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2012 Christy Award Nominees/Winners

 

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The 2012 Christy Award nominees are:

 

Winners are now highlighted in red:

 

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

  • My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
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  • Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
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  • Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing)

CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS

  • The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House Publishers)
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  • Dancing on Glass by Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
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  • The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale House Publishers)

CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE

  • Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)*
  • Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
  • Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)*

FIRST NOVEL

  • An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon (Zondervan)
  • Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola (Barbour Publishing)
  • Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)*

HISTORICAL

  • Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

  • A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
  • The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
  • To Die For by Sandra Byrd (Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)

SUSPENSE

  • Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)*
  • Pattern of Wounds by Mark Bertrand (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)*
  • The Queen by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)*

VISIONARY

  • The Chair by Jim Rubart (B&H Publishing Group)
  • Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group USA)
  • Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

YOUNG ADULT

  • How Huge the Night by Heather Munn and Lydia Munn (Kregel Publications)
  • Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
  • Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)

 

List courtesy of WynnWynnMedia: http://wynnwynnmedia.com/news/

 

* Marks the novels I've read. My total is five. Five good novels, some very good novels. Keep in mind these categories are eliminated from my reading: Young Adult; Historical; Historical Romance; and the Novellas part of the Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas.

I would hate to have to choose the winner of the Suspense category. The three novels are so different and all very good.

Also keep in mind that the Christy entrants are paid nominations by the publisher of each novel.

 

Father, again I ask you to continue to bless your writers as they honor you. Give them more stories to tell and direct their steps. May they always strive to be pleasing to you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

 

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8 responses to “2012 Christy Award Nominees/Winners”

  1. Brenda Anderson Avatar
    Brenda Anderson

    I’ve read 12 & want to read a couple more. I agree that the suspense category is a tough one, but The Queen will be hard to beat.

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I don’t think The Queen should be in the same category as the other two. It’s a thriller if you ask me, and I think thrillers deserve a category of their own. Bren, do you have a favorite in each category where you’ve read all the contenders?

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  3. Brenda Anderson Avatar
    Brenda Anderson

    I’d have to choose Words by Ginny Yttrup in both the First Novel & Contemporary Standalone categories. It’s a book I’d recommended to anyone. Yttrup’s latest, Lost and Found, is equally good.

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  4. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Words was well done, and I’m looking forward to reading Lost and Found.

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  5. Jessica Thomas Avatar
    Jessica Thomas

    “Also keep in mind that the Christy entrants are paid nominations by the publisher of each novel.” Am I understanding this correctly, I wonder? I take it to mean, the publishers nominate their own books, and not only that, have to pay a fee to nominate themselves? If I’m understanding correctly, I’m not sure what the point is.

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  6. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I know, but apparently this is how it’s done. They pay to compete. I believe Thomas Nelson no longer subscribes which eliminates some fine work sometimes. If someone cares to clarify the facts here, we’re listening.

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  7. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    Jessica, it actually makes a little bit of sense. “Nominees” doesn’t mean “finalists”–I’m sure you know that–the nominees are the pool from which the finalists are selected. I don’t know how big the pool comes to on average.
    At the publisher’s level, because they have to pay for the nomination (so they can’t submit all their novels!) and because picking a winner is absolutely in their best interest (publicity), they are going to work hard to select the likeliest books they’ve got. So basically the system is a way of making the publishers themselves the judges of their own books for the first step of the contest.
    The fact that whole publishers, like Thomas Nelson, may opt out, does seem like it messes thing up a little. But other than that, there’s a certain logic.

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  8. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Heather, thanks for the explanation. Can’t help but wonder if this “could” breed a little discontent if a publisher neglects certain authors in the process. Just a thought.

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