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 ...

Calling someone nostalgic is an “affectionate insult at best,” Svetlana Boym has written, and few people appreciate the affection. Although the term has shed its medical connotations—it was first used ...

When I tell people I’m writing about inspirational romance fiction, I tend to get one of two reactions. The first one, a bit nervous: “How can a feminist be interested in that fundamentalist junk?” ...

Evangelical novelists have embraced human grit and struggle. Getting readers to notice is its own struggle. Chris Jager started selling fiction at Baker Book House, one of the largest independent ...

After selling more than 14 million copies last year alone, Colleen Hoover’s novels, such as It Ends with Us and It Begins with Us, continue to dominate bestseller lists in 2023, and publishers are ...

Nov. 16—MINFORD — USA Today bestselling author Serena B. Miller's "The Heart of Sugarcreek" has been awarded the 2025 Carol Award in the Romance category, announced Saturday, Sept. 6 at the American ...

Pelican Book Group, a division of Pelican Ventures, LLC, has announced the creation of its new imprint,Pure Amore, to launch books beginning in October. Pure Amore will be the first romance genre ...

DENVER, Colorado – The Christian book business, optimistic that a little literary escapism might be an antidote for readers in hard times, is turning to bonnets, buggies and bloodsuckers. Even as ...

Publishing Christian fiction can pay, and pay big, but it’s harder than ever to succeed in the category, publishers say. Many companies have abandoned Christian fiction in recent years and others have ...