2008 CHRISTY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Ann Arbor, Mich.—The Christy Advisory Board is pleased to announce nominees in
nine categories for the 2008 Christy Awards honoring Christian fiction. The Christy
Awards dinner will be held Saturday evening, July 12, 2008, at The Rosen Centre in
Orlando, Florida. Visit the Christy Awards online at www.christyawards.com for more
information about the dinner and to make reservations.
The Christy Awards 2008 Nominees
CONTEMPORARY (STAND ALONE)
¨ Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
¨ In High Places by Tom Morrisey (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)
¨ Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)
CONTEMPORARY (SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS)
¨ Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon (Viking Penguin)
¨ A Time to Mend by Sally John and Gary Smalley (Thomas Nelson)
¨ What Lies Within by Karen Ball (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
HISTORICAL
¨ Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker
Publishing Group)
Publishing Group)
¨ A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)
¨ Tendering in the Storm by Jane Kirkpatrick (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Group)
LITS (four nominees due to a tie)
¨ Doesn’t She Look Natural by Angela Elwell Hunt (Tyndale House Publishers)
¨ Hallie’s Heart by Shelly Beach (Kregel Publications)
¨ Let Them Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
¨ Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck (Avon Inspire, a division of HarperCollins
Publishers)
ROMANCE
¨ Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills (Barbour Publishing)
¨ Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney (Howard Books, a division of Simon and
Schuster)
¨ Remembered by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)
Group)
SUSPENSE
¨ The Cure by Athol Dickson (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
¨ My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay (Moody Publishers)
¨ The Pawn by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
VISIONARY
¨ Auralia’s Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
¨ The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (NavPress Publishing Group)
¨ Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead (Thomas Nelson)
FIRST NOVEL
¨ Auralia’s Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
¨ Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee (NavPress Publishing Group)
¨ The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
YOUNG ADULT
¨ Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson (NavPress Publishing Group)
¨ In Between by Jenny B.Jones (NavPress Publishing Group)
¨ Maggie Come Lately by Michelle Buckman (NavPress Publishing Group)
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Boy, I'm glad I'm not a judge. I've read most of the books in the Suspense, First Novel, and Contemporary categories, and they were great.
ReplyDeleteFrom old favorites of mine (Athol Dickson, Lisa Samson, Jane Kirkpatrick, and Stephen Lawhead) to new ones (Stephen James, Tosca Lee, and Sibella Giorello), this is a fantastic list of authors.
How very cool to see so many names of friends. I haven't read all or even most of the books on the list but I know those are incredible writers.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of you!
Congratulations to all the finalists!
ReplyDeleteI've read a few of these books (Home to Holly Springs, by Jan Karon; Lady of Milkweed Manor, by Julie Klassen; In High Places by Tom Morrisey; What Lies Within, by Karen Ball--Yay, Karen!!!), and will be checking out more of them.
What is meant by the category title "Visionary?" Is that another way of saying Fantasy?
I've been a Stephen Lawhead fan for decades, but haven't yet read Scarlet, which is a sequel to Hood, right?
Lots of good stuff to read. *s*
Yes, congrats! Lots of ones I'd love to read.
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