Christian bookstore chain refusing to sell books about visiting heaven, because they might all be made up
What causes 180 bookstores to stop carrying wildly successful bestsellers? Integrity, dammit, that’s what. LifeWay Christian Resources, a major Christian bookstore chain, has officially stopped carrying any book in which the… Read more »
Who is stealing books about divorce from the Vatican?
We are always willing to brave the many conspiracies of the book world, whether they’re the mysterious (which is to say suspicious) Colorado book drops, or John Darnielle’s deal with… Read more »
Evangelical writer loses his book deal because he came out
As the Christian publishing world faces down the bankruptcy of their largest retail chain and the subsequent assurance of millions of dollars in losses, it’s understandable that they’re a little gunshy… Read more »
Florida judge removed from bench for moonlighting as self-publisher
There are a number of ways to get in trouble when you’re a Florida judge. Driving (and judging) while intoxicated. Grievous conflict of interest. Fisticuffs with a public defender in… Read more »
Adventures in Christian publishing: imprints are for apostates
A new Christian imprint is putting out a book by a gay evangelical, leading some evangelical bloggers to ask: What is an imprint? How do they work? Something something sodomy?… Read more »