April 15, 2026
The bestselling evangelical author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry talks with PW about his shift from pastoring a megachurch to writing about reflection and prayer. His new book, Into the Quiet: Following Jesus in a World of Noise (WaterBrook), is slated for October. more
Publishers, distributors, and bookstores eying the Christian audience are launching community-driven web platforms, including Ingram’s Graceful Reads and PRH Christian’s Grace Corner, offering far more than book suggestions. more
In Nerd Faith: 60 Second Sprints of Spiritual Guidance for the Occasionally Uncool (Morehouse, May), the TikTok-famous Episcopal priest draws bite-size religious reflections on wonder, justice, love, and more out of pop culture, from The Princess Bride to Veggie Tales to C.S. Lewis. more
Loving your neighbor is simple to understand but challenging to live out. How do we build communities in an age of isolation and division? These books bridge ancient wisdom with contemporary insight, offering both inspiration and practical guidance for anyone seeking to put neighbor love into action. (Sponsored) more
We’re looking for new directions publishers are taking in Bibles and related study guides, commentaries, and devotionals. Sales in this category have been hot since 2021. Tell us how—and why—you’re changing up the content or adding unique products to your Bible lineup to keep the sales streak going with books publishing between June 2026 and May 2027. For each book, please include: contact information for editor interviews; title and description; brief author bio; the ISBN; release date, and a high-resolution cover image in jpg format. Email pitches and images to Religionfeatures@publishersweekly.com by April 29. Put “Call for Info: Bible Trends” in the subject line. more
The two cofounders of the women-focused Bible engagement podcast and publishing brand have signed on with the publisher to expand their reach as a new imprint and as part of PRH Christian’s new Grace Corner platform. more
The Australian journalist and Rabbi Eli Schlanger were deep in conversations about faith, justice, and wrestling with God, planning to do a book together, when he was murdered in a terror attack in Sydney. She completed that book, Conversations With My Rabbi (Harper Influence, May), alone. more
Tim Kelly’s Sarah Young’s Journey to Jesus: A Brother’s Personal Remembrances (Whitaker House, May) recounts how the late author came to deal with the suffering of chronic illness by writing devotionals, beginning with Jesus Calling in 2004, that touched millions of readers. more
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Musician Estevez argues in this thought-provoking manifesto that art is a “spiritual gateway” to a deeper faith. Throughout, she meditates on art as a source of refuge from darkness, a means of engaging more deeply with the world, and a lens through which readers can understand how God loves humanity. The result is a boon for burned-out creatives. more
This rigorous study from Wuthnow, an emeritus sociology professor at Princeton, offers a sweeping overview of the religious left over the past 25 years. Unlike the religious right’s focus on strong internal “bonding” within congregations, Wuthnow contends, the left adopts a more decentralized approach toward political action. In Wuthnow’s view, this lends the religious left an agility that the right lacks. Scholars of contemporary U.S. religion and politics will be edified. more
Lewis compiles a haphazard series of academic essays on his two areas of expertise, comics about health and comics about religion. Many of the questions he pursues, though, could apply to any creative medium, with frustratingly little said about what makes comics a unique form for exploring medicine and faith. Readers will be left with more questions than answers. more
Pastor Giles issues a haphazard call for readers to overcome spiritual adversity and build a better life. Unfortunately, Giles’s passion too frequently shades into meaningless hyperbole, repetition, and ill-fitting tangents, coalescing into what feels more like a series of reheated sermons than a coherent spiritual program. Believers seeking motivation to endure difficult moments would be better served elsewhere. more
A fan of Christian fiction stopped to have books signed by Bethany House authors Gabrielle Meyer (l.) and Amy Lynn Green (r.) at the Public Library Association Conference in Minneapolis on April 2.
Photo: Rachael Betz, Bethany House
Photo: Rachael Betz, Bethany House
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