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Religion Book Deals: May 7, 2025
Among recent book deals, award-winning author John Mark Comer adds another book partnership with PRH Christian, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow signs with Nelson for a confidence-building title, and more.
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Quick Hits of Spirituality
New titles for the nonreligious readers offer inspiration in small bites.
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New Titles Show the Allure of Spirituality
Publishers seek to serve readers looking for meaning and connection beyond traditional religions.
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2025 Christian Book Award Winners Named
John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way, which won Christian Book of the Year, led the 13 category winners honored Tuesday by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
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David C Cook Announces Three Top Brass Promotions
Jana Zachman has been named president, Chadd Miller moves up to CEO, and Dan Tancik steps into the role of chief curriculum officer. The promotions follow an “organizational redesign” at the Christian publishing company, which said it plans to add more executive positions.
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Pope Francis’s Words to the World
Scores of books by Francis, as well as about his life and papacy, portray the pope, who died on April 21, as compassionate and controversial, pastoral and provocative.
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Religion Book Deals: April 16, 2025
Among recent book deals are a quartet of young authors explaining biblical prophecy, a children's book of God's affirming messages, a look at ‘muscular Christianity,’ and more.
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The Good News Is, We Can Do Something: PW Talks with Sen. Raphael Warnock
The Georgia senator’s new children’s book series based on biblical tales kicks off this month with Leo’s Lunch Box about a generous boy whose inexhaustible lunch box recalls the miracle of loaves and fishes that fed a multitude.
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New Books Weave Nature and Science with Faith
Archeologists, biologists, pastors, and spirituality leaders draw lessons about God and the Bible from the trees to the seas in new works.
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Jennie Allen’s New Book Is for Anxious Kids
The author of the bestselling title for adults Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts offers help and reassurance to kids struggling with bad thoughts.
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Two New Books View the Enneagram with a Christian Eye
Building on the popularity of the personality typing system, two new Enneagram-focused titles suggest that self-awareness found through the personality typing system can provide a starting point for reaching a deeper spirituality.
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Laura Barker to Leave Penguin Random House Christian
A longtime leader at Waterbrook & Multnomah, Barker will leave the company effective April 15, with recently hired editorial director Madison Trammel taking oversight of adult fiction and nonfiction editorial at the division.
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Religion Book Deals: April 2, 2025
Picture books on God’s love for kids, a guide to Judaism, and devotionals tailored to specific audiences are among the titles involved in recent deals.
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4 Spring Books Bring Context and Clarity to Scripture
Authors challenge misconceptions about the sacred text and apply biblical perspectives to abortion, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and other contemporary issues in four new works.
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8 Children’s Books for Passover Mix History with Hope
These new titles for Pesach give young ones a taste of the holiday’s history and traditions, from tales of adventure to a board book shaped like a Seder plate.
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A Seder Handbook that Sings: PW Talks with Meredith Ochs and Kay Miller
Two music lovers bring a contemporary spin—and sound—to the Haggadah, the handbook that guides a Passover Seder, with The Rock ‘n’ Roll Haggadah (Simon Element, out now).
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‘Brave’ D.C. Episcopal Bishop Inks Two Deals with PRH
Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Washington, D.C., who urged President Donald Trump to show “mercy” in his second term, has inked deals with two Penguin Random House imprints for books for young people.
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Religion Book Deals: March 19, 2025
Among this week’s deals are a study of primarily white U.S. churches, an exploration of spiritual questions about illness and dying informed by medical research, and a guide for doubters on how to reclaim faith.
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How Church Camps Betrayed Jesus: PW Talks with Cara Meredith
We spoke with the author and former Christian camp true believer about her forthcoming book Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation (Broadleaf, Apr.).
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5 New Books Suggest Spiritual Answers for the Undecided
Paralyzing indecision is a defining feature of modern life—but these forthcoming books from Christian authors promise help at the crossroads.