July 9, 2025
Since 2014, Liesbeth Heenk has published 115 Holocaust memoirs and nonfiction narratives in English, and she continues to search for stories that recount the experiences people lived through during that low point in history. more
A cluster of books from religion publishers arrives in time to meet the queasy stomachs and souls so many face in today’s stressful times. Their authors share ways to survive severe anxiety and help others in psychic pain. more
Van Loon, a veteran writer and observer of Christianity, warns in her forthcoming book that evangelicalism is heading toward “implosion” if it doesn't ditch the sloganeering and back away from lionizing power and prosperity. more
A new global sales and distribution agreement between the two Christian publishers will add 350 Spanish-language Bibles and books to Tyndale House Publishers’ worldwide reach. more
Needed: Information about new Bibles and related commentaries, devotionals, and study guides publishing from August 2025 to July 2026. Highlight unique content, presentation, and noteworthy new authors. Submit not more than two devotionals. Comments from editors are welcome. Include the ISBN and the contact information for interviews. Email pitches and high-res jpegs of covers to religionfeatures@publishersweekly.com by July 14. Put “Call for Info: Bibles 2025” in the subject line. more.
Among recent religion book deals are an unusual look at God through the lens of grammar, advice on discipleship, and a biography of the new pope. more
The author and lifelong student of the late Zen master Shunryu Suzuki brings to life the founding of Suzuki’s center of practice in California with Tassajara Stories: A Sort of Memoir/Oral History of the First Zen Buddhist Monastery in the West. more
The 50-year-old Christian publishing ministry arm of the Whitaker Corporation currently partners with Million Praying Moms on its Everyday Prayers book line. With the sale, Nicolet Bell of JourneyWise has been named to head MPM. more
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‘As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us’ by Sarah HurwitzFormer White House speechwriter Hurwitz makes a full-throated case for Judaism’s relevance in an increasingly secular and often openly antisemitic world, while also making clear she opposes a number of Israel’s actions, including today’s war in Gaza. Her important and energetic analysis addresses the existential challenges of being Jewish in America today. more
Pastor Ayers explores in his pensive debut why “it’s a good, true, beautiful thing to be a follower of Jesus.” Blending personal anecdote with philosophy, he makes an accessible and convincing argument for the continued relevance of faith, even in a sinful and suffering world. Skeptics may not find all the answers here, but it’s a worthwhile starting point. more
In this lyrical memoir, the NYU performance art professor chronicles her search for a “spiritual method, another way of living, of being and seeing.” The author grew up with a Jewish and a Protestant parent and traveled in Africa and the Middle East, exploring spirituality itself as a kind of endless search for meaning before reclaiming her Jewish identity. Astute and nuanced, this resonates. more
Life coach Burton aims to equip readers to thrive in an unpredictable world. She advises developing contingency plans for crises and potential opportunities alike and strengthening decision-making skills to manage unexpected success. While physical health and money can help, she says, so can adaptive skills and resources—like faith and close relationships—in empowering readers to handle whatever life throws at them. more
Marine biologist Rachel G. Jordan talked about her book If the Ocean Has a Soul (Tyndale Refresh, out now) with Esau McCaulley, author of God’s Colorful Kingdom (Tyndale Kids, Sept.), on June 11 for the podcast he hosts on Holy Post Media.
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(Photo: Natalie Wierenga)
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