In 1997, DeeAnne Gist caught the attention of a top New York literary agent. Though impressed by her book manuscript, a romance set in 16th-century Jamestown, Va., the agency felt it was too risky to ...

Publishing novels devoid of profanity, violence, or explicit sexuality is still the modus operandi for Christian houses. Increasingly, however, content within the Christian fiction category is ...

Xulon Press presents a juvenile fictional story offering a timeless message meant to touch and teach the hearts of all ages, to encourage one's spiritual journey. ROTONDA WEST, Fla., Jan. 6, 2026 ...

Author Joseph Ciavardone's fictional children's story offers a much-needed Christian lesson for young readers or anyone ...

“This Present Darkness” and other bestsellers show us the history of evangelicalism—and how it could be different. Danyell didn’t like This Present Darkness. In fact, she hated it. The 1986 novel by ...

In a market historically skewing toward older readers, Christian fiction publishing professionals have stepped up marketing to 20-to-40-year-old audiences. Their tactics include issues-driven plot ...

And other replies to the January/February issue. It’s long been clear that CT readers are also book readers, and we see this especially around our January/February Book Awards issue. This year, we saw ...

Silliman explains that the evangelical publishing and marketing industry grew out of an earlier dissolution of denominational publishers and bookstores. Denominations had been the organizing structure ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In 1993, Marian Rizzo submitted a query to a major women’s magazine. An editor replied with a “thanks, but no thanks” and added a comment about Rizzo’s lack of talent. The editor later claimed that ...