Nonfiction

Thomas Nelson Nonfiction

The Thomas Nelson Nonfiction division specializes in a range of products, including titles by the top names in Christian publishing: Billy Graham, Max Lucado and Dave Ramsey. From books on Christian thought to cookbooks to business books, we publish hundreds of non-fiction titles per year in various categories: Spiritual Growth & Christian Living, Business, Culture and Lifestyle.  Thomas Nelson is proud to have multiple authors whose titles have made the New York Times, USA Today, ECPA and Publisher's Weekly bestseller lists.

Best-selling Novelist Writes Guide to Grieving – God’s Way

This past decade has brought more grief-worthy news than Americans want to hear. A down economy has accounted for loss of jobs, futures and hope, and a time of war has resulted in untimely deaths of soldiers oversees. Visit any street in any neighborhood and there you will find someone grieving. Author Margaret Brownley knows [...]

‘Heaven Is for Real’: Best Seller Sits at No.1 on ‘New York Times’ List for 52nd Week

Since its release in November 2010, “Heaven Is for Real” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent has become a publishing phenomenon. For the week of January 29, 2012, “Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back” will be listed as the #1 “nonfiction paperback” on the “New [...]

Thomas Nelson, Inc. Achieves Company Milestone: Christian Publisher holds 11 positions on the ‘New York Times’ Best Seller Lists

A record-breaking achievement for Thomas Nelson, Inc., the world’s largest Christian publisher, was revealed in the January 22, 2012 “New York Times” Best Seller lists– Thomas Nelson titles hold 11 different best-selling positions.  This is the most the Company has ever held in a single week. With six titles, spread across seven different categories, Thomas [...]

“A Chance In The World”

Top executive’s powerful story of reconciliation and redemption is a triumph of the human spirit  Orphaned boy’s indomitable spirit and extraordinary search for family grips & inspires  Education provided hope and ultimately, escape One of America’s most inspiring executives, Chief Diversity Officer and Divisional Vice President of Walgreens, Steve Pemberton’s journey has been anything but [...]

Great Day Every Day

Best-selling Author Max Lucado Frames Every Day as a Gift from God The 70s songwriter bemoaned “rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” And everyone has days that go wrong, days that don’t go as planned, days that don’t turn out as hoped. But are bad days beyond redemption? In his new book, “Great Day Every [...]

Driscoll Talks REAL Marriage in New Book

America’s most downloaded (four years running), talked about and quotable pastor, Seattle Mars Hill’s Mark Driscoll leaves the platitudes and self-help fluff at the door in what is absolutely, positively NOT just another book on marriage INSIDE:  Grace and Mark Driscoll unabashedly confront (among other things) submission, finances and sex – including the ‘Can we [...]

Life Changing Stories Impacting Millions: Public Figures and Every Day People Exposed

According to a recent survey conducted by Lifeway Research, 78 percent of non-church goers in America say that they would be willing to listen to someone who wanted to talk about their Christian beliefs; and 72 percent indicated that Christians did not talk too much about these beliefs. When there’s an obvious opportunity to share [...]

Gold Medalist Decathlete Recounts His Redemption

Bryan Clay Releases his Gritty Biography While Preparing to Defend His Olympic Victory  In 2008, Bryan Clay was on top of the world.  Billions of people had just seen him become the world’s greatest athlete– winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the Beijing Olympic Games with his family by his side. But Clay’s [...]

Angela Scheff Joins Thomas Nelson As a Freelance Aquisitions Editor

Thomas Nelson, the world’s largest Christian publisher, announced today that the Company will be entering an exclusive relationship with Angela Scheff to acquire and develop Christian non-fiction titles. Formerly an Associate Publisher at Zondervan, Scheff played a crucial role acquiring and publishing landmark authors such as Shane Claiborne, Brian McLaren, Shauna Niequist, Margaret Feinberg, and [...]

The Lucado Inspirational Reader

Memorable One-liners, Stories, Teachings From Max Lucado Extensive Collection is Part Gift, Part Resource “The Lucado Inspirational Reader: Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life” features the very best of 25 years of writing from Max Lucado. Since Lucado has penned some of the best-selling and most-quoted Christian books of this generation, his long-time publisher Thomas [...]