While total U.S. print book sales were up less than 1% this year through the end of October, Bible sales surged 22% compared to the same period last year, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. But is this a cause for celebration among Christians?

Ms. Vazquez, a former reality show contestant and online influencer, said she considers herself a religious person but never had her own Bible before. “I have never purchased my

Publishers attribute a 22% jump in Bible sales this year to rising anxiety, a search for hope, or highly focused marketing and designs.

Despite that, Bible sales have been on the rise for a while. In 2019, Americans bought 9.7 million Bibles. Last year, that number jumped to 14.2 million. And in the first 10 month