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Greg Tobin: Remembering John the XXIII and Vatican II
Greg Tobin has vivid memories of speaking Latin as an altar boy and attending Masses where the priest faced away from the congregation. He also has vivid memories of the era when these things disappeared within the Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council. Tobin’s new book looks at John XXIII, The Good Pope who oversaw these momentous changes.
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Harper Finalizes Book, Bible and Sales Teams for Christian Division, Mum on Details
PW has learned that on Tuesday afternoon a staffing announcement was made internally to the Thomas Nelson and Zondervan employees who now comprise the HarperCollins Christian Publishing Division. A company spokesperson stated that the division has “finalized its structure and teams for Books, Bibles and Sales leadership. This means that our editorial staff can be 100% focused on acquiring and developing projects.”
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Before Mating, Dating: Religion Authors Offer Singles Advice
So many ways to meet potential partners--online dating services, social networking groups, even professional matchmakers. What can this season’s dating books from religion and spirituality publishers add to help the search? Words of experience leavened by practical advice.
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Publisher Launches Christian Fiction Web Hub
Christian publisher WaterBrook Multnomah, a unit of Random House, is launching NovelCrossing.com, a comprehensive Web site dedicated to Christian fiction. The site is designed to provide fiction readers with information about titles and authors, to build community among readers and authors, and to provide current news about the Christian fiction world.
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Sandy Eisenberg Sasso: Teaching Children with Stories
When Sandy Eisenberg Sasso was 16, she decided to become a rabbi. She also wanted to be a writer. At the time, the first goal seemed impossible, but in 1974 Sasso became the first female Reconstructionist rabbi and only the second woman rabbi in the United States. Achieving the second goal, she later became the author of 12 children’s books.
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Hayley DiMarco: Having It All with God
Hayley DiMarco understands worrying about “having it all.” She has authored 30 books, launched her own company, and writes as many as 4,000 words daily. Now she has graduated from books for teens to also writing for married women and addressing their challenges.
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October 2012 Christian Bestsellers: Adult, Children’s & Young Adult, Bibles
Your guide to the mega-sellers from Christian publishers.
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Gabby Douglas in Two-Book Deal with Zondervan
Zondervan, a unit of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, has acquired two books by Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas. The first, Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith, an inspirational memoir releasing in December, aims for both YA and adult readers.
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New Harper Christian Division Announces Leadership Team
HarperCollins Christian Publishing, comprising both recently acquired Thomas Nelson and Zondervan, has announced its leadership team. The team will report to Mark Schoenwald, president and CEO of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
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Christian & Spanish: Rooted in Missions: Spanish-Language Publishing 2012
Where some publishers saw a business opportunity in Spanish-language publishing, for the religion houses with full-fledged programs or imprints—virtually all of them evangelical Christian publishers—the enterprise historically had its roots in foreign missions. And while these publishers today face the same business challenges in Latin America as their general-market brethren, there also are issues unique to the religion category.
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Religion Editor’s Note, August 2012
Christian publishing made some big headlines in July and August, and most of the news was about Thomas Nelson. The biggest story was the acquisition of Nelson by HarperCollins—after a lengthy review of the deal by the DoJ—and the subsequent combination of Nelson and Zondervan to form a new behemoth in the business. Harper promises the two units will maintain their distinct identities, but change is sure to come and will probably begin to unfold early next year. Everyone will be watching.
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September 2012 Christian Bestsellers: Adult, Children's & Young Adult, Bibles
Your guide to the mega-sellers from Christian publishers.
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion/Spirituality Books, August 2012
Harold Kushner looks deeply at the Book of Job; Matt Axelrod offers humor and help to survive a bar/bat mitzvah.
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, August 2012
A beloved author dies; a contest winner; an anniversary edition; a live Web cast; a launch event.
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It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, August 2012
The Abrahamic scriptures in one volume; new Protestant and Catholic children’s Bibles.
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Prescriptions for an Ailing Christianity
It’s been a summer of discontent about the state of Christianity on these shores. Membership in churches across the denominational spectrum continues to decline, and commentators are groping for explanations and antidotes. Into this anxious stew come several new books in which authors serve as guides to revived faith. They navigate a world where Christianity is seen to be increasingly marginal, outside the mainstream.
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Episcopal Bishop Champions Gay Marriage: PW Talks with Gene Robinson
Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, catapulted from obscurity to the center of the culture wars in 2003 when he became the first openly gay bishop in the 77-million-member Anglican Communion. Hundreds of parishes left the Episcopal Church in protest. Now set to retire in January 2013, Robinson has a new book from Knopf, God Believes in Love: Straight Talk about Gay Marriage.
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Brian McLaren: Gathering New Readers
Brian McLaren’s habit of assigning new meanings to classic Christian doctrines has made him a darling of theological liberals and a punching bag for theological conservatives. His evolution as an author also has sent him through several publishers. In his new book, McLaren asks: what is the relationship between Christian identity and hostility? The church has long fed religious rivalries, he argues, but that’s not what Jesus would do.
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Dee Henderson: What to Say About God
These days, most authors are out there energetically promoting their books in print and broadcast and via social media—wherever they can get attention. But Dee Henderson keeps a low profile, and with her track record, she can probably afford to lie low. Her latest romantic suspense (and 16th Christian novel), Full Disclosure (Bethany House, Oct.), has a first printing of 125,000, so clearly her publisher is confident.
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