Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Christy Award Nominees

The Christy Awards 2007 Nominees (Winners will be announced July 7, 2007)

CONTEMPORARY (STAND ALONE)

Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright (HarperOne)
Straight Up by Lisa Samson (WaterBrook Press)
Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House, a division of Baker)

CONTEMPORARY (SERIES, SEQUELS AND NOVELLAS)

The Brethren by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
Escape from Fred by Brad Whittington (B&H Publishing Group)
The Proof by Austin Boyd (NavPress)

HISTORICAL (includes four titles due to a tie)

Glastonbury Tor by LeAnne Hardy (Kregel)
Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)
Madman by Tracy Groot (Moody Press)
Pieces of Silver by Maureen Lang (Kregel)

ROMANCE

The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland (Zondervan)
The Redemption by M. L. Tyndall (Barbour)

SUSPENSE

The Begotten by Lisa T. Bergren (Berkley)
The Hidden by Kathryn Mackel (Thomas Nelson)
Plague Maker by Tim Downs (Thomas Nelson)

LITS

The Cubicle Next Door by Siri Mitchell (Harvest House Publishers)
Everything’s Coming Up Josey by Susan May Warren (Steeple Hill CafĂ©)
Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn (Multnomah)

YOUNG ADULT

Bad Idea by Todd and Jedd Hafer (NavPress)
The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers (B&H Publishing Group)
William Henry Is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Press)

FIRST NOVEL

Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary DeMuth (NavPress)
Where Mercy Flows by Karen Harter (Center Street)
William Henry Is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Press)

5 comments:

CeeCee said...

Uh. Excuse me. Where is Tom Morrisey's On HIGHER GROUND? they missed some!

Rel said...

I agree! When do they close to nominations? Maybe he is outsde that time????

Jenny said...

Do you mean "In High Places"?

I believe the nominations come from publisher submissions for the prior year (so it would be books published in 2006 for this year's award), so I would say stay tuned until next May when 2007 book nominations come out. ;)

Any favorites on the list, ladies? I've only read 4 from the list, but I do enjoy Lisa Samson and Beverly Lewis' books.

Rel said...

I've read Grace in Thine Eyes, Pieces of Silver, The Measure of a Lady, The Redemption, Cubicle, and Josey. They are all good especially the last four.

Hehehe - Cee Cee - Tom would be impressed his title made such an impact!

Rel said...

And don't feel bad Cee Cee - you can tell I dodn't even notice until Jenny pointed it out!!!!!