October 22, 2025
Author Paul Young revisits the scene of his 2007 blockbuster novel with Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption, coming out October 2026 from Worthy, an imprint of Hachette. more
In Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith and Love, the author shares spiritual lessons she found in the life of her younger sister Becky, who was brain-damaged at birth. more
Prolific author Kathleen Y’Barbo Turner succeeds longtime leader Colleen Cobble at the association for writers of Christian fiction. “When we are responsive to the market and the word of the Lord, there is no telling where we’ll go,” Y’Barbo Turner said. more
The Rev. Dame Sarah Mullally is the first woman named to lead the Church of England and the global Anglican Communion, as well as a published author. Her first book as Archbishop of Canterbury will be a Lent book of prayers and reflections. more
Needed: Information on Advent and Christmas adult nonfiction books (new titles only, no reprints) for the 2025 holiday season. Please supply details and editor comments by Oct.31. Include a brief description of each title, a brief author bio, publishing date, ISBN, and company contacts for interviews. Include a cover image in jpg format. Send to religionfeatures@publishersweekly.com and put Advent/Christmas on the subject line.
A progressive voice in religion and politics, Waskow wrote two dozen books guiding Jews to celebrate the rituals of their faith and take Jewish values to the streets and the ballot box. He died October 20 at his home in Philadelphia. more.
Among recent deals are books dealing with salvation, redemption, devotion, and political engagement. more
Drawing on his 40 years as a bookseller, publisher, and now CEO of the ECPA, Crosby writes in World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading how God speaks to humanity through books. more
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Biblical scholars Bashaw and Higashi team up for a lucid guide to reading scripture. Using cooking as a guiding metaphor, they describe the ways different “chefs” use the same basic ingredients to produce vastly different results. The authors’ colorful personal anecdotes enliven the proceedings. Church study groups will be especially edified. more
In this eccentric guide, bestseller Choquette shares the advice for tapping into one’s divine nature that she claims was revealed to her by spirit teachers from the fifth dimension. Readers new to Choquette’s work may struggle with her awkward prose and odd examples, like how her sister recovered from a divorce by becoming a trapeze artist and joining the circus. Choquette’s devoted fans may find inspiration, but others would be better served elsewhere. more
In her empowering debut, therapist Gustafson guides readers through recovery from intimate partner betrayal, defined here as a sexual or emotional violation of the (spoken or unspoken) “relationship agreement.” She also warns Christian readers to be wary of well-meaning faith “wisdom” that forgiveness must be immediate and unequivocal. Her flexible, holistic philosophy gives due to the messiness of human emotions. more
Krone, an associate professor of environmental science at Allegheny College, debuts with a lively ethnographic study of how faith communities across the U.S. are reshaping the ways Americans eat by way of agricultural initiatives that meld religious and secular influences. The result is an intriguing window into the complex intersections between food production and faith in America. more
David Pollack, former NFL player, sports analyst, and author of Every Day Counts (B&H, Apr. 2026) speaks to Lifeway Christian Resources leadership on October 2, at their headquarters in Brentwood, TN. His talk about the book, detailing how he relied on Jesus to navigate his life, was streamed online to all Lifeway employees.
Photo: Emily Bergeron
Photo: Emily Bergeron
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