Lots of pope books at RBTE…
With only about half as many vendors and buyers as last year, the 23rd annual Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit (RBTE), held May 27-29 in St. Charles, Ill., was very quiet. But one thing came through loud and clear: Catholic publishers are betting Pope Francis’ popularity will translate into burgeoning book sales.
“Everybody’s got a pope book,” said Michael Lawrence, national sales manager for Orbis Books. Theirs is Francis of Rome & Francis of Assisi: A New Springtime for the Church, (Aug.) by Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, a former Franciscan priest.
Read my entire article on Publishers Weekly’s website here.