It Is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, June 2013

The Message is now available in a version for Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox Christians.

Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, June 2013

Influential agent recognized; awards and honors for publishers; a unique partnership for Max Lucado.

PW Talks with Bishop John Shelby Spong: A New Look at the Gospel of John

The always provocative Bishop John Shelby Spong challenges traditional understandings of the Gospel of John, calling it “Jewish to its core, characterized by its boundless, mystical thought.”

Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, June 2013

Religious believers face tensions, a rabbi argues; a Manhattan pastor puts an urban spin on theology.

Day's 'Entwined With You' Tops Charts

The third book in Sylvia Day's Crossfire series, Entwined With You, has sold over 550,000 copies (print and digital combined) in its first week on sale.

UNC Press To Explore University Press Obstacles Through Grant

The University of North Carolina Press has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York to explore the obstacles and opportunities facing university presses as they seek to incorporate various forms of digital publishing.

Authors on the Air June 19, 2013: Scott Benner, Richela Fabian Morgan

Scott Benner, author of Life is Short, Laundry is Eternal: Confessions of A Stay-At-Home Dad (Spry, 978-1938170157), is appearing on the Katie Couric Show.

Richela Fabian Morgan, author of Tape It & Make It (Barron's, 9781438001357) will be appearing on New York's WABC-TV Channel 7 at 5:30 PM EST.

Apple Trial: B&N's Horner Touts Agency Model

Nook Media v-p of digital content Theresa Horner took the stand at the Apple e-book price fixing trial and the government and Apple clashed over questions about the profitability—or lack of it—in the e-book market of 2009-2010.

Job Moves: June 19, 2013

Karen Li is editorial director at Owlkids Books, effective July 15. She was most recently senior editor at Kids Can Press.

Stephanie Kim has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as senior publicist. She was on the communications team at Hulu and prior to that worked in the publicity department at William Morrow.

Silverberg Leaving NEA

Literary agent-turned director of literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, Ira Silverberg, is leaving the job to return to New York City.