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2013 Christy Award Nominees

 

Highly recommend this post by Katherine Coble before or after perusing this year's nominees.

 

                          
Award

 

Contemporary Romance

The Breath of Dawn* by Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker
Publishing Group)

Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas/

Two Destinies by Elizabeth Musser (David C Cook)

You Don't Know Me by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)

Waiting for Sunrise by Eva Marie Everson (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Contemporary Standalone

The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)

Borders of the Heart* by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

Not in the Heart* by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

First Novel

Into the Free by Julie Cantrell (David C Cook)

Tangled Ashes by Michèle Phoenix (Tyndale House Publishers)

Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)

Historical

Flame of Resistance by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)

Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)

A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Historical Romance

Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)

Be Still My Soul by Joanne Bischof (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Suspense

Downfall by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian
Publishing)

The Last Plea Bargain by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers)

Rare Earth* by Davis Bunn (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)

Submerged* by Dani Pettrey (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)

*This category includes four nominees due to a tie in scoring.

Visionary

Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse (Marcher Lord Press)

Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart (Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian
Publishing)

Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker
Publishing Group)

Young Adult

Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank (Delacorte Press, a division of Random House)

Failstate by John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)

Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words by Rachel Coker (Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)

*I've read these.

 

Father, thank you for your writers. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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4 responses to “2013 Christy Award Nominees”

  1. BK Jackson Avatar
    BK Jackson

    Yeah, I’ve read about the criteria before, and it always seemed a little weird to me. Don’t get me wrong–if that’s what publishers and authors want to do and it gets them more visibility then so be it. But for myself, I can’t help but cast a skeptical idea to the process. But then there are many such wonky things in life.
    And as usual, looking at the Christy list, I ask myself again (and no, I don’t expect an answer to my tiresome question), why the devil do they bother to have separate Historical and Historical Romance categories when the descriptions all read the same? (Sorry, I just had to say it. Again.)

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    It’s an odd process, I would agree. And it does seem unfair that CBA “Historicals” usually are consumed with romance.

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  3. Brenda Anderson Avatar
    Brenda Anderson

    I read that post yesterday, and it disappoints me. That said, when I compare all the Christian book award organizations out there, the Christys represent my taste in literature the best. Many of the novels I marked as favorites last year are up for a Christy, and that happens on a yearly basis. I can’t say the same for the Carol Awards. So, maybe I’m not on board with their process, but I can’t argue with the results.

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  4. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I agree it’s disappointing because the potential for eliminating good literature exists. I’ve usually read some on the Christy list in my favored categories, but I’ve been disappointed in the winners at times and in the groupings of books within genre classifications which were not the same kind of stories (i.e. having Athol Dickson’s novel in with a Robert Liparulo novel? No). It’s their gig, however. So they can do what they will.

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