2016 Award Winners
Carol Award
Historical Romance—A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers)
Romantic Suspense—No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason (Revell)
Young Adult—Dauntless by Dina L. Sleiman (Bethany House Publishers)
Christian Retailing
First-Time Authors—Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason (Bethany House)
Fiction: Contemporary—Taken by Dee Henderson (Bethany House)
Fiction: Historical—The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
Charismatic—The Power That Changes the World by Bill Johnson (Chosen)
Christianity Today
Biblical Studies—Acts: An Exegetical Commentary by Craig S. Keener (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Academic)
Christian Living/Discipleship—Divine Sex by Jonathan Grant (Brazos Press)
Politics and Public Life—Free to Serve by Stephen V. Monsma and Stanley W. Carlson-Thies (Brazos Press)
Beautiful Orthodoxy—Spiritual Friendship by Wesley Hill (Brazos Press)
Christy
First Novel—Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason (Bethany House)
Golden Scroll
Novel of the Year—Always Watching by Lynette Eason (Revell)
Inspirational Reader's Choice Award
Long Contemporary—Together With You by Victoria Bylin (Bethany House Publishers)
Romantic Suspense—Gone without a Trace by Patricia Bradley (Revell)
Logos Best Book Award
Christianity/Culture—Good Faith by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Books)
RITA Award
Inspirational—A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (Bethany House Publishers)
Selah
Fiction: Speculative—Lightning by Bonnie S. Calhoun (Revell)
Fiction Historical—Until the Harvest by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)
Silver Scroll Merit Award
Non-fiction—Forgiven by Terri Roberts, Jeanette Windle (Bethany House Publishers)
Fiction—Through Waters Deep by Sarah Sundin (Revell)
Word Awards
Academic—Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics by Craig G. Bartholomew (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Academic)
Mystery/Suspense—Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard (Revell)