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Zondervan Signs New Lease in Grand Rapids
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.
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LifeWay Christian Stores Buys Berean
Continuing its expansion and further consolidating the Christian retail market, LifeWay Christian Stores buys the 17-store Berean chain.
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Xulon to Offer Free Publishing for Faith Titles
Xulon Press is set to offer free e-book publishing for titles for the faith market.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, July 2013
A new, extensively annotated translation of the Qur'an opens Islam's sacred text to students of religion; plus Bibles for teens and kids.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, July 2013
A biblical studies scholar offers a look at the theological origins of charity; a pastor casts an eye on birds on the Bible.
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Cultural Dynamite: Sales of New Jesus Book Explode
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
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.
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PW Talks with Joseph Pearce: Renouncing Hate, Embracing God
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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Tattooed Traditionalist: Nadia Bolz-Weber
"Pastrix" is a demeaning term used to refer to female ministers by certain Christians who believe in male-only pastoral ministry. But Lutheran Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber has reclaimed it as a title for her brand of faith.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, July 2013
Awards and honors; Pope’s first encyclical coming; ChristianTrade Association back to CBA; Crossway/ Gospel Coalition expand publishing partnership.
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August 2013 Christian Marketplace Bestsellers: Adult, Children’s, Young Adult, Bibles
Your guide to the mega-sellers in Christian books.
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Guideposts Disbands Trade Books Program
Guideposts is disbanding its trade books program. The company will continue to publish fiction and nonfiction, but it will be sold only direct to consumer. The Summerside Press fiction imprint has been shut down.
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Author Signs with Her Feet at Christian Retail Show
At the Christian retail show, an author with a rare birth defect demonstrated how she has overcome her challenges.
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HarperCollins Christian’s Spanish Imprints Create Pastors’ Portal
The Spanish-language imprints of HarperCollins Christian Publishing—Editorial Vida and Grupo Nelson--have announced the launch of LiderVisión.com, an online portal for Spanish-speaking pastors and Christian leaders.
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Christian Books and Products Take Awards at Annual Trade Show
The International Christian Retail Show, concluded this week in St. Louis, was the occasion for handing out a trophy case’s worth of awards, especially for fiction.
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International Christian Retail Show 2013: Down But Not Out
Though attendance and Christian bookstore numbers continue to fall and exhibitors grumble, ICRS introduces innovations to revitalize the show, and all agree it’s still important to gather each year.
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Kingstone Announces Christian Comics Projects
Kingstone Comics announced at the International Christian Retail Show in June an ambitious graphic novel program, including a 12-volume graphic Bible coming in 2014 and a film adaptation of its graphic novel The Remaining. The AFFIRM Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment film adaption, in production now, will premier in fall 2014, just after the July 2014 release of the novel.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, June 2013
The Message is now available in a version for Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, June 2013
Influential agent recognized; awards and honors for publishers; a unique partnership for Max Lucado.