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Christian Stores See 8.5% Overall Gain in 2012
CBA, the association of Christian retailers, has reported an 8.55% sales increase in 2012 over 2011, but only a few stores were winners in the channel.
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What’s So Funny? Tim Conway Still Is
The good news is that Emmy-winning comedian Tim Conway is alive, well, and has written a memoir. And he can still crack up a crowd, as he proved at a reception to launch his book. “I hope it does well for your company,” Conway told Howard staffers and reception attendees. “If it doesn’t, don’t call me.”
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RBTE ‘13: Struggling to Go On
After rapid decline in recent years, the Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit must be reinvented to survive.
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Religion at BEA ‘13: ‘Part of the Wider Publishing World’
At a smaller but lively BEA, religion publishers who remain or have returned had plenty to showcase. The convention saw lower but still healthy attendance in New York City May 29-31, and in recent years some religion publishers have abandoned the show in favor of smaller, more targeted conferences, conventions, and professional meetings.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, May 2013
Former Episcopal Bishop John Spong again delights and provokes; two visionaries on a new stage in human evolution coming soon.
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Religion Editor’s Note, May 22, 2013
Now it begins: Trade show season is here for religion publishers and retailers.
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PW Talks with Guillermo Maldonado: Experiencing God in the Now
Miami pastor Guillermo Maldonado says we live in a time when young people are saying, “Show me God.”
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 2013
Staffing changes, awards and honors.
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Guiding Prayers: Rick Hamlin
Rick Hamlin has heard and written a lot about others’ prayer lives, and he believes as many kinds exist as there are people in the world.
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Publishers Are Hell-Bound This Spring
Spurred by the much-anticipated release of Dan Brown’s Inferno, several publishers across the faith spectrum are offering new books that send readers straight to hell.
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Shefa Gold: The Joy of Hebrew Chant
Rabbi Shefa Gold thought she had invented the practice of Hebrew chant, then learned she was revitalizing an all-but-lost practice.
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B&H Publishing Group Changes Fiction Strategy
B&H Publishing Group is “realigning” its fiction strategy, tying novels to its other brands and company initiatives.
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Religion Update Spring 2013: Category Apps Expand Audiences for Religion Books
In 2013, apps are expected to generate $25 billion in revenue, according to a March forecast from ABI Research, which tracks mobile application trends.
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Religion Update Spring 2013: Aging, Caregiving, and Grief
Some human experiences are inevitable, and they inevitably bring books.
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Religion Update Spring 2013: Mindfulness for All
Classic how-to books on meditation—practices that still the mind and bring insight and tranquility—have long been mainstays of Buddhist and mind-body-spirit (MBS) publishing.
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Religion Update Spring 2013: How to Talk to God
Praying—speaking to God in formal or informal ways—is a universal form of human communication.
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Religion Update Spring 2013: Publishing for Holidays a Business Challenge
Holiday seasons like Christmas/Hanukkah and Lent/Passover/Easter are short and crowded sales windows, but they offer generous payouts to religion publishers who know how and when to position their titles.
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Too Angry to Pray? Ian Punnett
Ian Punnett writes what he knows.
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Enjoying the Work of God: Patty Kirk
Patty Kirk's Christian equation used to look like this: Duty + Guilt = Spiritual Value.
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The Wisdom of Islam: Jamal Rahman
Imam Jamal Rahman describes the spiritual life as a quest to become "a more complete human being."
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