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PHOENIX, Ariz.—The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
today announced 36 finalists in seven categories for the 2013 Christian Book
Awards, honoring Christian publishing’s best books and Bible releases of the
year. Each category is comprised of five finalists except for Inspiration, which
has six due to a tie.
2013 Christian Book Award nominees are:
BIBLES
Chronological Life Application Study Bible®, NLT (Tyndale House Publishers) 9781414339276
ESV Global Study Bible (Crossway) 9781433531538
Everyday Matters Bible for Women (Hendrickson Publishers) 9781598567052
Holman KJV Study Bible (B&H Publishing Group) 9781433600333
NIV Study Bible (Zondervan) 9780310443261
BIBLE REFERENCE
The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary by Gary M. Burge, Andrew E. Hill (Baker Books/ Baker
Publishing Group) 9780801013089
Center Church by Timothy Keller (Zondervan) 9780310494188
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) edited by Mark J. Boda
and J. Gordon McConville (InterVarsity Press) 9780830817849
Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and
Theology by Andreas J. Köstenberger, Richard D. Patterson (Kregel Academic & Professional)
9780825430473
Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Acts by Eckhard J. Schnabel (Zondervan)
9780310243670
CHILDREN’S
The Action Bible Devotional by Jeremy V. Jones (David C Cook) 9780781407274
Firebird by Brent McCorkle and Amy Parker (B&H Publishing Group) 9781433679179
Heaven is for Real for Kids by Colton, Todd & Sonja Burpo (Tommy Nelson) 9781400318704
Hot Chocolate with God #2 by Camryn Kelly with Jill and Erin Kelly (FaithWords)
9780892968442
Jesus Calling Bible Storybook by Sarah Young (Tommy Nelson) 9781400320332
FICTION
The Dog That Talked to God by Jim Kraus (Abingdon Press) 9781426742569
Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar (Moody Publishers) 9780802405586
The Next Target by Nikki Arana (David C Cook) 9780781404310
Submerged by Dani Pettrey (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group) 9780764209826
When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group) 9780800720070
INSPIRATION
The Family Book of Advent by Carol Garborg (Ellie Claire Gift, a division of Worthy Publishing)
9781609365417
Jesus Today by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson) 9781400320097
Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer (FaithWords) 9780446538473
The Quiet Place by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (Moody Publishers) 9780802405067
Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones (ZonderKidz) 9780310721635
Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action by Nick Vujicic (WaterBrook Multnomah
Publishing Group) 9780307730886
NON-FICTION
A Grace Revealed by Jerry Sittser (Zondervan) 9780310243250
The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler with Jared Wilson (Crossway) 9781433530036
Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free by Tullian Tchividjian (David C Cook) 9781434704023
Grace by Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson) 9780849920707
In the Land of Blue Burqas by Kate McCord (Moody Publishers) 9780802408143
NEW AUTHOR
Anything by Jennie Allen (Thomas Nelson) 9780849947056
Cradle My Heart: Finding God’s Love After Abortion by Kim Ketola (Kregel) 9780825439285
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace by Michael S. Beates
(Crossway) 9781433530456
Interrupted by Rachel Coker (Zondervan) 9780310729730
Love Does by Bob Goff (Thomas Nelson) 9781400203758
One title from each category will be honored as the year’s Christian Book Award winner. ECPA’s
highest honor, the 2013 Christian Book of the Year, will be bestowed upon one title from all
nominees. 2013 Christian Book Award winners will be named at ECPA’s 2013 Awards Banquet at 6
p.m., Mon., Apr. 29, 2013, during the ECPA Leadership Summit at World Outreach Church (WOC) in
Nashville, Tenn. Tickets to the Christian Book Awards event (for those not registered for the ECPA
Leadership Summit) are $59 and available in ECPA’s online store at http://bit.ly/BookAwardTix or
by contacting Cindy Carter at ccarter@ecpa.org.
The Christian Book Awards, established in 1978 as the Gold Medallion Book Awards by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, recognize the absolute highest quality in Christian
books. Based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and impact, the Christian Book
Awards are the oldest and among the most prestigious in the religious publishing industry. Christian
Book Award finalists and winners receive recognition and support throughout multiple retail and
media outlets. For more information, visit www.ecpa.org.
For more information on finalists, visit www.christianbookexpo.com/
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