from NPR host Krista Tippett, and Sally Lloyd Jones’s new story for children make up this list of the most-anticipated books publishing in April.
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The Untold Life Stories of Buddhist Nuns Revealed
Foreign affairs journalist Christine Toomey traveled 60,000 miles investigating the stories and wisdom of women dedicated to the Buddhist tradition in her book ‘In Search of Buddha’s Daughters.’
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Religion and Spirituality News From Around the Web: March 9, 2016
Today’s news from the religion and spirituality publishing world includes the death of author Jerry Bridges, a Curious George book about Ramadan, and a list of Buddhist titles to help readers gain enlightenment.
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Walking in Faith: Three Books Combine Movement with Soul-Searching
Walking can double as both a physical exercise and a workout for the soul, according to three new titles coming from religion and spirituality publishers in the months to come.
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February Religion Bestsellers: Pope Francis, Wanda Brunstetter On Top
Pope Francis’s ‘The Name of God’s Love is Mercy’ came in at #1 on February’s Religion Nonfiction bestseller list, and the latest from Amish romance novelist Wanda Brunstetter was top in fiction.
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A None’s Tour of America’s Faith Traditions: PW Talks to Corinna Nicolaou
Raised in a secular household, Nicolaou shares her search for essential wisdom in churches, temples, mosques, and synagogues around the U.S. in ‘A None’s Story.’
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Teenager’s Gay Conversion Therapy Ordeal Told in New Memoir
When 15-year-old Alex Cooper told her Mormon parents she liked girls, she expected a bad reaction- but not eight months of captivity and abuse at the hands of a couple practicing ‘gay conversion therapy.'
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Jonathan Sacks Wins 2016 Templeton Prize
Sacks was recognized for his work and writings that emphasize a respect for all faiths and defend the compatibility of religion and science.
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Religion and Spirituality News From Around the Web: February 24, 2016
Today’s religion and spirituality news roundup includes a new book from Christian publishers on Queen Elizabeth’s faith and details about a self-help book with “spiritual tools” by Gillian Anderson.
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Rob Bell Finds New Ministry in Self-Help
Bell, the once-embattled lead pastor of Mars Hill Church, is drawing on his own experiences with risk, failure, and integrity in a guide to ‘How to Be Here Now.’
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: March 2016
New titles by Karen Kingsbury and the archeologist behind the History Channel’s ‘Bible Secrets Revealed’ are among the most-anticipated religion and spirituality books publishing in March.
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An Audience of Nones: Publishers Pursue an Audience Allergic to Religion
There are about as many Americans with no religious affiliation as there are evangelical Christians. Can religion publishers reach this market?
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Spring 2016 Religion & Spirituality Announcements
The big religion and spirituality books publishing in spring 2016, including a top 10 list chosen by PW's religion reviews editor.
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Why People Convert: PW Talks to Susan Jacoby
In her new book, ‘Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion,’ Jacoby uses history to make a case for why religious conversion is rarely based on spiritual beliefs alone.
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Religion and Spirituality News From Around the Web: February 10, 2016
Romance author Nicholas Sparks’ lifetime of faith, a book intended for the "spiritual but not religious," and how to use books during Lent are some of the news items creating a buzz today.
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January Religion Bestsellers: ‘War Room’ Books Sweep Sales
Check out PW’s new monthly Religion Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller charts and find out more about the books that made the lists.
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Editing the Dalai Lama
A Buddhist sociologist reflects on 20 years of compiling and publishing the Dalai Lama’s speeches.
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‘Jesus Storybook Bible’ Sells Two Million Copies
Sally Lloyd-Jones’s retelling of the Bible from Zonderkidz found a surprising readership beyond children, with teens and adults among its many fans.
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Grammy-Winner Lecrae Talks About Faith and 'Being Crushed' in New Memoir
With a #1 album and over two million followers on Facebook, Lecrae is well known for being both a rapper and a Christian, but the artist is taking his message of faith beyond his music in ‘Unashamed,’ publishing this spring.