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In 'Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity,' historian Diarmaid MacCulloch argues the Bible "has not proved adequate to providing answers on questions of sex and gender."

Among recent deals are titles to support spiritual formation, a Christian view of vices and virtues, a look at how art images of women have impacted evangelism, and more.

Books by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, detail a militantly conservative Christian's concerns for America's future.

PW talks with Erin E. Devers about how Christian teachings can reduce biased thinking in her book The Unbiased Self: The Psychology of Overcoming Cognitive Bias.'

Authors look at the spirituality of desire, offer guidance for finding true intimacy, add "magic" to relationships, and explore sexuality in ancient Christian history.

The Department of Education has officially ended plans to change eligibility rules that could have undermined the viability of Inclusive Access programs, which allow college students to pay for educational materials at below market rates.

Esteemed editor and publisher Margaret Frith, retired president of children's books at Putnam, died at her home in Huntington, N.Y., on December 11, 2024. She was 88.

The retired CEO of Abrams Books has teamed with author and editor Sheridan Hay to form Filmore Projects, which will offer consulting, literary, and marketing advice for writers, publishers, and creative arts organizations and will also include a book publishing and packaging imprint, Galpón Press.

Dallas-based Deep Vellum Publishing has acquired Fum d'Estampa Press, a British small press founded in 2020 that has published 30 translated works from Catalan, Spanish, French, and Norwegian.

This spring’s buzziest debut fiction has no shortage of drama, whether in biotech startups, Native American reservation politics, psychotherapy sessions, the Scottish theater world, or women’s volleyball. The slate also contains two Hollywood-ready novels about missing persons.

Since its founding in 2008, the Washington, D.C.–based nonpartisan nonprofit News Literacy Project has been working on its mission of ensuring that all students in the U.S. master news literacy skills before high school graduation.

Though there were no billion-dollar deals along the lines of private equity firm KKR’s 2023 sale of RBmedia and purchase of Simon & Schuster, the year did produce a number of notable acquisitions that indicate a few developing trends.

Last year saw major developments in AI licensing and legal victories for the freedom-to-read movement, two areas of ongoing importance to the Association of American Publishers.

Reagan Arthur picks up a memoir of solo travel, a pair of French sister-authors sell the story of their famous grandmother to Europa Editions, and more in this week’s book deals.

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s latest story collection.

The 'Publishers Weekly' print magazine just got its first complete redesign in 20 years. Here's how it came together.

Our annual Google calendar, updated throughout the year and to which readers can subscribe, keeps track of the dates of dozens of book business events of interest.

After some two years of legal wrangling, Jones will finally get her day in court after the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated a decision tossing the defamation case and remanded it back to the appeals court with an order to hear the case on the merits.

In print and audiobooks, the former president shared how Christian beliefs shaped all his endeavors.

The former U.S. president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who authored every word of his 32 titles on politics, faith, and more, has died at 100.