I love it when the Christy Award nominees are released! I used to love it because it alerted me to books I should put on my to read list. (And I do still love it for that reason!) But for several years now I’ve had the added joy of seeing friends’ names appear on the prestigious list. (Of course I hate it when they are in the same categories with each other!) So here are the 2013 nominees. As usual, it has some great titles and authors–some I’ve read and some to go on my to read list.
2013 Nominees Announced
The 14th annual Christy Awards for excellence in Christian fiction will be presented at a dinner to be held Mon., June 24, 2013, at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. The reservation form for the 2013 Christy Awards will be available online at www.christyawards.com after May 3. The keynote speaker and emcee will be announced soon.
The Christy Advisory Board is pleased to announce nominees in nine categories for the 2013 Christy Awards honoring Christian fiction.
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)
So what do you think? Any of your favorites make the list? Any on your to read list that just moved closer to the top?
I was excited this week to see the names also.. some of my faves are there that I’ve read, but some of the others I haven’t read yet so I can’t judge =)
However, I am especially pleased to see Musser’s there, as that series was so fantastic and very emotive for me. That series will always hold a special place in my heart, and when I was reviewing the first two for the Historical Novel Society it was chosen as an Editor’s Choice, so that was even better!!
Musser’s is one of the ones on that list I haven’t yet read. Guess I need to get to it then! Thanks for the recommendation!
Isn’t it fun to see fellow writers who get nominated? It’s always the best of the best list for me. I know I can never read them all, but I have read several on this list and they are winners!
Me, too!
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