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 ...
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 ...
Christian fiction, also called inspirational fiction, can appeal to readers who want a faith-based perspective in their reading. According to Amy Green, a publicist for publisher Bethany House, “The ...
Author Joseph Ciavardone's fictional children's story offers a much-needed Christian lesson for young readers or anyone ...
The 24th Annual Christy Award Gala, which honored the top Christian novels published in 2023, took place Thursday, Nov. 14, in Downers Grove, Illinois, with event drawing a record crowd of more than ...
Christian fictions positively illustrate and describe a Christian worldview through its plot, characters, and themes. These works do not have to involve an actual event or character in the history of ...
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 ...
Christian speculative fiction struggles to get onto bookstore shelves. So the genre is opening other portals to readers. The annual Realm Makers gathering—held in 2024 at a Sheraton in St. Louis—has ...