What is Chicken Soup for the Soul?

by Cindi SutterFounder of The Spirited Table® 

November 12th is Chicken Soup for the Soul Day. Here are few tips...

Chicken Soup for the Soul, the world’s favorite and most recognized storyteller, publishes the famous Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. With well over 100 million books sold to date in the U.S. and Canada alone, more than 250 titles, and translations into more than 40 languages, “chicken soup for the soul” is one of the world’s best-known phrases and is regularly referenced in pop culture. Today, 23 years after it first began sharing happiness, inspiration and hope through its books, this socially conscious company continues to publish a new title a month, but has also evolved beyond the bookstore with super premium pet food, television shows, podcasts, positive journalism from aplus.com, and licensed products, all revolving around true stories, as it continues “changing the world one story at a time®.”

Our Products

  • Books: At Chicken Soup for the Soul we receive thousands of stories every year for our books. These stories are the foundation of everything we do. They have inspired our other products and established the values we run our company by. With these stories, our publisher and Editor-in-Chief Amy Newmark, and her team put out about a dozen new titles every year. Click here to see our over 250 books.
  • Pet food: We're also inspired by the thousands of stories we receive about the love between pets and people. These stories show that every moment matters between an owner and a pet. Our wholesome pet foods are meant to help you turn your own moments into stories. To learn more about our pet foods click here.
  • TV and movies: Stories can be told in a variety of ways and today we're branching out to what we call "visual storytelling." Our first regular TV show will air weekly beginning October 2015 and we've teamed up with Alcon Entertainment, the creators of The Blind Side, for the first Chicken Soup for the Soul feature film, which is coming in 2016.
  • Apps: Chicken Soup for the Soul stories have inspired us and we're sure they will inspire you, too. Our apps allow you to bring stories with you on the go and share them with friends and family. Click here for more information about our apps.